Company
East Durham Community Initiatives LTD
East Durham Community Initiatives LTD is an active UK company (number 02317743), incorporated 1988, with 3 current directors including Kevin Jeffress and Deborah Finkel. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Miller, Karen, Missq 2020-2020 View profile
- Joy Mcauliffe 2019-2020 View profile
- Sarah Victoria Mather 2019-2025 View profile
- Alan David Chapman 2019-2022 View profile
- Robert Garrigan 2019-2022 View profile
- Irene Mercer 2009-2014 View profile
- Anita Brown 1999-2024 View profile
- Robert Edward Hodgson 1999-2002 View profile
- Veronica Paxton 1993-2006 View profile
- Edward Newby Pearson 1993 View profile
- Derek David Mercer 2019 View profile
- Matthew Bell Burdess 1992 View profile
- Olive Guy 2019 View profile
- Beatrice Parkinson 2008 View profile
- Margaret Denise Mary Thubron 2016 View profile
- Anita Brown 2009-2024 View profile
- David Brown 2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/11/1988
- Also a registered charity
- East Durham Community Initiatives LTD
Ownership
Owned by (11) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- William Harry Finkle
appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-11-18 - Kevin Jeffress
appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-11-18 - Deborah Finkel
appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-11-18 - Derek David Mercer ceased 2019-09-18
significant influence · notified 2016-11-15 - Olive Guy ceased 2019-07-02
significant influence · notified 2016-11-15 - David Brown ceased 2019-10-15
significant influence · notified 2016-11-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Anita Brown ceased 2024-03-12
significant influence · notified 2016-11-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Robert Garrigan ceased 2022-10-06
significant influence · notified 2019-06-18 - Alan David Chapman ceased 2022-10-06
appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2019-09-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Sarah Victoria Mather ceased 2025-09-18
appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-11-14 - Joy Mcauliffe ceased 2020-12-31
appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-11-14
Group
- East Durham Community Initiatives LTD
is controlled by William Harry Finkle
Evidence
active appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by William Harry Finkle.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Grants received
6 grants · £55,727 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Virgin Money Foundation · £20,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £20,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,292
- Point North · £4,935
- Community Foundation North East · £1,500 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
3 directors on the board
- Kevin Jeffress Director · appointed 2021
- Deborah Finkel Director · appointed 2021
- William Harry Finkle Director · appointed 2021
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Kevin Jeffress Director · appointed 2021
- Deborah Finkel Director · appointed 2021
- William Harry Finkle Director · appointed 2021
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02317743
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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