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The Whitechapel Centre

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 27

  1. Ken Vance 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Clare Bevan 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. David Thomas Green 2015-2024 Director View profile
  4. David Edward Antrobus 2014-2024 Director View profile
  5. Rowland Frederick Moore 2012-2016 Director View profile
  6. Tony Walsh 2011-2020 Director View profile
  7. Brian Kearsley OBE 2009-2023 Director View profile
  8. Robert Burns 2006-2010 Director View profile
  9. Barbara Burgess 2005-2009 Director View profile
  10. Margaret Mary Brown 2005-2016 Director View profile
  11. Margaret Guy 2002-2009 Director View profile
  12. Terence Crolley 2002-2020 Director View profile
  13. Ralph Herbert Upton 2000-2007 Director View profile
  14. Guy Charles Elsmore 1997-2003 Director View profile
  15. Kenneth Vance 1997-2013 Director View profile
  16. Linda Joyce Wood 1995-1998 Director View profile
  17. Marlene Bell 1994-1996 Director View profile
  18. Robert Beech 1994-1996 Director View profile
  19. Howard Richmond Garner 1992-2000 Director View profile
  20. Mary Patricia Kelly 1991-2002 Director View profile
  21. Gwen Burns 1991-1993 Director View profile
  22. Anne Johnson 1991-1994 Director View profile
  23. John Jennings 1991-1993 Director View profile
  24. John Terence Gilvin 1991-2009 Director View profile
  25. Barbara Cunningham 1991-1992 Director View profile
  26. Rev Henry Corbett 1991-1994 Director View profile
  27. Maureen Elizabeth Mccarthy 1991-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £1,148,521 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Rough Sleeping Outreach and Single Homelessness Navigation Support Service Buyer: Knowsley Council £1,148,521 2026-08-26 Source: Find a Tender

    To provide a responsive outreach service to rough sleepers and respond to reports of rough sleeping across the Borough of Knowsley. To provide intensive and focused housing related navigation support to rough sleepers and single homeless pe…

  • Urban Outreach and Response Service Buyer: Liverpool City Council Value not published Date not published CPV 85000000 Source: Find a Tender

    The purpose of this service is to provide a range of support to people engaged in or at risk of rough sleeping and associated activities such as street drinking and begging. This support will include the delivery of Assertive Outreach on th…

  • Floating Support (Non-accommodation based) - Homeless Prevention Buyer: Wirral Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Wirral Council wishes to commission a non-accommodation based (floating support) service that will deliver housing-related support to vulnerable people, aimed at preventing homelessness, and supporting households to manage and maintain inde…

About

Incorporated
21/06/1991
Also a registered charity
Whitechapel Centre

Grants received

6 grants · £1,091,013 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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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.

9 directors on the board

8y median 9y
average tenure
24.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Ken Vance Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02623071
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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