Company · Llanelli
Foothold Cymru
Other education n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Katherine ThomasDirector · since 2023
- Jessica ReesDirector · since 2023
- Dr Michael Goodfellow-SmithDirector · since 2023
- Paolo Rodolfo PianaDirector · since 2021
- Fred St-John RobertsDirector · since 2019
- Peter Anthony FreemanDirector · since 2019
- Derith Justine PowellDirector · since 2015
- James Hugh LewisDirector · since 2006
- Michael TheodoulouSecretary · since 2023
- Janice MorganSecretary · since 2012
Previous officers 77
- Eleanor Shorland 2024-2026 View profile
- Stepheni Kays 2022-2025 View profile
- Bryony Wiffen 2022-2023 View profile
- Kelly Louise Owen 2022-2025 View profile
- Reverend John Eldon Phillips 2020-2025 View profile
- Andrea Jane Parry 2019-2020 View profile
- Sharon Heather Cole 2017-2018 View profile
- Victoria Gisela Bevan-Jones 2015-2020 View profile
- Steven Taylor 2015-2018 View profile
- Bryan Hitchman 2015-2019 View profile
- Wynford Emanuel 2014-2017 View profile
- Mike Dunkley 2012-2019 View profile
- Gerald Davies 2010-2021 View profile
- Diana Mary Vickers 2009-2010 View profile
- Selwyn John Runnett 2009-2009 View profile
- Kenneth John Hopkins 2006-2008 View profile
- Vincent Bryan Hitchman 2006-2007 View profile
- Eunydd Ashley Brynmor Thomas 2006-2007 View profile
- Cornella Sybille Matera Rogers 2006-2008 View profile
- Janice Morgan 2006-2019 View profile
- Lyndon Ceri Small 2006-2015 View profile
- Anne-Marie Rogan 2005-2007 View profile
- Timothy Hubert Jones 2003-2008 View profile
- Corina Jay Edwards 2002-2005 View profile
- Christopher David Giles 2002-2003 View profile
- Helen Elizabeth Jones 2002-2003 View profile
- Thomas Peter Williams 2002-2005 View profile
- Gareth Scourfield 2000-2006 View profile
- David Gwynne Lloyd 2000-2005 View profile
- Michael Theodoulou 1999-2019 View profile
- Sarah Joanna Berry 1998-2000 View profile
- David Loosmore 1998-2000 View profile
- Geraldine Morgan 1998-1999 View profile
- Ralph Paul Oram 1998-2012 View profile
- Terry John O'Brien 1998-2000 View profile
- Hugh Lewis Roberts 1997-2005 View profile
- Susan Colfer 1997-2002 View profile
- Charles James Macmillan 1997-1999 View profile
- Thomas Peter Williams 1997-2000 View profile
- Philip Shingler 1996-1997 View profile
- Stephen John Jones 1996-1998 View profile
- Steven Marc Cornish 1996-1997 View profile
- David Williams 1996-2000 View profile
- Simon Christopher Jones 1996-1997 View profile
- Martin Thomas Gibbins 1995-1995 View profile
- Joanna Kirsty Giesbrecht 1994-1995 View profile
- William Wayne Williams 1994-1998 View profile
- David Tudor James 1994-1998 View profile
- John Colin Thomas 1993-1994 View profile
- Peter Charles Roberts 1993-1998 View profile
- Alan Brown 1993-1998 View profile
- Meyler, Gerald Frederick, Councillor 1993-1996 View profile
- Thomas Edgar Libby 1993-1996 View profile
- Heidi Elizabeth Jenkins 1992-2000 View profile
- Ruth Jayne Lewis 1992-1995 View profile
- John Robert Strasdin 1992-2000 View profile
- Mervyn Alden Lloyd 1992-1998 View profile
- David Desmond Thomas 1991-2003 View profile
- Anthony Paul Williams 1991-1997 View profile
- Harold William Colton 1991-1992 View profile
- David Frederick Skinner 1991-1997 View profile
- Alun Richard Morgan 1991-1994 View profile
- Neil Gordon Darby 1991-1994 View profile
- Georgina Runnalls 1991-1997 View profile
- Martin Edward Baker 1991-1992 View profile
- David Martin King 1991-1997 View profile
- Gordon Quintin Anderson 1991-1996 View profile
- Gerald Davies 2008-2012 View profile
- Paul Oram 2005-2006 View profile
- Deborah Kathryn Bowen 2003-2005 View profile
- Alice Emma Tolley 2003-2004 View profile
- Cynthia Maria Bonnett 2003-2003 View profile
- Gareth Clarke Jones 2002-2003 View profile
- Valerie Adela Thomas 2002-2008 View profile
- Greg Oaten 1994-1997 View profile
- Jennifer Mary Helen O'Brien 1992-2005 View profile
- Barbara Watkins 1991-1994 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other education n.e.c.; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 29/07/1991
- Registered office
- Llanelli
- Also a registered charity
- Foothold Cymru
- Previous names
- The Centre for Building Social Action Limited (until 02/12/2021)
The Centre for Business and Social Action LTD (until 05/03/2018)
Cbsa (Wales) Limited (until 29/01/2014)
Chamber for Business and Social Action (Wales) Limited (until 27/03/2012)
MID and West Wales Chamber (until 30/08/2011)
Grants received
14 grants · £4,712,592 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £4,485,542 (11 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £204,550 (2 grants)
- Postcode Community Trust · £22,500
Most recent
- Postcode Community Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
8 directors on the board
- Katherine Thomas Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Michael Goodfellow-Smith Director · appointed 2023
- Paolo Rodolfo Piana Director · appointed 2021
- Derith Justine Powell Director · appointed 2015
- James Hugh Lewis Director · appointed 2006
- Fred St-John Roberts Director · appointed 2019
- Jessica Rees Director · appointed 2023
- Peter Anthony Freeman Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Derith Justine Powell Director · appointed 2015
- James Hugh Lewis Director · appointed 2006
- Fred St-John Roberts Director · appointed 2019
- Peter Anthony Freeman Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Katherine Thomas Director · appointed 2023
- Fred St-John Roberts Director · appointed 2019
- Jessica Rees Director · appointed 2023
- Peter Anthony Freeman Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Dr Michael Goodfellow-Smith Director · appointed 2023
- Paolo Rodolfo Piana Director · appointed 2021
- Derith Justine Powell Director · appointed 2015
- James Hugh Lewis Director · appointed 2006
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Reverend John Eldon Phillips Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- Eleanor Shorland Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02633128
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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