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Action for Business (Bradford) Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 41

  1. Shazad Hussain 2015-2024 Director View profile
  2. Susan Jane Smith-Beckley 2015-2016 Director View profile
  3. Glenn Miller 2013-2018 Director View profile
  4. Professor Nelarine Estella Cornelius 2010-2012 Director View profile
  5. Jennifer Ann White 2010-2012 Director View profile
  6. Mary Rose Millin 2008-2013 Director View profile
  7. Alison Jane Widdup 2007-2010 Director View profile
  8. Professor Christopher James Stanley Gale 2007-2010 Director View profile
  9. Pearlma Hyacinth Huggins 2005-2008 Director View profile
  10. Anne Elisabeth Griffin 2005-2018 Director View profile
  11. Kulbir Kaur Bura 2003-2005 Director View profile
  12. Selina Ullah 2003-2005 Director View profile
  13. Khawar Javaid Iqbal 2001-2004 Director View profile
  14. Rifat Ali 1999-2004 Director View profile
  15. Collet Angela Christie 1998-2005 Director View profile
  16. Asama Javed 1998-2005 Director View profile
  17. Steven Szostak 1998-2001 Director View profile
  18. Nighat Taimuri 1997-1998 Director View profile
  19. Usha Devi Parmar 1997-2007 Director View profile
  20. Robin John Long 1997-2013 Director View profile
  21. Dr Mohammed Salam 1997-2026 Director View profile
  22. Sayed Mohammed Inam Shah 1996-2001 Director View profile
  23. Kishor Shah 1996-2006 Director View profile
  24. Karl Donovan Hamilton 1996-2000 Director View profile
  25. Heather Carmen Summers 1995-1997 Director View profile
  26. Dr Muhammed Tariq Shabbeer 1994-1997 Director View profile
  27. Hugh Max Rolo 1994-2019 Director View profile
  28. Shabnam Naz Qasim 1993-1996 Director View profile
  29. Najam Naseer 1992-1993 Director View profile
  30. Satnam Singh Bhogal 1992-1996 Director View profile
  31. Gwyn Rhaedr Jones 1992-2004 Director View profile
  32. Charles David Forgan 1992-1997 Director View profile
  33. Abu Saeed Shaukat Ahmed 1992-2021 Director View profile
  34. Pravin Patel 1992-1996 Director View profile
  35. Fazal Mahmood 1992-1994 Director View profile
  36. Michael Anthony Burrowes 1992-1997 Director View profile
  37. Jagdish Tailor 1994 Director View profile
  38. Samantha Keighley 2012-2018 Secretary View profile
  39. Jennifer Margaret Pupius 2007-2012 Secretary View profile
  40. Gurdev Singh Dahele MBE 2000-2007 Secretary View profile
  41. Keith Walker 1992-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/07/1992

Ownership

Owned by (12) 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.

  • Hamayun Arshad
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Francis Patrick Dignan
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Bhatti, OBE, Ruby Khalid
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Peter Edwards
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Abu Saeed Shaukat Ahmed ceased 2021-12-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Anne Elisabeth Griffin ceased 2018-05-10
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Glenn Miller ceased 2018-05-10
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Samantha Keighley ceased 2018-09-21
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Abu Saeed Shaukat Ahmed ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Shazad Hussain ceased 2024-08-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Hugh Max Rolo ceased 2019-04-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Samantha Keighley ceased 2018-09-21
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Action for Business (Bradford) Limited is controlled by Hamayun Arshad
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hamayun Arshad.

2 other companies in this group

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.

Financials

Net assets
£723,374
Total assets
£1,276,996
Cash
£1,231
Employees
5
Turnover
£463,177
Profit/loss
£34,612

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

5 grants · £379,945 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.

Top funders

Most recent

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.

6 directors on the board

17.7y median 15.9y
average tenure
25.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Education 3Other services 2Property 2Hospitality 1Professional services 1

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
02728593
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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