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Reading Voluntary Action
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Who leads it
- Susan Elizabeth RobertsDirector · since 2026
- Julie Caroline RobertsDirector · since 2018
- Sarah Elizabeth StevensDirector · since 2018
- Simone Jill IllgerDirector · since 2018
- Gillian Berenice ThomasDirector · since 2018
- Stephen John LeitchDirector · since 2015
- Kathryn Jennifer ForsterDirector · since 2010
- Peter Matthew BrierleyDirector · since 2010
- Rachel Lesley Elizabeth SpencerSecretary · since 2015
Previous officers 90
- Rosemary Margaret Westbrook 2024-2024 View profile
- Ingrid Carol Siebert 2015-2016 View profile
- Unis Shaikh 2015-2019 View profile
- Robert Davies 2015-2018 View profile
- Lillian Georgina King 2012-2021 View profile
- Annette Eva Haworth 2011-2018 View profile
- Karen Jane Morton 2010-2024 View profile
- Tayo Awe 2010-2014 View profile
- Nicholas Paul Arthur Silk 2010-2015 View profile
- Gloria Jack 2010-2016 View profile
- John Winston 2009-2010 View profile
- Katherine Markova 2009-2014 View profile
- Peter William Beadon 2008-2011 View profile
- Bianca Maria Grazia Gallipoli 2008-2011 View profile
- Mandeep Kaur 2007-2010 View profile
- Robert Edward Foster 2007-2014 View profile
- Mustafa Chaudhary 2007-2008 View profile
- Kunku Soota 2006-2009 View profile
- Dr Maureen Rosalie Bowie 2006-2010 View profile
- Sarah Anne Morland 2005-2010 View profile
- Anneliese Jones 2005-2006 View profile
- Ray Williams 2004-2004 View profile
- Lisa Murrell 2003-2008 View profile
- Elizabeth Starbuck Greer 2003-2007 View profile
- Gesa Reiss 2003-2005 View profile
- John Edwin Bramley 2002-2006 View profile
- Dr Victoria Margaret Lloyd 2002-2005 View profile
- Una Harding 2002-2004 View profile
- Norma Crockett 2002-2012 View profile
- Robert Paice 2001-2009 View profile
- Joseph Thomas Green 2001-2003 View profile
- Achame Shana 2000-2004 View profile
- Myra Jean Aitken 2000-2003 View profile
- Diane Broomhead 2000-2003 View profile
- Andrew Murrill 2000-2003 View profile
- Damian Brooks 2000-2001 View profile
- Linda Walcott 2000-2001 View profile
- Ruth Spicer 2000-2010 View profile
- Kim Williams 2000-2003 View profile
- Christine Joy Hatton 2000-2005 View profile
- Dr Carol Jane Barton 2000-2002 View profile
- Williams, Rosemary Phyllis, Cllr 1999-2002 View profile
- Manzoor Hussain 1998-2000 View profile
- Beverley Costa Kennedy 1998-2005 View profile
- Pratibha Bedarkar 1998-2005 View profile
- John David Thomas Evans 1998-2000 View profile
- Rebecca Hay 1998-2001 View profile
- Alva Davis 1998-2000 View profile
- Thomas, Joel Matthew, Bishop 1997-2000 View profile
- Andy Mullen 1997-1998 View profile
- Glenn Melville Taylor 1997-1998 View profile
- Alexandra Clare Geldart 1997-1998 View profile
- Gracie Sharon Duncan 1997-1999 View profile
- Wendy Foenicia Turk 1997-1998 View profile
- Stephen Thomas Ranford Bird 1997-1998 View profile
- Diarmuid Philip Mallon 1997-2002 View profile
- Robert William Young 1997-1998 View profile
- Eileen Jean Hollis 1996-1998 View profile
- Askar Sheibani 1996-1999 View profile
- David John Soper 1996-2000 View profile
- John Stanley Regan 1996-1997 View profile
- Danuta Derczynska 1996-2004 View profile
- John Cunnington 1996-1997 View profile
- Zainab Koroma 1996-2001 View profile
- Balwinder Kaur Randhawa 1995-1997 View profile
- Arnold Pryor 1995-2001 View profile
- Terence Leslie Burton 1995-1996 View profile
- Anne Tovey 1995-1996 View profile
- William Donald Archibald Kerr 1995-2002 View profile
- Rose Davis 1995-1996 View profile
- Samuel Moinina Kallon 1995-1997 View profile
- Esther Slocombe 1995-1997 View profile
- Princess Cudjoe 1994-1998 View profile
- Deborah Sowerby 1994-1998 View profile
- Madeleine Hammond 1994-1996 View profile
- Angela Cadogan 1994-1998 View profile
- Peter John Merriman 1994-1996 View profile
- Jean Jeffcoate 1994-1998 View profile
- Daniel Joseph Archer 1994-1997 View profile
- Cyril Ernest House 1994-1995 View profile
- Catherine Norah Antonia Bourne 1994-1995 View profile
- Elisabeth Salisbury 1994-1996 View profile
- Robert Stephen Parker 1994-2009 View profile
- Joseph Nwokobia 1994-1998 View profile
- Sarah Del Tufo 1994-2006 View profile
- James Stewart Paterson Murdoch 2011-2015 View profile
- Jean Brenda Jackson 2006-2011 View profile
- Susan Jost Roberts 1998-2006 View profile
- Michael Thomas Martin MBE 1998-2000 View profile
- Sue Berry 1994-1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/10/1994
- Also a registered charity
- Reading Voluntary Action
Grants received
6 grants · £596,106 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 · £596,106 (6 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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
- Susan Elizabeth Roberts Director · appointed 2026
- Stephen John Leitch Director · appointed 2015
- Julie Caroline Roberts Director · appointed 2018
- Kathryn Jennifer Forster Director · appointed 2010
- Sarah Elizabeth Stevens Director · appointed 2018
- Simone Jill Illger Director · appointed 2018
- Gillian Berenice Thomas Director · appointed 2018
- Peter Matthew Brierley Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen John Leitch Director · appointed 2015
- Julie Caroline Roberts Director · appointed 2018
- Kathryn Jennifer Forster Director · appointed 2010
- Sarah Elizabeth Stevens Director · appointed 2018
- Simone Jill Illger Director · appointed 2018
- Gillian Berenice Thomas Director · appointed 2018
- Peter Matthew Brierley Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Susan Elizabeth Roberts Director · appointed 2026
- Julie Caroline Roberts Director · appointed 2018
- Sarah Elizabeth Stevens Director · appointed 2018
- Simone Jill Illger Director · appointed 2018
- Gillian Berenice Thomas Director · appointed 2018
- Peter Matthew Brierley Director · appointed 2010
Portfolio (2)
- Stephen John Leitch Director · appointed 2015
- Kathryn Jennifer Forster Director · appointed 2010
Also govern a charity
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
- 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
- 02982252
- 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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