Company
Connect in the North
Connect in the North is an active UK company (number 03127540), incorporated 1995, with 4 current directors including Arron Josef Simpson and Robert Stephens. 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 60
- Sally Maria Pater 2025-2025 View profile
- Kenny Hendy 2021-2025 View profile
- Leanne Johns 2020-2022 View profile
- Michael Buttery 2020-2026 View profile
- Elysia Randall 2019-2020 View profile
- Maisie Hirschhorn 2018-2025 View profile
- Laura Rawson 2016-2019 View profile
- Mark Clayforth 2016-2020 View profile
- Gavin Murphy 2015-2018 View profile
- Colin Garside 2015-2016 View profile
- David Breckill 2015-2016 View profile
- Jenny Stone 2014-2016 View profile
- Scarlett Kelly 2014-2014 View profile
- Peter Lomas 2012-2017 View profile
- Daniel Froment 2012-2019 View profile
- Christian James Barber 2011-2013 View profile
- Pervaz Hussain 2011-2012 View profile
- Philip Ronald Hawley 2010-2011 View profile
- Linda Robins 2009-2013 View profile
- Tauseef Akram 2008-2009 View profile
- Paul Williams 2008-2013 View profile
- Mark Daid Wallis 2008-2008 View profile
- Janet Patricia Williams 2008-2013 View profile
- Kelly Marie Broadbent 2008-2008 View profile
- Omer Hussain 2008-2009 View profile
- Ann Louise Butler 2008-2011 View profile
- Jonathan Edward Butler 2007-2010 View profile
- Jane Ann Bright 2007-2008 View profile
- Alan Hicks 2006-2012 View profile
- David Boyes 2006-2008 View profile
- Paul Anthony Cordy 2006-2007 View profile
- Michele Brigid Dore 2006-2006 View profile
- Andrew Walsh 2006-2009 View profile
- Paul Briggs 2005-2008 View profile
- Wendy Collins 2005-2008 View profile
- Lynne Howard 2005-2008 View profile
- Margaret Rose Baines 2005-2005 View profile
- Linda Margaret Howard 2004-2004 View profile
- Philip Hawley 2003-2008 View profile
- Durbali Roy 2003-2006 View profile
- David Norman 2003-2003 View profile
- Dawn Navesey 2003-2006 View profile
- Joanne Lay 2003-2004 View profile
- Jacoba Geertruida Elizabeth Laan 2001-2005 View profile
- Amanda Mary Torbitt 1998-2001 View profile
- Steven Howard Harris 1997-2003 View profile
- David Richard Hansen 1997-2005 View profile
- Joan Crofts 1997-1998 View profile
- Charles Barry Wilson 1996-1997 View profile
- Pam Wisnia 1996-1997 View profile
- Linda Ellison 1996-1998 View profile
- Susan Reddington 1995-1997 View profile
- Cynthia Margaret Hopkin 1995-1997 View profile
- Susan Frances Coe 1995-1995 View profile
- Laurence Lennon 1995-1997 View profile
- Janet Elizabeth Carr 1995-1997 View profile
- Paul Edgar Seccombe 1995-1996 View profile
- William Gregory Walton 1995-2005 View profile
- Kate Sarah Shaw 1995-1997 View profile
- Cathy Wintersgill 1995-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 17/11/1995
- Also a registered charity
- Connect in the North
Grants received
3 grants · £29,114 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 · £29,114 (3 grants)
Most recent
- 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.
4 directors on the board
- Arron Josef Simpson Director · appointed 2026
- Kenneth Fletcher Director · appointed 2011
- Robert Stephens Director · appointed 2022
- Vicky Hiles Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Kenneth Fletcher Director · appointed 2011
- Vicky Hiles Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Arron Josef Simpson Director · appointed 2026
- Kenneth Fletcher Director · appointed 2011
- Robert Stephens Director · appointed 2022
- Vicky Hiles Director · appointed 2010
Left in the last 12 months
- Michael Buttery Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
- Sally Maria Pater Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2025
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
- 03127540
- 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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