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Who leads it
- James Alexander Hamilton SmithDirector · since 2025
- Dipi Kaur MckernanDirector · since 2024
- Emma CanavanDirector · since 2024
- Catherine OsaigbovoDirector · since 2024
- Sandra May WallaceDirector · since 2023
- Laurence MeehanDirector · since 2022
- Dominic Desmond ScottDirector · since 2022
- John Gary WilliamsDirector · since 2019
- Andy BoucherDirector · since 2010
Previous officers 36
- William Edward Chapman 2019-2024 View profile
- Olakunle Akunmu Babarinde 2018-2024 View profile
- Kristy Eden-Green 2018-2024 View profile
- Nicholas Cheffings 2018-2024 View profile
- Anjali Chhania 2018-2024 View profile
- Peter David Moss 2016-2018 View profile
- Amir Hussain Nooriala 2016-2025 View profile
- Paul Stevens 2016-2018 View profile
- Paul Lawrence Riseborough 2016-2019 View profile
- Sanna Jordansson 2016-2022 View profile
- Mark Reginald Keenan 2016-2022 View profile
- Andrew John May 2015-2021 View profile
- Martin Alan Langham Evans 2015-2017 View profile
- Lorraine Hendrickson 2014-2017 View profile
- Dr Julie Paine 2014-2018 View profile
- Denise Everall 2014-2020 View profile
- Malcolm Horton 2010-2022 View profile
- Dominic Ian Gibb 2010-2012 View profile
- May Chien Busch 2010-2012 View profile
- India Gary-Martin 2010-2013 View profile
- Joan Mae Watson 2009-2015 View profile
- Hadeel Ibrahim 2009-2010 View profile
- Barbara Harrison 2008-2011 View profile
- Roma Thomas 2007-2010 View profile
- Kwame Yaa Kwei Armah 2003-2008 View profile
- Manu Duggal 1999-2006 View profile
- Rachel Hall 1999-2006 View profile
- Karon Monaghan 1999-2010 View profile
- Stephen Anthony Mckoy 1999-2010 View profile
- Janet Beverley Rose 1997-2000 View profile
- Kojo Blackwood 1997-1999 View profile
- Akintunde Banjoko 1996-2003 View profile
- Joel James Laryea 1996-2014 View profile
- Joel James Laryea 2010-2014 View profile
- Dean Paul Ricketts 1997-2016 View profile
- Northside Company Secretarial Services LTD 1997-1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 21/02/1996
- Also a registered charity
- Making the Leap
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Tunde Banjoko
appoints directors (firm), significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Making the Leap
is controlled by Tunde Banjoko
Evidence
active appoints directors (firm), significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Tunde Banjoko.
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.
Grants received
9 grants · £2,326,740 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 · £1,436,740 (5 grants)
- Mercers' Charitable Foundation · £680,000 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £210,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- 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.
9 directors on the board
- James Alexander Hamilton Smith Director · appointed 2025
- Andy Boucher Director · appointed 2010
- Dipi Kaur Mckernan Director · appointed 2024
- Laurence Meehan Director · appointed 2022
- John Gary Williams Director · appointed 2019
- Emma Canavan Director · appointed 2024
- Catherine Osaigbovo Director · appointed 2024
- Sandra May Wallace Director · appointed 2023
- Dominic Desmond Scott Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Andy Boucher Director · appointed 2010
- John Gary Williams Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Andy Boucher Director · appointed 2010
- Laurence Meehan Director · appointed 2022
- John Gary Williams Director · appointed 2019
- Emma Canavan Director · appointed 2024
- Catherine Osaigbovo Director · appointed 2024
- Dominic Desmond Scott Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (3)
- James Alexander Hamilton Smith Director · appointed 2025
- Dipi Kaur Mckernan Director · appointed 2024
- Sandra May Wallace Director · appointed 2023
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03162045
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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