Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company

WE ARE Beams

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

Network

The large node is WE ARE Beams. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 68

  1. Maximus Clinch 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Janette Challis 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Alan Thorne 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. David James Mote 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Jason Henry Jarvis 2018-2025 Director View profile
  6. Sanjit Singh Bansal 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Garry John Ratcliffe 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. Joanna Ruth Burton 2014-2022 Director View profile
  9. Michael John Pope 2013-2013 Director View profile
  10. Claire Alexandra Cross 2012-2013 Director View profile
  11. Sarah Jane Redpath 2011-2018 Director View profile
  12. Keith Martin Grainger 2011-2017 Director View profile
  13. Victoria Jane Clarke 2011-2011 Director View profile
  14. Neil Henrik Johnston 2011-2025 Director View profile
  15. Clare Marie Norman 2010-2018 Director View profile
  16. Stephen John Paul Edmund Mowat Vincent 2010-2011 Director View profile
  17. Margaret Adeola Afolabi 2009-2011 Director View profile
  18. Evelyn Edwards 2008-2010 Director View profile
  19. Lesley Diane Dyball 2007-2018 Director View profile
  20. Robert Attwell 2007-2008 Director View profile
  21. Sarah Jane Hammond 2007-2012 Director View profile
  22. Michael Stephen Yon 2006-2008 Director View profile
  23. Julie Valerie Hunt 2005-2006 Director View profile
  24. Lisa Elizabeth Baker 2003-2005 Director View profile
  25. Elaine Julie Smith 2003-2006 Director View profile
  26. Brian Garden 2003-2010 Director View profile
  27. Catherine Veronica Hope 2002-2006 Director View profile
  28. Sheila Atkins 2002-2006 Director View profile
  29. Kim Davies 2002-2006 Director View profile
  30. Sonia Janette Mallion 2001-2007 Director View profile
  31. Wendy Ann Green 2001-2002 Director View profile
  32. Deborah Jean Tsigarides 2001-2002 Director View profile
  33. Patricia Brenda Adair 2000-2001 Director View profile
  34. Linda Rose Westbury 2000-2002 Director View profile
  35. Jasvir Rana 2000-2002 Director View profile
  36. Margaret Catherine Wright 2000-2013 Director View profile
  37. Maria Saiz 2000-2001 Director View profile
  38. Christine Gorton 2000-2001 Director View profile
  39. Maarten Gipon 1999-2000 Director View profile
  40. Sharon Stokes 1999-2004 Director View profile
  41. Claire Louise Treveil 1999-2002 Director View profile
  42. Colin Paul Boucher 1998-1999 Director View profile
  43. James Anthony Patrick Jones 1998-1999 Director View profile
  44. Pamela Jean Ramsay 1998-1999 Director View profile
  45. Marilyn Christine Parkes 1998-2002 Director View profile
  46. Lynda Atkins 1998-2000 Director View profile
  47. Pamela Gaskin 1998-2000 Director View profile
  48. Kenneth Mackenzie 1998-1999 Director View profile
  49. Robert Keith Gomm 1997-2000 Director View profile
  50. Jacqueline Smart 1997-1998 Director View profile
  51. Susan Jeannie Parker 1997-1998 Director View profile
  52. Mary Bernadette Karamuth 1997-1997 Director View profile
  53. Paul Stephen Knight 1996-1998 Director View profile
  54. Evelyn Francis Everist 1996-1997 Director View profile
  55. Stephen Dennis Sims 1996-1997 Director View profile
  56. Rosemary Dawn Ashcroft 1996-1997 Director View profile
  57. Barbara Lesley Mcbryde 1996-1997 Director View profile
  58. Leslieann Warren 1996-1998 Director View profile
  59. Marion Larkman 1996-1998 Director View profile
  60. Raficq Shaik Abdulla 1996-1996 Director View profile
  61. Alison Jane Smith 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  62. Alan John Milner 2003-2012 Secretary View profile
  63. Michael Roy Bishop 2002-2002 Secretary View profile
  64. Carmel Thompson 2001-2001 Secretary View profile
  65. Leslie Brian Parkes 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  66. Valerie Jennifer Daphne Honyben 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  67. Caroline Field 1996-1998 Secretary View profile
  68. Antonia Anastasia Mary Oakey 1996-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
25/03/1996
Also a registered charity
WE ARE Beams

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above WE ARE Beams on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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

14 grants · £1,883,723 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,638,623 (12 grants)
  • Henry Smith Foundation · £157,100
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £88,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £375,2502025-01-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002024-10-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £119,6712023-12-11
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,6152023-02-17
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £1,1052022-04-08
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

7.5y median 5.4y
average tenure
22.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

Also govern a charity

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.

Business services 3Health and social care 2Arts and leisure 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03179785
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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data