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Croydon Voluntary Action

Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 49

  1. Susanette Masour 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ann Tighe 2018-2024 Director View profile
  3. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Watson 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Ayar Ata 2018-2018 Director View profile
  5. Susanne Baccini 2017-2021 Director View profile
  6. Helen Smith 2017-2025 Director View profile
  7. Sue Dzendzera 2016-2022 Director View profile
  8. Kenneth Richard Coello 2013-2014 Director View profile
  9. Javell Nelson 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Guy Mortimer Samson Pile-Grey 2011-2021 Director View profile
  11. Isaac Edwards 2011-2021 Director View profile
  12. Ashok Kumar 2010-2025 Director View profile
  13. Brian Stapleton 2010-2018 Director View profile
  14. Rev Nigel Timothy Cowgill 2008-2011 Director View profile
  15. Velma Mckenzie 2008-2011 Director View profile
  16. Renuka Marley 2004-2008 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Bawa 2003-2008 Director View profile
  18. Angela June Bell 2002-2011 Director View profile
  19. Linda Hitchcock 2002-2011 Director View profile
  20. Douglas Michael Mantell 2000-2001 Director View profile
  21. Katherine Rosemary Fisher 2000-2001 Director View profile
  22. Diana Rose Corner 1999-2005 Director View profile
  23. Barbara Frost 1999-2000 Director View profile
  24. Kim Bennett 1999-2001 Director View profile
  25. Gordon Cheyne Falconer 1999-2014 Director View profile
  26. Rowshan Ara Mohsin 1998-2000 Director View profile
  27. Donald Malcolm Shaw 1998-2000 Director View profile
  28. Clive Boyd Fraser 1998-1999 Director View profile
  29. Pauline Maria Anne Mcgrath 1997-2002 Director View profile
  30. Helen Jane Pack 1997-2000 Director View profile
  31. Victor Brown 1997-2001 Director View profile
  32. Paul Harrison 1997-1999 Director View profile
  33. Amin Khalid 1997-2001 Director View profile
  34. Susan Elizabeth Cookson 1997-1998 Director View profile
  35. Zainab Jama 1997-1999 Director View profile
  36. Olive Thomas 1997-2002 Director View profile
  37. Eric Poole 1997-1998 Director View profile
  38. Ian Christopher Jones 1997-2005 Director View profile
  39. Pamela Mary Harris 1997-2003 Director View profile
  40. Rukhsana Tariq Sheikh 1997-2002 Director View profile
  41. Phyllis Colomb 1997-2001 Director View profile
  42. Muhammad Ahmad 1997-2001 Director View profile
  43. Margaret Vera Mead 1997-1999 Director View profile
  44. Hari Charan Mungol 1997-2003 Director View profile
  45. Peter John Champion 1997-1998 Director View profile
  46. Graham Baker 1996-1997 Director View profile
  47. Jonathan Stephen Dominic Carter 1996-2012 Director View profile
  48. Susan Lesley Dzendzera 1996-1998 Director View profile
  49. Nicholas Holmes Edmund Stamp 1996-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
30/10/1996
Registered office
Croydon
Also a registered charity
Croydon Voluntary Action

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Karim Hemani
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-03-29
  • Sue Dzendzera ceased 2022-03-29
    significant influence · notified 2018-11-28

Group

  1. Croydon Voluntary Action is controlled by Karim Hemani
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Karim Hemani.

3 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

19 grants · £3,452,818 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.

7 directors on the board

14y median 13y
average tenure
27.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
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.

Property 3Other services 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
03271298
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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