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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Hugh Thornbery 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ralph Martin Facey 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Cerys Shepherd 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Jack 2023-2023 Director View profile
  5. Sheila Anne Fitzsimons 2023-2024 Director View profile
  6. Hugh Osborn Thornbery 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Sandeep Katwala 2019-2023 Director View profile
  8. Rosalind Mary Stevens 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Patrick Gerard Ryan 2016-2016 Director View profile
  10. Dr Aldo Arthur Williams 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Tom Hopkins 2014-2023 Director View profile
  12. David James Dunbar 2013-2023 Director View profile
  13. Aisha Ali 2013-2014 Director View profile
  14. Fiona Mary Holmes 2012-2015 Director View profile
  15. Gwendoline Anne Godfrey 2011-2021 Director View profile
  16. Lara Cooper 2011-2018 Director View profile
  17. Isis Amlak 2010-2020 Director View profile
  18. Sue Caro 2010-2013 Director View profile
  19. Peter Stuart Chapman 2010-2016 Director View profile
  20. James Lane Tuckey 2007-2010 Director View profile
  21. Debs Bourner 2007-2017 Director View profile
  22. Laurence Martin Soden 2005-2017 Director View profile
  23. Martin Henry Young 2005-2011 Director View profile
  24. Robert Anthony Dundas 2004-2009 Director View profile
  25. Michael Francis George Johnson 2002-2015 Director View profile
  26. Garry Robin Southern 2000-2003 Director View profile
  27. Michele Louise Acton 1997-2000 Director View profile
  28. John Whatmore 1997-2002 Director View profile
  29. David Legh Egerton-Smith 1997-2010 Director View profile
  30. Sarah Catherine Pearson 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  31. Richard Adam Barrett 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  32. Paul Hackett 2023-2023 Secretary View profile
  33. Norman Hill 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  34. Iain Bacon 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  35. Colin Edward Hughes 2001-2021 Secretary View profile
  36. Deborah Clare Ounsted 1997-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/09/1997
Also a registered charity
Octavia Foundation

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.

Group

  1. Octavia Foundation is controlled by Octavia Housing
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2017-03-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Octavia Housing.

5 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

10 grants · £317,130 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 Heritage Fund · £267,400 (5 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £39,730 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £10,0002020-09-16
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002019-10-03
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £67,5002018-10-02
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £76,0002015-09-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9602015-08-26
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.

5 directors on the board

1.8y median 1.6y
average tenure
3.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

0
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.

Tech and media 30Business services 1Education 1Retail and trade 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

  • 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
03436993
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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