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Company Liquidation

Better Lives - Strengthening Independence LTD

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Paula Thompson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  2. Richard Ealey 2016-2017 Director View profile
  3. Florence Ealey 2016-2017 Director View profile
  4. William Wilson 2016-2025 Director View profile
  5. Dorothy Horridge 2016-2021 Director View profile
  6. Mary Spreadbury 2016-2026 Director View profile
  7. Pauline Lydia Burrows 2016-2025 Director View profile
  8. Mary Mills 1998-1999 Director View profile
  9. John Jones 2004-2016 Secretary View profile
  10. Ruby Wright 2000-2006 Secretary View profile
  11. Hannah Melton 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  12. Kathleen Mary Mcdevitt 1998-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/06/1998
Also a registered charity
Better Lives - Strengthening Independence LTD

Grants received

5 grants · £964,627 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 · £946,968 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £17,659

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £330,9452022-12-12
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £17,6592020-09-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002020-05-22
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002018-08-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £596,0232007-03-14
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

5.6y median 1.5y
average tenure
23.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

1
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.

Professional services 2Health and social care 1Tech and media 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
03590240
Status
Liquidation
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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