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Smart Works Charity
Other service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Juliet Lia BrownDirector · since 2026
- Sophie Amanda HedleyDirector · since 2026
- Ruth Eleanor ReddingDirector · since 2026
- Melanie Johanne PraterDirector · since 2025
- Shen ChenDirector · since 2025
- Simongnette Maria Theresa ScavazzaDirector · since 2022
- Julietta Elizabeth DexterDirector · since 2021
- Jane Elizabeth ShepherdsonDirector · since 2019
- Rachel Anita AtkinsSecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 35
- Natalie Mary Abou-Alwan 2020-2025 View profile
- Ewa Irena Kerin 2019-2025 View profile
- Claire Gillean Spencer-Churchill 2019-2024 View profile
- Tiffanie Jane Darke 2019-2024 View profile
- Philippa Charles 2018-2026 View profile
- Rebecca Eastmond 2015-2018 View profile
- Amelia Wallace Mendoza 2013-2021 View profile
- Fiona Mary Holmes 2013-2022 View profile
- Margaret Mcqueen Darling 2012-2021 View profile
- Caroline Victoria Hamblett 2011-2018 View profile
- Juliet Hughes-Hallett 2008-2021 View profile
- Dr Sarah Lucy Thomas 2007-2011 View profile
- Joanna Catherine Hunter 2007-2019 View profile
- Kathy Seligman 2006-2011 View profile
- Lexie Sims 2006-2015 View profile
- Antoinette Philomena O'Loughlin 2005-2006 View profile
- Donna Miller 2004-2014 View profile
- Jo Ousterhout 2004-2005 View profile
- Georgina Marples 2004-2005 View profile
- Jacque Sibanda 2004-2004 View profile
- Susan Denmead 2004-2012 View profile
- Sally Plumridge 2002-2004 View profile
- Daphne Thissen 2002-2006 View profile
- Emma Rebecca Tamblingson 2000-2002 View profile
- Moira Margaret Lavery 2000-2006 View profile
- Vincent Andrew Murphy 1999-2000 View profile
- Iliane Van Ees 1999-2004 View profile
- Tunde Banjoko 1999-2002 View profile
- Rosemary Ashworth 2023-2024 View profile
- Kathryn Elizabeth Stephens 2019-2020 View profile
- Gurmohan Kaur Barnes 2015-2019 View profile
- Sherri Snelson 2006-2015 View profile
- Rosalind Mary Gray 2004-2004 View profile
- Tanneke Heersche 2002-2004 View profile
- Simon Laurence Haynes 1999-2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 03/11/1999
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- Smart Works Charity
- Previous names
- Dress for Success London (until 27/08/2013)
Dress for Success (London) (until 16/03/2010)
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Smart Works Charity on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
6 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 · £552,900 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 Segelman Trust · £195,000 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £169,200
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £135,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £43,200
- Community Foundation North East · £10,500 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Jane Elizabeth Shepherdson Director · appointed 2019
- Julietta Elizabeth Dexter Director · appointed 2021
- Juliet Lia Brown Director · appointed 2026
- Melanie Johanne Prater Director · appointed 2025
- Shen Chen Director · appointed 2025
- Sophie Amanda Hedley Director · appointed 2026
- Ruth Eleanor Redding Director · appointed 2026
- Simongnette Maria Theresa Scavazza Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Jane Elizabeth Shepherdson Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Shen Chen Director · appointed 2025
- Sophie Amanda Hedley Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (6)
- Jane Elizabeth Shepherdson Director · appointed 2019
- Julietta Elizabeth Dexter Director · appointed 2021
- Juliet Lia Brown Director · appointed 2026
- Melanie Johanne Prater Director · appointed 2025
- Ruth Eleanor Redding Director · appointed 2026
- Simongnette Maria Theresa Scavazza Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Philippa Charles Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
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
- 03870671
- 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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