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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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Previous officers 35

  1. Natalie Mary Abou-Alwan 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ewa Irena Kerin 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Claire Gillean Spencer-Churchill 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Tiffanie Jane Darke 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. Philippa Charles 2018-2026 Director View profile
  6. Rebecca Eastmond 2015-2018 Director View profile
  7. Amelia Wallace Mendoza 2013-2021 Director View profile
  8. Fiona Mary Holmes 2013-2022 Director View profile
  9. Margaret Mcqueen Darling 2012-2021 Director View profile
  10. Caroline Victoria Hamblett 2011-2018 Director View profile
  11. Juliet Hughes-Hallett 2008-2021 Director View profile
  12. Dr Sarah Lucy Thomas 2007-2011 Director View profile
  13. Joanna Catherine Hunter 2007-2019 Director View profile
  14. Kathy Seligman 2006-2011 Director View profile
  15. Lexie Sims 2006-2015 Director View profile
  16. Antoinette Philomena O'Loughlin 2005-2006 Director View profile
  17. Donna Miller 2004-2014 Director View profile
  18. Jo Ousterhout 2004-2005 Director View profile
  19. Georgina Marples 2004-2005 Director View profile
  20. Jacque Sibanda 2004-2004 Director View profile
  21. Susan Denmead 2004-2012 Director View profile
  22. Sally Plumridge 2002-2004 Director View profile
  23. Daphne Thissen 2002-2006 Director View profile
  24. Emma Rebecca Tamblingson 2000-2002 Director View profile
  25. Moira Margaret Lavery 2000-2006 Director View profile
  26. Vincent Andrew Murphy 1999-2000 Director View profile
  27. Iliane Van Ees 1999-2004 Director View profile
  28. Tunde Banjoko 1999-2002 Director View profile
  29. Rosemary Ashworth 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  30. Kathryn Elizabeth Stephens 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  31. Gurmohan Kaur Barnes 2015-2019 Secretary View profile
  32. Sherri Snelson 2006-2015 Secretary View profile
  33. Rosalind Mary Gray 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  34. Tanneke Heersche 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  35. Simon Laurence Haynes 1999-2003 Secretary 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 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 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

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

2.5y median 1.1y
average tenure
6.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (6)

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 3Education 2Other services 2Business services 1Health and social care 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
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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