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Digital Poverty Alliance

Educational support services

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 52

  1. Valerie Thompson 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Thomas Christopher Kane 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Ilona Florence Brannen 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. Neelam Ashok Parmar 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Dominic Norrish 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Martin James Sandford 2016-2020 Director View profile
  7. David John Doherty 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Jennifer Diana Bailey 2014-2020 Director View profile
  9. Ann Hazel Thunhurst 2013-2014 Director View profile
  10. Jeremy Roest 2012-2018 Director View profile
  11. Charles William Gould 2011-2014 Director View profile
  12. Karen Bach 2011-2016 Director View profile
  13. William Niel Mclean 2011-2025 Director View profile
  14. David Stuart Burrows 2010-2025 Director View profile
  15. Ian Carrel 2010-2014 Director View profile
  16. Lynn Petersen 2010-2017 Director View profile
  17. Rt Hon Lord James Philip Knight 2010-2014 Director View profile
  18. Robert Marsh 2010-2013 Director View profile
  19. Professor Diana Margaret Laurillard 2010-2018 Director View profile
  20. Michael Butler 2009-2017 Director View profile
  21. Alisdair Charles John Cameron 2008-2012 Director View profile
  22. Stephen Crowne 2007-2008 Director View profile
  23. William Donoghue 2006-2010 Director View profile
  24. Dominic James Stephen Savage 2006-2009 Director View profile
  25. Stephen Bacon 2006-2007 Director View profile
  26. John Mcallister Nicholson 2005-2010 Director View profile
  27. Susan Victoria Bishop 2005-2006 Director View profile
  28. Roger Walter George Bennett 2005-2006 Director View profile
  29. Ian William Douglas 2005-2009 Director View profile
  30. Eileen Devonshire 2005-2006 Director View profile
  31. Willis, George Philip, Lord Willis of Knaresborough 2004-2013 Director View profile
  32. Robert Doe 2004-2006 Director View profile
  33. Tamara Lynne Adler 2003-2005 Director View profile
  34. Baroness Estelle Morris 2003-2008 Director View profile
  35. Dame Wendy Patricia Davies 2002-2011 Director View profile
  36. Sheryll Marie Alexander 2002-2004 Director View profile
  37. Professor John Stuart Brooks 2002-2003 Director View profile
  38. Patricia Yvonne Taylor 2002-2004 Director View profile
  39. Vanessa Gabrielle Marsland 2001-2003 Director View profile
  40. Sir Timothy Robert Peter Brighouse 2001-2005 Director View profile
  41. Christine Celia Gale 2001-2004 Director View profile
  42. Keith Dennis 2001-2004 Director View profile
  43. David William Butler 2001-2012 Director View profile
  44. David Edward Svendsen 2001-2003 Director View profile
  45. Sir Geoffrey Holland 2001-2003 Director View profile
  46. Nicholas Proctor Goodison 2001-2001 Director View profile
  47. Lord Parry Andrew Mitchell 2001-2010 Director View profile
  48. Rt Hon Lord Foster 2001-2009 Director View profile
  49. Professor Henry Joseph Beker 2000-2002 Director View profile
  50. Anthony Wilson Denton 2002-2011 Secretary View profile
  51. David James Goulds 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  52. Michael Geoffrey Longden 2000-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Educational support services
Incorporated
17/04/2000
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Digital Poverty Alliance
Previous names
Digital Poverty Alliance LTD (until 13/08/2024)
Learning Foundation (until 31/07/2024)
Learning Foundation Limited (until 04/03/2016)
E-Learning Foundation (until 11/02/2016)

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. Digital Poverty Alliance is controlled by Paul John Augustus Finnis
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul John Augustus Finnis.

1 other company 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

1 grant · £9,650 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.

6 directors on the board

2y median 1.4y
average tenure
4.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

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 2Education 1Manufacturing 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
03978344
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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