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Safehouses Fostering Limited

Combined office administrative service activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Stephen James Christie 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Maureen Ann Ward 2014-2020 Director View profile
  3. Albert James Ward 2014-2020 Director View profile
  4. Lesley Ann Ward 2014-2020 Director View profile
  5. Marion Kay Layberry 2003-2014 Director View profile
  6. Jayne Louise King 2000-2005 Director View profile
  7. Terence Towner 2000-2014 Director View profile
  8. Chris Duffy 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  9. Helen Elizabeth Lecky 2020-2020 Secretary View profile
  10. Lesley Ann Ward 2014-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Combined office administrative service activities
Incorporated
19/06/2000
Registered office
Bolton
Previous names
Safehouses Consultancy Limited (until 02/03/2020)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Lesley Ann Ward ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • A.W. Consultancy Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Safehouses Fostering Limited is controlled by Lesley Ann Ward
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lesley Ann Ward.

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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.

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.

2 directors on the board

2.5y median 2.5y
average tenure
3.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Health and social care 78Dormant 20Finance 12Business services 8Professional services 4

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04017017
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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