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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 40

  1. Mujahid Ibrahim Wahab 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Orooj Raheil Ayub 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Linda Jane Stewart 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Diane Burridge 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Anne Phillips 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Emma Yates 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Zabeda Khatoon Maqsood 2020-2022 Director View profile
  8. William Gareth Shepherd 2020-2022 Director View profile
  9. Darcey Parr 2019-2022 Director View profile
  10. Anita Lindon 2018-2021 Director View profile
  11. Alan George Clarkin 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. Graham Bruce Campbell 2016-2019 Director View profile
  13. Michelle Lisa Gray 2014-2018 Director View profile
  14. Simon Paul Burrows 2014-2020 Director View profile
  15. Christine Marie Southworth 2011-2021 Director View profile
  16. Sarah Louise Astin 2011-2012 Director View profile
  17. David Allan Sharples 2010-2016 Director View profile
  18. Adrian James Foot 2007-2011 Director View profile
  19. Masoud Kasim 2005-2007 Director View profile
  20. Keith Michael Cocker 2004-2017 Director View profile
  21. Julie Toplis 2004-2013 Director View profile
  22. Stephen Ward Knowles 2003-2015 Director View profile
  23. Jeremy Sharples 2003-2017 Director View profile
  24. Hazel Hargreaves 2003-2008 Director View profile
  25. Graham Roy Knowles 2001-2005 Director View profile
  26. Rawlinson, Maureen Kingwood, Doctor 2001-2003 Director View profile
  27. Christine Ann Riley 2001-2004 Director View profile
  28. Rev Richard John Adams 2001-2011 Director View profile
  29. Linda Ann Hacking 2001-2003 Director View profile
  30. Dorothy Ann Mcgregor 2001-2004 Director View profile
  31. Dr Claire Rehan 2001-2007 Director View profile
  32. Elizabeth Taylor 2001-2002 Director View profile
  33. Jack Grime 2001-2005 Director View profile
  34. Trevor Williams 2001-2008 Director View profile
  35. Margaret Coates 2001-2010 Director View profile
  36. Mohammad Latif 2001-2003 Director View profile
  37. Janet Swan 2001-2001 Director View profile
  38. Denise Bond 2010-2022 Secretary View profile
  39. Elizabeth Williams 2002-2010 Secretary View profile
  40. David Christopher Ashton 2001-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £119,994 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Children's Rights and Advocacy Buyer: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council £119,994 2026-09-08 Source: Find a Tender

    Tameside Metropolitan Borough Children's Rights and Advocacy service. The service will comprise of Children's Right's Service in which the Provider will provide issue-based advocacy support via a referral model. Residential visits will also…

About

Incorporated
03/01/2001
Also a registered charity
Advocacy Focus

Financials

Employees
0.8
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

5 grants · £320,757 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £18,6862025-12-05
  • The Clothworkers Foundation £15,0002025-07-17
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £272,0712024-11-12
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002022-09-23
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,0002006-03-16
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

5.2y median 3.2y
average tenure
17y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

0
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.

Health and social care 4Professional services 3Property 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
04135225
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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