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The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs

Other service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 58

  1. Gary Andre Stewart 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dr Mahamed Hashi 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Gillian Thomasina Gamble 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. Amma Mensah 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Anne Margaret Glover 2018-2024 Director View profile
  6. Edward James Lawson 2017-2023 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Kwasi Bediako 2017-2020 Director View profile
  8. Krishna Kumar Vishnubhotla 2017-2024 Director View profile
  9. Timothy James Neil Davies-Pugh 2017-2021 Director View profile
  10. Gwenda Lynne Berry 2017-2018 Director View profile
  11. Elizabeth Ellen Sideris 2017-2023 Director View profile
  12. Mary Pollard 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. Dr Nicholas Petford 2015-2021 Director View profile
  14. Susan Charteris 2014-2020 Director View profile
  15. Loic Menzies 2014-2016 Director View profile
  16. Ruth Dobson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Nicholas James Farhi 2014-2024 Director View profile
  18. Hazel Karen Dodd 2013-2014 Director View profile
  19. Arwyn Rhys Thomas 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. Adam Dominic Nichols 2011-2012 Director View profile
  21. Jason Shaw 2010-2015 Director View profile
  22. Andrew Croft 2008-2013 Director View profile
  23. Martin Peter Wyn Griffith 2008-2018 Director View profile
  24. Dr Alison Margaret Fielding 2008-2013 Director View profile
  25. Judith Mary Mcneill 2008-2017 Director View profile
  26. Richard Daniel Tyrie 2008-2017 Director View profile
  27. Rajeeb Dey 2008-2018 Director View profile
  28. Richard Michael Benton 2007-2013 Director View profile
  29. Rodney Charles Stares 2007-2014 Director View profile
  30. Norman Duncan Cumming 2005-2018 Director View profile
  31. Mohammed Sadiq Mamdani 2005-2007 Director View profile
  32. Alastair John Wilson 2005-2012 Director View profile
  33. Dr Anthony Nigel Stanley Freeling 2004-2014 Director View profile
  34. Louise Mary Willington 2004-2008 Director View profile
  35. John Forster Brown 2004-2014 Director View profile
  36. Keith Alexander Simpson 2004-2006 Director View profile
  37. Matthew William Pike 2004-2006 Director View profile
  38. Adele Esther Blakebrough 2003-2008 Director View profile
  39. Christopher Swinson 2002-2004 Director View profile
  40. Denis Mooney 2002-2004 Director View profile
  41. Tim Cantle-Jones 2002-2003 Director View profile
  42. Tanya Deborah Pein 2002-2008 Director View profile
  43. Martyn Courtney Bailey Williams 2002-2008 Director View profile
  44. Yasmin Gillani 2002-2004 Director View profile
  45. Christopher Rafton Smallwood 2002-2005 Director View profile
  46. Kenneth P Vander Weele 2001-2002 Director View profile
  47. James Peters Cornford 2001-2005 Director View profile
  48. Jeremy Oppenheim 2001-2007 Director View profile
  49. Susan Elizabeth Firth 2001-2008 Director View profile
  50. James Smith 2001-2001 Director View profile
  51. Michael Aslan Norton CBE 2001-2010 Director View profile
  52. Kathleen Winefride Kirkland 2001-2004 Director View profile
  53. Lord Andrew Mawson 2001-2002 Director View profile
  54. Laurence Demarco 2001-2007 Director View profile
  55. Natalie Denise Campbell 2008-2018 Secretary View profile
  56. Stephen Thomas Lloyd 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  57. Martin Kenneth Hockley 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  58. Bertram Lind Leslie 2001-2001 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
15/03/2001
Also a registered charity
The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs

Ownership

Owned by (19) 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.

  • James Endean
    significant influence · notified 2024-03-18 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Vanessa Johnson-Burgess
    significant influence · notified 2024-03-18
  • Eric Davis Collins
    significant influence · notified 2024-03-18
  • Sara Louise Gilroy Williams
    significant influence · notified 2024-06-06
  • Nathan John Atkinson
    significant influence · notified 2024-09-17
  • Syeda Shah
    significant influence · notified 2024-09-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jeremond Emric During
    significant influence · notified 2024-09-17
  • Martin Peter Wyn Griffith ceased 2018-06-04
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Norman Duncan Cumming ceased 2018-06-04
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Judith Mary Mcneill ceased 2017-06-05
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Rajeeb Dey ceased 2018-06-04
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Ruth Dobson ceased 2017-06-05
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Richard Daniel Tyrie ceased 2017-06-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Susan Charteris ceased 2020-06-03
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Timothy James Neil Davies-Pugh ceased 2021-06-02
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-05
  • Edward James Lawson ceased 2024-03-18
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Elizabeth Ellen Sideris ceased 2024-03-18
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-05
  • Gwenda Lynne Berry ceased 2018-10-17
    significant influence · notified 2017-06-05
  • Amma Mensah ceased 2024-06-04
    significant influence · notified 2018-06-04
  • 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.
  • Possible match - 11 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 11 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 27 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 27 people share this name on the public record. 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.
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs is controlled by James Endean
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-03-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Endean.

8 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

7 grants · £25,929,449 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

  • Henry Smith Foundation £250,0002024-12-16
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation £150,0002019-07-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £283,5002017-07-22
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,511,5012012-10-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £2,199,4782011-01-25
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.

13 directors on the board

2.9y median 2.6y
average tenure
9.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (12)

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.

Finance 9Education 5Property 5Business services 3Hospitality 3Professional services 3Other services 2Tech and media 2

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
04180639
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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