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Equality Action LTD

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Previous officers 55

  1. Dilshad Miah Choudhury 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Osamudiame Adetutu 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Monica Sharman 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Zamzam Ali Yusuf 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Kirit Mistry 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Deepak Karia 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Peter Gordon Lewis 2020-2022 Director View profile
  8. Alea Begum Bint Hanif 2019-2024 Director View profile
  9. Charles Dobbin 2019-2025 Director View profile
  10. Lisa Vine 2019-2022 Director View profile
  11. Lynne Suzanne Newbitt 2017-2019 Director View profile
  12. Revd David Graham Featonby 2016-2020 Director View profile
  13. Yasmin Ali 2015-2021 Director View profile
  14. Dr Manuel Alonso 2013-2014 Director View profile
  15. Rumana Khan 2013-2016 Director View profile
  16. Justin O'Brien 2013-2019 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Francis Phipps 2012-2019 Director View profile
  18. Nilesh Shukla 2012-2015 Director View profile
  19. Dr Jill Vincent 2012-2025 Director View profile
  20. Deborah Clare Green 2011-2017 Director View profile
  21. Mohammed Abdus Shahid 2011-2012 Director View profile
  22. Pauline Ann Clare Joyce 2011-2015 Director View profile
  23. Dave Thomas 2010-2012 Director View profile
  24. Capleton, John Anthony, Cllr 2009-2011 Director View profile
  25. Linda Shaw 2008-2014 Director View profile
  26. Lesley Bowell 2008-2010 Director View profile
  27. Bava, Amratlal Makan, Cllr 2007-2012 Director View profile
  28. Hiron Miah 2007-2007 Director View profile
  29. Anthony Payne 2007-2020 Director View profile
  30. Usha Solanki 2007-2009 Director View profile
  31. Ann Betty Williams 2006-2012 Director View profile
  32. Julian Harrison 2006-2007 Director View profile
  33. Valery Louisa Watts 2006-2012 Director View profile
  34. Jewel Miah 2006-2012 Director View profile
  35. Gulzari Lall Bobal 2006-2007 Director View profile
  36. Wei Shen 2005-2008 Director View profile
  37. Daphne Margaret Beale 2005-2011 Director View profile
  38. Vinod Soonderji Nathalal Soni 2004-2005 Director View profile
  39. Ranjit Jalota 2003-2009 Director View profile
  40. Shahid, Abdus, Md 2001-2007 Director View profile
  41. Pritam Singh 2001-2005 Director View profile
  42. Gurbakhsh Singh Liddar 2001-2006 Director View profile
  43. Trevor William Shaw 2001-2016 Director View profile
  44. Kathleen Joan Jackson 2001-2006 Director View profile
  45. Surinder Sharma 2001-2002 Director View profile
  46. Chayara Khanom Chowdury 2001-2006 Director View profile
  47. Bharti Ajay Patel 2001-2001 Director View profile
  48. Patricia Helen Pinder 2001-2002 Director View profile
  49. Siyyara Hamid 2001-2003 Director View profile
  50. Betsy Margaret Dartnall 2001-2003 Director View profile
  51. Trevor William Shaw 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  52. Linda Daphne Foukes 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
  53. Lewis, Peter, Cllr 2010-2016 Secretary View profile
  54. Anthony John Gimpel 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  55. Amritlal Karsandas Devani 2001-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated
11/04/2001
Registered office
Leicestershire
Also a registered charity
Equality Action LTD
Previous names
Human Rights & Equalities Charnwood (until 14/02/2017)
Charnwood Racial Equality Council (until 09/09/2008)

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Justin O'Brien ceased 2019-07-03
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-07-20
  • Lisa Vine ceased 2022-04-08
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-09-22 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Geetha Balasubramaniam ceased 2025-09-24
    significant influence · notified 2022-04-26

Group

  1. Equality Action LTD is controlled by Justin O'Brien
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-07-20, ceased 2019-07-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Justin O'Brien.

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

13 grants · £995,417 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 £20,0002024-03-21
  • Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation £13,0002023-05-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0002022-01-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £273,8022018-05-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,7002016-12-14
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.

9 directors on the board

3y median 3.5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

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 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.

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04198889
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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