Company · Manchester
Centre for Local Economic Strategies Limited
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Gavin Luke WhiteDirector · since 2025
- Geraldine BrownDirector · since 2025
- Caroline WilsonDirector · since 2025
- Naila WoodDirector · since 2025
- Joe DromeyDirector · since 2023
- Sonia HalliwellDirector · since 2023
- Rebecca DeeganDirector · since 2022
- Huw ThomasDirector · since 2022
- Professor Carolyn Ann WilkinsDirector · since 2022
- David Paul MellerDirector · since 2020
- Paul DennettDirector · since 2016
- Sarah Louise LonglandsSecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 35
- Bev Craig 2021-2025 View profile
- Suzanne Elizabeth Richards 2020-2021 View profile
- Andy Donald 2019-2025 View profile
- Niall Patrick Bolger 2018-2025 View profile
- Andrew Colin Evans 2018-2022 View profile
- Aldred, Mark, Councillor 2018-2020 View profile
- Hyland, Denise Christine, Cllr 2018-2023 View profile
- Gail Maxine Rowe 2018-2022 View profile
- Gillian Elizabeth Steward 2017-2022 View profile
- Susan Christine Murphy 2017-2020 View profile
- Sharmila Frances Kar 2016-2018 View profile
- Tom Stannard 2015-2021 View profile
- Kirby Austin Swales 2012-2018 View profile
- Dr Alexander Ivan Roy 2012-2015 View profile
- Lorna Gibbons 2012-2015 View profile
- Heather Jane Wakefield 2009-2018 View profile
- Michael Ward 2009-2017 View profile
- Michael James Chambers 2009-2017 View profile
- Simon George Caunt 2009-2010 View profile
- Anthony Edward Woods Waters 2009-2016 View profile
- Julian Richard Dobson 2009-2010 View profile
- William Gwyndaf Prys Williams 2009-2011 View profile
- Linda Jeannie Edworthy 2009-2012 View profile
- Jacob Urup Nielsen 2009-2016 View profile
- Dr Susan Brownill 2004-2006 View profile
- Barbara Anne Mcloughlin 2004-2010 View profile
- Lindsay Mcallister 2004-2015 View profile
- Katherine Sainsbury 2002-2012 View profile
- Jones, John Roger, Councillor 2001-2008 View profile
- Brian Flood 2001-2002 View profile
- Kenneth Charles Bodfish 2001-2002 View profile
- Mary Josephine Groom 2001-2001 View profile
- Neil William Mcinroy 2002-2021 View profile
- Adrian Peter Cowell 2001-2002 View profile
- Fiona Elizabeth Middleton 2001-2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.; Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 28/06/2001
- Registered office
- Manchester
- Also a registered charity
- Centre for Local Economic Strategies Limited
Grants received
21 grants · £1,055,685 total360Giving 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
- Friends Provident Foundation · £612,120 (7 grants)
- Barrow Cadbury Trust · £332,180 (9 grants)
- Lankelly Chase Foundation · £111,385 (5 grants)
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.
11 directors on the board
- Rebecca Deegan Director · appointed 2022
- Joe Dromey Director · appointed 2023
- Huw Thomas Director · appointed 2022
- Geraldine Brown Director · appointed 2025
- David Paul Meller Director · appointed 2020
- Caroline Wilson Director · appointed 2025
- Naila Wood Director · appointed 2025
- Sonia Halliwell Director · appointed 2023
- Gavin Luke White Director · appointed 2025
- Paul Dennett Director · appointed 2016
- Professor Carolyn Ann Wilkins Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Dennett Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Joe Dromey Director · appointed 2023
- Huw Thomas Director · appointed 2022
- Geraldine Brown Director · appointed 2025
- David Paul Meller Director · appointed 2020
- Caroline Wilson Director · appointed 2025
- Naila Wood Director · appointed 2025
- Sonia Halliwell Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Dennett Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (3)
- Rebecca Deegan Director · appointed 2022
- Gavin Luke White Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Carolyn Ann Wilkins Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 04242937
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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