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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. David Sharples 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Amy Patricia Craven 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. John Lines 2016-2021 Director View profile
  4. Kathleen Lines 2016-2021 Director View profile
  5. Anthony Joseph Phillips 2012-2017 Director View profile
  6. Joan Margaret Trinder 2012-2019 Director View profile
  7. Valerie Ann Hutchinson 2012-2023 Director View profile
  8. Malcolm Howlett 2011-2014 Director View profile
  9. Joanne Worthington 2008-2008 Director View profile
  10. Janet Turner Shaw 2008-2019 Director View profile
  11. Peter Hulse 2007-2012 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Christopher Macleod 2005-2008 Director View profile
  13. Peter Holland 2004-2008 Director View profile
  14. Margaret Janet Holland 2004-2005 Director View profile
  15. Jean Elizabeth Burhouse 2004-2006 Director View profile
  16. Kay Thursby 2003-2004 Director View profile
  17. Ian Stuart Scott 2003-2005 Director View profile
  18. Enid Lambie 2003-2004 Director View profile
  19. Frances Julie Barber 2001-2014 Director View profile
  20. Angela Jane Payne 2001-2003 Director View profile
  21. Sheila Sinclair 2001-2011 Director View profile
  22. Nita Steel 2001-2004 Director View profile
  23. Mary Ashton 2001-2003 Director View profile
  24. Linda Ann Dunbar 2005-2014 Secretary View profile
  25. Shirley Patricia Simmonds 2001-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/09/2001
Also a registered charity
Friend to Friend

Grants received

3 grants · £152,987 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £143,642
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £9,345 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £7,7002012-03-19
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £143,6422004-05-04
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £1,6452001-11-27
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.

6 directors on the board

3.2y median 2.7y
average tenure
5.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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
04293138
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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