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Hope International Development Agency
Other human health activities
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Billen Kebede TesissaDirector · since 2023
- Simeon Luke PatonDirector · since 2019
- Dr Daniel NewportDirector · since 2019
- Rosanna Seymour ArmstrongDirector · since 2010
- Clarissa Mary PoulsonSecretary · since 2006
Previous officers (10)
- Rev Christopher John HaywoodDirector · 2011–2024
- Clifferd Henry DickDirector · 2006–2021
- Alan MannDirector · 2006–2011
- Dr Elizabeth Kirsty PettitDirector · 2005–2012
- Linda HardingDirector · 2002–2010
- John Edwin James LyleDirector · 2002–2003
- David MckenzieDirector · 2002–2006
- Michael John SmithDirector · 2002–2007
- Lowell SheppardDirector · 2002–2006
- Christopher John ShelbourneSecretary · 2002–2007
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other human health activities; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 02/01/2002
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- Hope International Development Agency
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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.
4 directors on the board
- Billen Kebede Tesissa Director · appointed 2023
- Simeon Luke Paton Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Daniel Newport Director · appointed 2019
- Rosanna Seymour Armstrong Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Simeon Luke Paton Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Daniel Newport Director · appointed 2019
- Rosanna Seymour Armstrong Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Billen Kebede Tesissa Director · appointed 2023
- Simeon Luke Paton Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Daniel Newport Director · appointed 2019
- Rosanna Seymour Armstrong Director · appointed 2010
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04346286
- 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 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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