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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Samantha Aldridge 2020-2022 View profile
- Tony Kensington 2014-2025 View profile
- Aman Sandhu 2013-2017 View profile
- Julie Crabtree 2013-2015 View profile
- Maureen Christina Stoneham 2013-2017 View profile
- John Burrell 2010-2016 View profile
- Michael John Charles Kiernan 2008-2010 View profile
- Geoffrey Malcolm Waters 2004-2012 View profile
- Ronald Stanford 2002-2011 View profile
- Ann Hopper 2002-2020 View profile
- Alan Frederick Gooding 2002-2009 View profile
- Arthur Walter Humphrey 2002-2014 View profile
- Malcolm Gofton 2003-2013 View profile
- Yvonne Anne Stanford 2002-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 29/01/2002
- Also a registered charity
- Walk Tall
Ownership
Owned by (6) 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.
- Michael Alan Sears
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Michael Alan Sears
25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Julie Louise Crocker
significant influence · notified 2017-08-21 - Kishan Sinh Chauhan
significant influence · notified 2023-03-02 - Ann Hopper ceased 2019-01-29
25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Tony Kensington ceased 2025-09-01
25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Walk Tall
is controlled by Michael Alan Sears
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Michael Alan Sears.
7 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
5 grants · £98,279 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £48,700
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £28,101 (2 grants)
- Department for Work and Pensions · £21,479 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
5 directors on the board
- Kishan Sinh Chauhan Director · appointed 2023
- Julie Louise Crocker Director · appointed 2017
- Reverend David Scott Director · appointed 2002
- Michael Alan Sears Director · appointed 2015
- Georgia Helen Kirke Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Julie Louise Crocker Director · appointed 2017
- Reverend David Scott Director · appointed 2002
- Michael Alan Sears Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Kishan Sinh Chauhan Director · appointed 2023
- Julie Louise Crocker Director · appointed 2017
- Reverend David Scott Director · appointed 2002
- Michael Alan Sears Director · appointed 2015
- Georgia Helen Kirke Director · appointed 2026
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04362851
- 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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