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Octopus Community Network Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Thomas Neumark Jones 2019-2021 Director View profile
  2. Lucy Jane Bingham 2015-2019 Director View profile
  3. Michael Christopher Ryan 2015-2022 Director View profile
  4. Chloe Holmes 2015-2016 Director View profile
  5. Andrew James Mcknight 2010-2012 Director View profile
  6. Robert Ian Hamilton 2010-2015 Director View profile
  7. Trevor Zwelethu Malibongwe Mbatha 2009-2012 Director View profile
  8. Martyn Charles Craddock 2009-2014 Director View profile
  9. Phillip Wesley Watson 2009-2011 Director View profile
  10. Octopus Community Network LTD 2009-2011 Corporate-director View profile
  11. Irene Victoria Winter 2009-2025 Director View profile
  12. Rebecca Brown 2009-2011 Director View profile
  13. Amalia Haralambous 2007-2011 Director View profile
  14. Theodore Andrae Spyrou 2005-2011 Director View profile
  15. Murray Malcolm Cooper 2004-2009 Director View profile
  16. Sefton Tamarlane Lucas 2003-2007 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Berthier 2002-2003 Director View profile
  18. Douglas Hamilton Gunn 2002-2010 Director View profile
  19. Lorriane Gibson 2002-2008 Director View profile
  20. David Vandivier 2002-2017 Director View profile
  21. Julie Parish 2002-2007 Secretary View profile
  22. Anna Edwards 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  23. Robert John Drinkwater 2002-2015 Secretary View profile
  24. Linda Mcgowan 2002-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/07/2002
Also a registered charity
Octopus Community Network

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Irene Victoria Winter ceased 2025-02-12
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Paul Furze ceased 2025-11-16
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Michael Christopher Ryan ceased 2022-02-16
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lucy Jane Bingham ceased 2019-04-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Octopus Community Network Limited is controlled by Irene Victoria Winter
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-02-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Irene Victoria Winter.

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

7 grants · £1,833,611 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 £19,9392026-02-16
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £113,9212020-07-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £591,4182019-10-24
  • Power to Change Trust £42,6072016-12-05
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £365,0882016-08-24
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.

7 directors on the board

8.1y median 4.4y
average tenure
24y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

0
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 2Other services 1

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
04490634
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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