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Women Connect First

Women Connect First is an active UK company (number 04715832), incorporated 2003, with 6 current directors including Saroop Kaur and Misbah Mohammed Abdul-Halim. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 42

  1. Sumaya Khan 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Margaret Mclaughlin 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Rajma Begum 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Aisha Ali 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Shavanah Taj 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Justna Muhith 2020-2023 Director View profile
  7. Daxa Ravji Varsani 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Isabel Robledo 2020-2021 Director View profile
  9. Theresa Mgadzah Jones 2019-2020 Director View profile
  10. Kyriaki Tsioni 2019-2021 Director View profile
  11. Areatha Comanescu 2019-2022 Director View profile
  12. Hannah Wharf 2016-2021 Director View profile
  13. Janet Thickpenny 2016-2020 Director View profile
  14. Kense Hayan 2016-2018 Director View profile
  15. Marsha Neal 2016-2018 Director View profile
  16. Dr Roiyah Saltus-Hendrickson 2015-2019 Director View profile
  17. Andrea Heath 2014-2015 Director View profile
  18. Sujatha Thaladi 2014-2015 Director View profile
  19. Alison Kibblewhite 2014-2016 Director View profile
  20. Allan Herbert 2014-2020 Director View profile
  21. Love, Cecilia, Cllr 2014-2015 Director View profile
  22. Asha Ali 2013-2014 Director View profile
  23. Zobia Zaman 2013-2016 Director View profile
  24. Clare Fox Rashed 2013-2013 Director View profile
  25. Amal Bafaqih 2012-2013 Director View profile
  26. Andrea Maxine Sarah Tarrant 2011-2012 Director View profile
  27. Marilia Angove 2010-2012 Director View profile
  28. Isminur Mutlu-Smith 2010-2014 Director View profile
  29. Maria Contessa Mesa 2007-2014 Director View profile
  30. Sook Yee Gwyther-Jones 2007-2010 Director View profile
  31. Naz Malik 2007-2009 Director View profile
  32. Ceri Ann Harris 2007-2013 Director View profile
  33. Caroline Sandra Greathead 2004-2006 Director View profile
  34. Maliika Kaaba 2003-2007 Director View profile
  35. Nusrat Sultana Raja 2003-2004 Director View profile
  36. Julia Anne Lee 2003-2007 Director View profile
  37. Dr Rosalind Elaine Gasper 2003-2004 Director View profile
  38. Amna Ismail Yassin 2003-2013 Director View profile
  39. Siobhan Hayward 2003-2005 Director View profile
  40. Mona El-Zohery 2003-2003 Director View profile
  41. Cristina Fatmi 2003-2009 Director View profile
  42. Soad Hamdi 2003-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/03/2003
Also a registered charity
Women Connect First

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.

Group

  1. Women Connect First is controlled by Stephanie Makuvise
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-05-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephanie Makuvise.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£613,835
Total assets
£613,835
Cash
£318,298
Employees
8
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

27 grants · £2,968,350 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

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

2.5y median 2.4y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Sumaya Khan Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025

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 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

  • 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
04715832
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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