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Company · Hornchurch

First Step Opportunity Group

Pre-primary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Maria Thompson 2023-2023 Director View profile
  2. Elizabeth Ruth Cody 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Sophie Charlotte Williamson 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Ciara Emily Pugh 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Nolan Stephen Brateman 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Cathryn Ann Hamblin 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Neil Leslie Sawyer 2015-2025 Director View profile
  8. Mark George Sweetingham 2014-2017 Director View profile
  9. Margaret Elaine Williams 2012-2017 Director View profile
  10. Dr Olugbemiro Sodeinde 2012-2018 Director View profile
  11. Corinne Barrett 2010-2012 Director View profile
  12. Charles Lipman 2010-2013 Director View profile
  13. Linda Joy Van Den Hende 2008-2024 Director View profile
  14. Eileen Newman 2008-2014 Director View profile
  15. Wheeler Christine 2007-2011 Director View profile
  16. Brian William Charles Peters 2007-2024 Director View profile
  17. Nicola Jane Cast 2006-2014 Director View profile
  18. Karen Louise Reeve 2005-2006 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Michael Byrne 2005-2008 Director View profile
  20. Margaret Ellen Pain 2003-2003 Director View profile
  21. Colin Coe 2003-2022 Director View profile
  22. Sally Ann Bailey 2003-2004 Director View profile
  23. Mark Lawrence Hyde 2003-2004 Director View profile
  24. Duncan Grant 2003-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Pre-primary education
Incorporated
16/05/2003
Registered office
Hornchurch
Also a registered charity
First Step Opportunity Group

Grants received

4 grants · £289,684 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

  • Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation £6002022-07-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £231,0922022-03-18
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9922021-09-10
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £48,0002020-09-29
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.

9 directors on the board

7.5y median 5y
average tenure
21.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Finance 1Other services 1Professional 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
04767369
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 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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