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Collective Encounters

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 31

  1. Teresa Marie Heldt 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dr Madeleine Jane Irwin 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Kelly Louise Bewers 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Ithalia Forel 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. June Hudson 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Arti Prashar 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Anthony Robert Scott 2019-2022 Director View profile
  8. Jamie Elliot Beddard 2018-2025 Director View profile
  9. Anna Jones 2018-2023 Director View profile
  10. Graham Sidney Boxer 2017-2023 Director View profile
  11. Rachael Hankin 2017-2020 Director View profile
  12. John Dermody 2013-2016 Director View profile
  13. Graham Whitham 2013-2022 Director View profile
  14. Eric Philip Weitz 2012-2022 Director View profile
  15. John Christopher Sweeney 2012-2013 Director View profile
  16. John Richard Borrough Hall 2010-2012 Director View profile
  17. James Benjamin Johnson 2009-2023 Director View profile
  18. Julie Rachel Walker 2008-2013 Director View profile
  19. Maria Jean Hornsby 2008-2016 Director View profile
  20. Peter David Rix 2008-2010 Director View profile
  21. Michael William Eccles 2008-2022 Director View profile
  22. Barbara Vera Sinclair 2006-2009 Director View profile
  23. Professor Bill Chambers 2005-2016 Director View profile
  24. Colly Marie Collette Whitty 2005-2008 Director View profile
  25. Jacqueline Skinner 2004-2008 Director View profile
  26. Robert Stewart Farquhar 2004-2004 Director View profile
  27. Dr Gary Bowman 2004-2006 Director View profile
  28. Dr John Michael Bennett 2004-2005 Director View profile
  29. Trine Louise Hughes 2004-2008 Director View profile
  30. Annette Burghes 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  31. Sarah Thornton 2004-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/03/2004
Also a registered charity
Collective Encounters

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Graham Whitham ceased 2019-04-01
    appoints directors · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Collective Encounters is controlled by Graham Whitham
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-09-01, ceased 2019-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Graham Whitham.

1 other company 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

20 grants · £916,919 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £552,980 (11 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £291,998 (4 grants)
  • Ministry of Justice · £38,450 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £29,300
  • Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside · £4,191 (2 grants)

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Board analysis for researchers

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

2.2y median 1.2y
average tenure
5.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Tech and media 2Education 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
05062035
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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