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Southend United Community Foundation

Sports and recreation education

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

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Previous officers 21

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Rhys Ellingham 2018-2019 Director View profile
Patrick Carl Van Der Waag 2017-2018 Director View profile
David Michael Markscheffel 2016-2025 Director View profile
Ian Mcdonald Mclean Cameron 2016-2018 Director View profile
Garcia-Lobera, Jose Ignacio, Doctor 2015-2023 Director View profile
Nigel Peter Brunning 2011-2017 Director View profile
Helen Giles Norbury 2011-2020 Director View profile
Roger Clive Sinden 2011-2014 Director View profile
Brian David Storey 2010-2011 Director View profile
Keli Hampstead 2009-2015 Director View profile
Ashley James Eastwood 2008-2009 Director View profile
Lesley Clubb 2008-2011 Director View profile
Valerie Blower 2007-2011 Director View profile
Peter David Holmes 2005-2008 Director View profile
Frank Edward Gulley 2004-2007 Director View profile
Geoffrey King 2004-2021 Director View profile
Roger William Reade 2004-2005 Director View profile
Stephen Alexander Currell 2004-2009 Director View profile
David Philip Palmer 2004-2007 Director View profile
Noel Christopher Kelleway 2004-2006 Director View profile
Helen Norbury 2004-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Sports and recreation education; Other education n.e.c.; Other human health activities; Other sports activities
Incorporated: 16/03/2004
Registered office: Southend on Sea
Also a registered charity: Southend United Community Foundation
Previous names: Southend United Community & Educational Trust (until 07/10/2024)

Financials

Employees: 0.3
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period ending	Turnover	Net assets
2025-08-31	Not reported	Not reported
2025-08-31	Not reported	Not reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

13 grants · £119,920 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 · £64,130 (6 grants)
BBC Children in Need · £28,290
Essex Community Foundation · £27,500 (6 grants)

Most recent

The National Lottery Community Fund £18,6502024-03-21
Essex Community Foundation £5,0002024-03-08
Essex Community Foundation £2,5002023-02-23
Essex Community Foundation £5,0002022-06-09
The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002022-01-07

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

Dr Taz Abu Nasser Syed Director · appointed 2020
Gary James Lockett Director · appointed 2019
Kelly Clarke Director · appointed 2020
William Hill Director · appointed 2015
Ian Hughes Director · appointed 2020
Baiju Manji Solanki Director · appointed 2022
Julia Jones Director · appointed 2021

6.6y median 6.2y

average tenure

10.9y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Dr Taz Abu Nasser Syed Director · appointed 2020
Gary James Lockett Director · appointed 2019
Kelly Clarke Director · appointed 2020
William Hill Director · appointed 2015
Ian Hughes Director · appointed 2020

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Kelly Clarke Director · appointed 2020
William Hill Director · appointed 2015
Ian Hughes Director · appointed 2020
Julia Jones Director · appointed 2021

Portfolio (3)

Dr Taz Abu Nasser Syed Director · appointed 2020
Gary James Lockett Director · appointed 2019
Baiju Manji Solanki Director · appointed 2022

also govern a charity

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.

Property 7Business services 2Finance 2Health and social care 1Tech and media 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

Several long-serving directors could step down together
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: 05074505
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due: 31/05/2027
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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