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Who leads it
- Claire Jayne MusgraveDirector · since 2025
- Richard KingDirector · since 2023
- Fiona Jane ForbesDirector · since 2022
- Christina Jean AlexandrouDirector · since 2017
- Gerard Francis GriffinDirector · since 2010
- Lucy Lauris HellerDirector · since 2010
- Anthony Geraint WilliamsDirector · since 2007
- Lord Stanley FinkDirector · since 2006
- Kathryn Anna GodfreySecretary · since 2024
Previous officers 21
- Riaz Ali Shah 2020-2022 View profile
- Daniel Labbad 2018-2023 View profile
- Joanna Avril Greenslade 2018-2023 View profile
- Neil Timothy Wood 2015-2020 View profile
- Paul Roderick Clucas Marshall 2004-2024 View profile
- Ron Eric Beller 2004-2021 View profile
- Paul Fraser Dunning 2004-2017 View profile
- Paul Bernstein 2004-2010 View profile
- Albor Teresa 2004-2004 View profile
- Megan Mannion 2024-2024 View profile
- Elizabeth Dawson 2020-2024 View profile
- Michael Sandall 2018-2020 View profile
- Jacqueline Russell 2017-2018 View profile
- Michael Sandall 2017-2017 View profile
- Christopher Sheasby 2016-2017 View profile
- Michael Sandall 2015-2016 View profile
- Diana Judith Gerald 2012-2015 View profile
- Simon Richard Anthony Pink 2008-2012 View profile
- Amanda Mary Victoria Spielman 2007-2008 View profile
- Stephen John Brown 2006-2007 View profile
- Gordon David Viggers 2004-2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/04/2004
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.
- Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)
appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-09-01
Group
- ARK Schools
is controlled by Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)
Evidence
active appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Absolute Return for Kids (ARK).
7 other companies 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
11 grants · £447,380 total360Giving 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
- ZING · £406,000 (5 grants)
- Sport England · £30,230 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,650
- Henry Smith Foundation · £2,500
Most recent
Contracts awarded
1 contract · £7,750,000 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.
Top suppliers
- Unknown supplier · £7,750,000
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.
8 directors on the board
- Lord Stanley Fink Director · appointed 2006
- Richard King Director · appointed 2023
- Anthony Geraint Williams Director · appointed 2007
- Claire Jayne Musgrave Director · appointed 2025
- Gerard Francis Griffin Director · appointed 2010
- Lucy Lauris Heller Director · appointed 2010
- Christina Jean Alexandrou Director · appointed 2017
- Fiona Jane Forbes Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Lord Stanley Fink Director · appointed 2006
- Anthony Geraint Williams Director · appointed 2007
- Gerard Francis Griffin Director · appointed 2010
- Lucy Lauris Heller Director · appointed 2010
- Christina Jean Alexandrou Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (8)
- Lord Stanley Fink Director · appointed 2006
- Richard King Director · appointed 2023
- Anthony Geraint Williams Director · appointed 2007
- Claire Jayne Musgrave Director · appointed 2025
- Gerard Francis Griffin Director · appointed 2010
- Lucy Lauris Heller Director · appointed 2010
- Christina Jean Alexandrou Director · appointed 2017
- Fiona Jane Forbes Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
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.
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05112090
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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