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Sheffield Working Women's Opportunities Project

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 15

  1. Tracey Anne Nathan 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Tylor Price 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Lucy Jane Edwards 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Simon Mark Macdonald Nolan 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Sarah Louise Cotton 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Professor Catherine Maria Cassell 2016-2023 Director View profile
  7. Ann Lucas 2015-2022 Director View profile
  8. Kim Elizabeth Rowe 2011-2020 Director View profile
  9. Andrew St Aubyn Martin 2007-2021 Director View profile
  10. Angela Jean Heal 2007-2018 Director View profile
  11. Eve Hagon 2007-2012 Director View profile
  12. Louise Simone Korlei Kandler 2005-2016 Director View profile
  13. Niranjani Hacker 2005-2017 Director View profile
  14. Emma Caroline Rattenbury 2005-2011 Director View profile
  15. Sali Harwood 2005-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/04/2005
Also a registered charity
Sheffield Working Women's Opportunities Project

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Polly Foster
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2023-07-18
  • Angela Jean Heal ceased 2018-04-21
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-05
  • Andrew St Aubyn Martin ceased 2021-04-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-05
  • Kim Elizabeth Rowe ceased 2020-07-03
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-05
  • Ann Lucas ceased 2022-02-16
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Simon Mark Macdonald Nolan ceased 2018-03-30
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-05

Group

  1. Sheffield Working Women's Opportunities Project is controlled by Polly Foster
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2023-07-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Polly Foster.

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
£211,571
Total assets
£211,571
Employees
6
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reported£211,571
2026-03-31Not reported£211,571
2025-03-31Not reported£188,910

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £907,995 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 · £907,995 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £419,9992024-09-27
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £267,9602021-07-20
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £220,0362017-07-14
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

3.7y median 3.9y
average tenure
7.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

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.

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
05413661
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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