Company
Home-Start Wyre Forest
Home-Start Wyre Forest is an active UK company (number 05419029), incorporated 2005, with 7 current directors including Lynda Christine Marguerite Williams and Jill Acton. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Lynda Christine Marguerite WilliamsDirector · since 2026
- Jill ActonDirector · since 2026
- Geoffrey David Kirwan SummersDirector · since 2025
- Catherine Mary BorlaseDirector · since 2024
- Roger Kingsley BourneDirector · since 2015
- Linda SmallDirector · since 2011
- Megan WeaverDirector · since 2005
- Belinda Jane DarbySecretary · since 2007
Previous officers 15
- Anne Taylor 2026-2026 View profile
- Sarah Morgan 2020-2025 View profile
- Samuel William Guille 2019-2024 View profile
- Brian Richard Price 2018-2026 View profile
- Hoar, Philip Charles, Reverand 2015-2018 View profile
- Tracy Wilkes 2011-2019 View profile
- Shaun Dean Evans 2008-2013 View profile
- Peter Robert Handley 2008-2012 View profile
- Pamela Elizabeth Amos 2007-2008 View profile
- Ruth Kristine Hawkesford 2007-2015 View profile
- Margaret Ann Chieng 2005-2006 View profile
- Peter George Banford 2005-2009 View profile
- Barbara Hughes 2005-2025 View profile
- Diane Kingston 2005-2009 View profile
- Jane Jarman 2005-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/04/2005
- Also a registered charity
- Home-Start Wyre Forest
Grants received
14 grants · £1,202,365 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,092,675 (11 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £82,400
- BBC Children in Need · £24,560
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,730
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
6 directors on the board
- Geoffrey David Kirwan Summers Director · appointed 2025
- Jill Acton Director · appointed 2026
- Linda Small Director · appointed 2011
- Megan Weaver Director · appointed 2005
- Catherine Mary Borlase Director · appointed 2024
- Roger Kingsley Bourne Director · appointed 2015
- Lynda Christine Marguerite Williams Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Linda Small Director · appointed 2011
- Megan Weaver Director · appointed 2005
- Roger Kingsley Bourne Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Geoffrey David Kirwan Summers Director · appointed 2025
- Jill Acton Director · appointed 2026
- Megan Weaver Director · appointed 2005
- Catherine Mary Borlase Director · appointed 2024
- Roger Kingsley Bourne Director · appointed 2015
- Lynda Christine Marguerite Williams Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Linda Small Director · appointed 2011
Left in the last 12 months
- Barbara Hughes Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2025
- Anne Taylor Director · appointed 2026 · resigned 2026
- Brian Richard Price Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05419029
- 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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