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People First Independent Advocacy

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 31

  1. Ted Cole 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. John Fell 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Stephen John Rigby 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Helen Marion Horne 2018-2021 Director View profile
  5. John Martin Mills 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. Louise Townson 2014-2025 Director View profile
  7. Susan Mccauley 2013-2017 Director View profile
  8. Paul Irving 2013-2017 Director View profile
  9. Catherine Osbourne 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Newton 2011-2013 Director View profile
  11. Steven Corlett 2011-2024 Director View profile
  12. John Damien Paul Peter Dias 2011-2014 Director View profile
  13. Julie Pickard 2011-2013 Director View profile
  14. Clarence Malcolm Eardley 2011-2014 Director View profile
  15. Adam Couling 2011-2013 Director View profile
  16. Ian Pattison 2011-2017 Director View profile
  17. Elizabeth Harkness 2011-2021 Director View profile
  18. Carolyn Watson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Woolcock 2007-2011 Director View profile
  20. Paul Mclachlan 2005-2007 Director View profile
  21. William Reay 2005-2011 Director View profile
  22. Carl Derek Armstrong 2005-2011 Director View profile
  23. Kevin Twigg 2005-2017 Director View profile
  24. Fiona Mary Bell 2005-2011 Director View profile
  25. Richard John Bewsher 2005-2011 Director View profile
  26. Chris Miron 2005-2011 Director View profile
  27. Maria Murray 2005-2013 Director View profile
  28. Malcolm Williams 2005-2011 Director View profile
  29. Paul Richard Wiggins 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  30. David Lee Blacklock 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  31. Mark Allan Sykes 2005-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
28/04/2005
Registered office
Carlisle
Also a registered charity
People First Independent Advocacy
Previous names
West Cumbria People First (until 08/04/2010)
West Cumbria People First Limited (until 30/03/2010)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above People First Independent Advocacy on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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

9 grants · £807,447 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 · £805,587 (8 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,860

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002025-01-30
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £445,0002023-09-20
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002021-12-03
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £1,8602020-06-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002020-05-22
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

2.2y median 2.8y
average tenure
2.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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 2Finance 1Other 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
05438407
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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