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Home-Start Reading

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

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Previous officers 46

  1. Mary Wilson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Sally Margaret Moore 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Chinelo Victoria Onyewuchi 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Lottie Pheasant 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Jacqueline Burrage 2022-2026 Director View profile
  6. Naiya Patel 2021-2023 Director View profile
  7. Sophie Elisabeth Croft 2021-2023 Director View profile
  8. Alexandra Njuguna 2020-2022 Director View profile
  9. Jennifer Louise Amphlett 2019-2019 Director View profile
  10. Amal Mohammed 2019-2022 Director View profile
  11. Janet Mary Gavin 2018-2022 Director View profile
  12. Catherine Troup 2017-2026 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Gordon Guy 2017-2025 Director View profile
  14. David Charles Parker 2016-2019 Director View profile
  15. Susan Karen Lowes 2015-2018 Director View profile
  16. Alison Jane Foster 2015-2018 Director View profile
  17. Sylvia Geeves 2014-2023 Director View profile
  18. Jean Hobson 2014-2019 Director View profile
  19. Susan Margaret Biggs 2013-2025 Director View profile
  20. Jacqueline Mary Oversby 2012-2017 Director View profile
  21. Faith Lesley Ramsay 2012-2017 Director View profile
  22. Suneera Muneer 2012-2015 Director View profile
  23. Eugenie Susannah Randall 2011-2016 Director View profile
  24. Eloise Francis-Brophy 2010-2011 Director View profile
  25. Sandra Anne Curtis 2010-2012 Director View profile
  26. Narrinder Kaur Taggar 2010-2011 Director View profile
  27. Ellie Jacobs 2010-2014 Director View profile
  28. Jill Pamela Lake 2008-2023 Director View profile
  29. Angela Vadna Griffiths 2008-2009 Director View profile
  30. Colin Drummond Ferguson 2007-2008 Director View profile
  31. Josephine Mira Rado 2007-2023 Director View profile
  32. Olive Ann Briggs 2007-2009 Director View profile
  33. Rosemary Clare Evans 2007-2014 Director View profile
  34. Janet Frances Olive Offord 2007-2008 Director View profile
  35. Timothy David Anthony Dyson 2007-2008 Director View profile
  36. Brian George Totham 2006-2010 Director View profile
  37. George Leslie French 2005-2015 Director View profile
  38. Dennis Goodyear 2005-2007 Director View profile
  39. Susan Totham 2005-2010 Director View profile
  40. Theresia Dilys Khaleque 2005-2006 Director View profile
  41. Morag Farquharson 2005-2006 Director View profile
  42. Sarah Jane Johnson 2005-2007 Director View profile
  43. Catherine Ruth Fielden 2005-2007 Director View profile
  44. Virginia Mary Taylor 2005-2010 Director View profile
  45. Sarah Gayle Smith 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
  46. Ruth Marilyn Fleming 2005-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
27/06/2005
Registered office
Reading
Also a registered charity
Home-Start Reading

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Elizabeth Stead
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2026-04-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jill Pamela Lake ceased 2018-09-10
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Sylvia Geeves ceased 2018-11-23
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-09-10
  • Susan Margaret Biggs ceased 2025-06-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-10-23
  • Catherine Troup ceased 2026-04-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-11-23

Group

  1. Home-Start Reading is controlled by Elizabeth Stead
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2026-04-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Elizabeth Stead.

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

7 grants · £408,130 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.

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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

1.7y median 1.5y
average tenure
4.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Professional services 3Hospitality 1Other services 1Property 1Retail and trade 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
05491570
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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