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Luton Irish Forum

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

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Previous officers 23

  1. Tawanda George Chiweshe 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Elleesa Rushby 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Gillian Susan Grant 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Denise Ann Sadleir 2018-2021 Director View profile
  5. Dr Karl Peter Sylvester 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Elaine Cruise 2015-2016 Director View profile
  7. Lorraine Finnegan 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. Pauline Sylvester 2013-2024 Director View profile
  9. Michael Joseph Maguire 2013-2022 Director View profile
  10. Thomas Anthony Murphy 2011-2017 Director View profile
  11. Jeremiah Mealy 2011-2012 Director View profile
  12. Joseph Martin Ward 2010-2018 Director View profile
  13. Lucy Mary Bridget Kellett 2009-2009 Director View profile
  14. Angela Duffy 2008-2013 Director View profile
  15. Michael Pender 2008-2011 Director View profile
  16. Patrick Leonard 2005-2017 Director View profile
  17. Bridget Ryan 2005-2008 Director View profile
  18. Patrick Joseph Wallace 2005-2010 Director View profile
  19. John Ernest Hutcheson 2005-2007 Director View profile
  20. Michael Frank Horan 2005-2020 Director View profile
  21. Noreen Christina Kellett 2005-2022 Director View profile
  22. Martin Joseph O'Hehir 2005-2011 Director View profile
  23. Nicola Clare Molloy 2005-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/12/2005
Also a registered charity
Luton Irish Forum

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.

  • Thomas Martin Shanley
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-07-05
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Luton Irish Forum is controlled by Thomas Martin Shanley
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-07-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Thomas Martin Shanley.

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

23 grants · £1,276,268 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 · £906,787 (5 grants)
  • Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £241,281 (14 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £118,200 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000

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.

11 directors on the board

6.5y median 4.1y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Education 2Property 2Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Professional 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05651900
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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