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Ability BOW

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Amanda Catherine Chaboryk 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jerome Christopher Oxford Lyseight 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Anathi Aphiwe Twaku 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Swati Bhatti 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Byron Pamphilon 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Chirag Desai 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Colin Thomas O'Connor 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Frederick Michael Baron 2018-2024 Director View profile
  9. Harriet Lucy Vernon 2018-2022 Director View profile
  10. Balvinder Singh Kullar 2014-2021 Director View profile
  11. Katherine Louise Dee 2013-2017 Director View profile
  12. Hemant Aneja 2012-2014 Director View profile
  13. Nigel Alan Newton Sawyerr 2008-2018 Director View profile
  14. Zoe Portlock 2008-2010 Director View profile
  15. Nicola Anne Morris 2008-2018 Director View profile
  16. Owen Jelf 2006-2014 Director View profile
  17. Raymond George Gipson 2006-2008 Director View profile
  18. Chris Ellyn Andrews 2006-2008 Director View profile
  19. Rob Whistlecroft 2006-2010 Director View profile
  20. Charlotte Grosvenor 2006-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/04/2006
Also a registered charity
Ability BOW

Grants received

12 grants · £150,356 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

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,1752025-09-19
  • The Clothworkers Foundation £14,6002024-10-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002023-09-15
  • CAF £29,7552020-12-22
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £9,9102020-07-08
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

8.4y median 5.7y
average tenure
20.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

1
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.

Finance 2Education 1Property 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05800086
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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