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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Nicola Louise Simons 2020-2021 View profile
- Terence John Driscoll 2020-2024 View profile
- Chris Savage 2020-2022 View profile
- John Charles Birch 2020-2022 View profile
- James Paul Steven Tomlinson 2014-2023 View profile
- Carey Widdows 2014-2020 View profile
- Mark Reinecke 2012-2020 View profile
- David Guy Farquharson 2012-2019 View profile
- Susan Lynn Hufton 2010-2012 View profile
- Nicola Jane Vernon 2006-2010 View profile
- Alan Hufton 2006-2012 View profile
- Christopher John Mckellen Parker 2006-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/05/2006
- Also a registered charity
- Africat UK
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Francis James Horan
25-50% voting · notified 2024-06-10 - Janet Rosamund Widdows
25-50% voting · notified 2024-06-10 - Charlotte Anne Shipton
25-50% voting · notified 2025-03-15
Group
- Africat UK
is controlled by Francis James Horan
Evidence
active 25-50% voting · notified 2024-06-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Francis James Horan.
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £49,660
- Total assets
- £49,660
- Cash
- £50,440
- Employees
- 3
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
3 directors on the board
- Charlotte Anne Shipton Director · appointed 2024
- Francis James Horan Director · appointed 2023
- Janet Rosamund Widdows Director · appointed 2024
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Charlotte Anne Shipton Director · appointed 2024
- Janet Rosamund Widdows Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Francis James Horan Director · appointed 2023
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.
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
- 05824442
- 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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