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Empower - the Emerging Markets Foundation Limited

Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 44

  1. Marcelo Assalin 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Adeel Ayaz Khan 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Colin Reedie 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. John Caldwell Patton 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Biller Curran 2019-2024 Director View profile
  6. Murtaza Ahmed 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. Angela Labombarda 2017-2024 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Charles Jefferies 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Peter Tolhurst 2017-2022 Director View profile
  10. Pierre-Yves Bareau 2017-2022 Director View profile
  11. Michael Lekan 2017-2023 Director View profile
  12. Kunal Shah 2016-2025 Director View profile
  13. Marcin Tomasz Wiszniewski 2016-2021 Director View profile
  14. Fernando Ortega 2016-2020 Director View profile
  15. Rafael Biosse-Duplan 2016-2021 Director View profile
  16. Eric Dana Levine 2016-2020 Director View profile
  17. Xavier Corin-Mick 2015-2021 Director View profile
  18. Aditi Yashwant Thorat 2014-2022 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Milner 2014-2016 Director View profile
  20. Imogen Kathleen Ward 2012-2013 Director View profile
  21. Driss Ben-Brahim 2011-2013 Director View profile
  22. Francisco Fernandez De Ybarra 2011-2023 Director View profile
  23. Karim Zahmoul 2010-2015 Director View profile
  24. Angella Marie Heath 2009-2014 Director View profile
  25. Eric William Dannheim 2009-2014 Director View profile
  26. Maurice Nadjar 2009-2015 Director View profile
  27. Lucy Ann Ariel Lake 2009-2012 Director View profile
  28. Vincenzo Zinni 2009-2016 Director View profile
  29. Khadijah Anwar Fancy 2008-2016 Director View profile
  30. Helene Ruth Williamson 2008-2019 Director View profile
  31. Ramachandra Nayak 2008-2011 Director View profile
  32. Gareth David Williams 2008-2017 Director View profile
  33. Philip Nicholas Hamilton 2008-2012 Director View profile
  34. Simon Treacher 2008-2009 Director View profile
  35. Christopher David Rocker 2008-2009 Director View profile
  36. Dr Arnab Kumar Banerji 2008-2011 Director View profile
  37. Tom Priday 2008-2009 Director View profile
  38. Nikolaos Makris 2008-2011 Director View profile
  39. Jose Fraga 2008-2011 Director View profile
  40. Alex Benasuli 2008-2011 Director View profile
  41. Jonathan Andrew Bagot Bayliss 2006-2022 Director View profile
  42. Bradley James Wickens 2006-2023 Director View profile
  43. Cynthia Steele 2019-2025 Secretary View profile
  44. Marta Eugenia Cabrera 2006-2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
27/07/2006
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Empower - the Emerging Markets Foundation Limited

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.

  • Marta Eugenia Cabrera ceased 2017-04-06
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-09-12

Group

  1. Empower - the Emerging Markets Foundation Limited is controlled by Marta Eugenia Cabrera
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-09-12, ceased 2017-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Marta Eugenia Cabrera.

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.

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.

15 directors on the board

7.3y median 6.2y
average tenure
16.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (7)

1
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 4Tech and media 2Business services 1Health and social care 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

  • 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
05889426
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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