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The Innovation Unit Limited

Management consultancy activities other than financial management

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Danielle Jeanine Palmour 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Rebekah Ayres 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Joseph Michael James Ludlow 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. James David Thomas 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Anthony David Mackay 2006-2019 Director View profile
  6. David Lewis Albury 2006-2018 Director View profile
  7. Winifred Armah 2017-2024 Secretary View profile
  8. Adam John Leadbetter 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  9. Gareth John Wynne 2006-2015 Secretary View profile
  10. Peter William Pilgrem 2006-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Management consultancy activities other than financial management; Educational support services
Incorporated
13/11/2006
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (14) 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.

Group

  1. The Innovation Unit Limited is controlled by Valerie Maria Hannon
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2019-03-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Valerie Maria Hannon.

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
£799,617
Total assets
£802,282
Cash
£573,014
Employees
34
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

10 grants · £4,144,150 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

  • Barrow Cadbury Trust £50,4202024-10-19
  • Ministry of Justice £105,9302021-06-14
  • Ministry of Justice £73,8552021-06-14
  • Barrow Cadbury Trust £100,0002021-01-23
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,453,7452018-06-15
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

6.9y median 3.1y
average tenure
16.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 4Education 2Health and social care 2Property 1Tech and media 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
05997039
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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