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Self Help Services LTD

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

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Previous officers 16

  1. Mike Burrows 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Liam Daniel James Symonds 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Rafferty 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Safina Islam 2017-2024 Director View profile
  5. Paul Thomas Ferry 2013-2018 Director View profile
  6. Dr Jonathan Paul Taylor 2013-2014 Director View profile
  7. Kevin William Wilson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  8. Robert Ritchie 2010-2012 Director View profile
  9. Tahira Mubin Hussain 2008-2010 Director View profile
  10. Adrian John Jennings 2007-2012 Director View profile
  11. Angela Young 2007-2018 Director View profile
  12. Iphigenia Papoulia 2006-2013 Director View profile
  13. Glenore Kingsley Nunes 2006-2007 Director View profile
  14. David Williams 2006-2007 Director View profile
  15. Nicola Mary Lidbetter 2006-2007 Director View profile
  16. Caroline Louise Nuttall 2006-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/12/2006
Also a registered charity
Self Help Services

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.

Group

  1. Self Help Services LTD is controlled by The BIG Life Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The BIG Life Company Limited is controlled by Fay Lila Selvan
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2021-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Fay Lila Selvan.

8 other companies 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £490,640 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 · £490,640

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £490,6402013-10-08
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.

4 directors on the board

13.7y median 16.6y
average tenure
19.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Health and social care 9Other services 2Education 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06036050
Status
Active - Proposal to Strike off
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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