Company · Croydon
Justice Defenders
Other service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 26
- James Alan Holt 2019-2022 View profile
- Sally Louise Cook 2019-2024 View profile
- Jacqueline Lule 2019-2021 View profile
- Trevor Leslie Dighton 2019-2024 View profile
- Timothy Paul Johnston 2019-2023 View profile
- Dr David Michael Hollow 2018-2024 View profile
- Robert Daw 2017-2018 View profile
- Siobhan Bryant 2015-2017 View profile
- Shirlene Oh 2015-2020 View profile
- Aisha Kaweesi 2015-2018 View profile
- Nicholas Jeremy Johnson 2015-2021 View profile
- George Daly 2014-2023 View profile
- Dr Anne Merriman 2014-2025 View profile
- Richard John Reed 2014-2017 View profile
- Jonathan Somerville Price 2012-2021 View profile
- Farida Anderson 2012-2012 View profile
- Debo Akande 2012-2013 View profile
- James Andrew Burton Mayo 2011-2015 View profile
- Patricia Jones 2011-2015 View profile
- Paul Francis Cavadino 2011-2020 View profile
- Richard Alfred Levy 2009-2012 View profile
- Adam Edward Smith 2009-2010 View profile
- Diane Jane Opio 2008-2015 View profile
- Elise Menseses 2008-2010 View profile
- Toby Meredith Brown 2007-2008 View profile
- Lyn Margaret Mclean 2007-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 25/05/2007
- Registered office
- Croydon
- Also a registered charity
- Justice Defenders
- Previous names
- African Prisons Project (until 23/12/2019)
Ownership
Owned by (10) 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.
- Siobhan Bryant ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Paul Francis Cavadino ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - George Daly ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Nicholas Jeremy Johnson ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Aisha Kaweesi ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Lyn Margaret Mclean ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Shirlene Oh ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Jonathan Somerville Price ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Richard John Reed ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Robert Daw ceased 2016-04-06
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Justice Defenders
is controlled by Siobhan Bryant
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Siobhan Bryant.
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.
4 directors on the board
- Ruth Ibegbuna Director · appointed 2026
- Jonathan Stewart Philip Coulson Director · appointed 2024
- Prof Luis Franceschi Director · appointed 2024
- Janet Lintott Director · appointed 2024
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Jonathan Stewart Philip Coulson Director · appointed 2024
- Prof Luis Franceschi Director · appointed 2024
- Janet Lintott Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Ruth Ibegbuna Director · appointed 2026
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 06260329
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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