Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company

Birth Companions

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

Network

The large node is Birth Companions. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Oluwakemi Scholastica Eze 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Jenny Clare Beardsley 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Janice Patricia Fawell 2013-2020 Director View profile
  4. Ann Sedley 2013-2016 Director View profile
  5. Susan Marilyn Rich 2012-2013 Director View profile
  6. Lucy Jane Ball 2012-2025 Director View profile
  7. Hogarth, Elizabeth Jane, O.B.E. 2011-2026 Director View profile
  8. Dr Suzanne Collins 2010-2018 Director View profile
  9. Vivienne Sarah Gray 2010-2024 Director View profile
  10. Christine Anne Asbury 2010-2012 Director View profile
  11. Avan Wadia 2010-2022 Director View profile
  12. Catherine Louise Longman-Jones 2010-2013 Director View profile
  13. Michele April Stokes 2007-2018 Director View profile
  14. Annabel Kennedy 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  15. Elizabeth Mccann 2007-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
05/06/2007
Also a registered charity
Birth Companions

Grants received

17 grants · £1,626,770 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

  • The Segelman Trust £105,0002025-02-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £202,5622024-01-31
  • Ministry of Justice £60,0002022-04-01
  • Ministry of Justice £60,0002022-04-01
  • Ministry of Justice £9,8632022-04-01
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.

9 directors on the board

7.3y median 6.1y
average tenure
19.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06269047
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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data