Company
Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Annabelle MascottDirector · since 2026
- Verity MeesonDirector · since 2026
- Lenka Reznik-ZelenkovaDirector · since 2025
- Edward LeesDirector · since 2025
- Azeb MengisteabDirector · since 2023
- Sana MurraniDirector · since 2023
- Dr Andrew John EcclestonDirector · since 2022
- Jane Sonja BarkesDirector · since 2022
- Alana HunterDirector · since 2022
- Jane BarkesSecretary · since 2022
Previous officers 38
- Ashish Ghadiali 2026-2026 View profile
- Asrar Ahmad Bashir 2025-2025 View profile
- Michael White 2024-2025 View profile
- Sian Louise Pearce 2024-2025 View profile
- Julian Harry Bild 2024-2025 View profile
- Abbas Mohammed Adamu 2024-2024 View profile
- Timothy Nyahasha 2023-2024 View profile
- Poorna Dias Gunaswker 2022-2025 View profile
- Maire Hull 2022-2022 View profile
- John Marker Stephens 2022-2026 View profile
- Bridget Ntuli Bimha 2021-2023 View profile
- Emma Stevenson 2021-2023 View profile
- Kirsten Louise Whiting 2021-2021 View profile
- Sarah Elizabeth Green 2021-2021 View profile
- Kevin Paul Orford 2019-2020 View profile
- Diana Katherine Bale 2016-2022 View profile
- James David Blackmore 2015-2018 View profile
- Ian Peter Gasper 2014-2026 View profile
- Christine Reid 2013-2023 View profile
- Paul Cookson 2013-2018 View profile
- Aspinall, Mary Elizabeth, Councillor 2012-2014 View profile
- Hazel Poad 2012-2022 View profile
- Susan Turner 2012-2017 View profile
- Professor David Arthur Huntley 2011-2021 View profile
- Martin Wyatt 2011-2016 View profile
- Lucy Beckwith 2011-2012 View profile
- Geoffrey Nigel Read 2010-2011 View profile
- Colin Geoffrey Stares 2010-2017 View profile
- John Jebb 2010-2022 View profile
- John Wade Shinner 2009-2021 View profile
- Svetlana Stoupnikov 2009-2013 View profile
- Lorna Mary Sewell 2009-2015 View profile
- Elizabeth Ann Hardinge 2009-2023 View profile
- Arnold Peter (Arnold) Donner Melhuish 2009-2021 View profile
- Isatta Sarah Kallon 2007-2014 View profile
- KEY, Penelope Joan, Doctor 2007-2013 View profile
- Martin Wyatt 2012-2016 View profile
- Peter Arnold Donner Melhuish 2007-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contractFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) Level 3 training and supervision
Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) Level 3 training and supervision - this includes memberships, mentoring and qualification costs plus adhoc training.
About
- Incorporated
- 06/06/2007
- Also a registered charity
- Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support
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.
- Diana Katherine Bale ceased 2022-04-27
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support
is controlled by Diana Katherine Bale
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-04-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Diana Katherine Bale.
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
23 grants · £1,558,600 total360Giving 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 · £1,214,359 (7 grants)
- Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Foundation · £150,000
- Henry Smith Foundation · £65,500
- Postcode Local Trust · £46,925 (2 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £39,996
Most recent
- Postcode Local Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Sana Murrani Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Annabelle Mascott Director · appointed 2026
- Lenka Reznik-Zelenkova Director · appointed 2025
- Verity Meeson Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Andrew John Eccleston Director · appointed 2022
- Jane Sonja Barkes Director · appointed 2022
- Azeb Mengisteab Director · appointed 2023
- Alana Hunter Director · appointed 2022
- Edward Lees Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Sana Murrani Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Annabelle Mascott Director · appointed 2026
- Lenka Reznik-Zelenkova Director · appointed 2025
- Verity Meeson Director · appointed 2026
- Jane Sonja Barkes Director · appointed 2022
- Azeb Mengisteab Director · appointed 2023
- Alana Hunter Director · appointed 2022
- Edward Lees Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Andrew John Eccleston Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Ian Peter Gasper Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
- Ashish Ghadiali Director · appointed 2026 · resigned 2026
- John Marker Stephens Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 06271122
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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