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Manchester People First

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

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Previous officers 18

  1. Stevan Macdonald 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nathan John Cairns 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. John David Timms 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Raakhi Karen Tailor 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Qaasim Ali Safdar 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. Joanne Smith 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Rose Ann Purcell 2017-2018 Director View profile
  8. Tracy Robinson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Shirley Odell 2017-2018 Director View profile
  10. Barry Edwards 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. Ronald Hailwood 2017-2018 Director View profile
  12. Paul Hughes 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Paul Brannick 2015-2015 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Burden 2013-2015 Director View profile
  15. Joseph Patrick Rooney 2013-2013 Director View profile
  16. Louisa Burton 2008-2011 Director View profile
  17. Edward Kane 2007-2013 Director View profile
  18. Stephen Burden 2014-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/08/2007
Also a registered charity
Manchester People First

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.

  • Shirley Odell ceased 2018-10-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Ronald Hailwood ceased 2018-10-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Rose Ann Purcell ceased 2018-01-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Patricia Phillips ceased 2019-10-24
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Paul Hughes ceased 2024-10-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Richard John Walter Hughes ceased 2024-10-31
    significant influence · notified 2019-10-25
  • Nathan John Cairns ceased 2023-02-23
    significant influence · notified 2021-03-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Patricia Phillips ceased 2024-10-31
    significant influence · notified 2023-02-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John David Timms ceased 2024-10-31
    significant influence · notified 2023-02-23
  • Raakhi Karen Tailor ceased 2024-10-31
    significant influence · notified 2023-02-23

Group

  1. Manchester People First is controlled by Shirley Odell
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Shirley Odell.

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

8 grants · £25,033 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 · £22,633 (3 grants)
  • Macc · £2,400 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • Macc £5002024-02-09
  • Macc £5002022-12-05
  • Macc £5002021-06-25
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,4602020-01-17
  • Macc £5002019-11-26
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

0.7y median 0.7y
average tenure
0.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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
06339300
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.

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