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Youth Business International

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Purity Gakuo 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Boris Tkachenko 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Marie Rita Staunton 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Anita Diane Tiessen 2017-2026 Director View profile
  5. Timothy Copnell 2016-2024 Director View profile
  6. Romeo Effs 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Jeannie Helen Arthur 2015-2022 Director View profile
  8. Ramanie Kunanayagam 2015-2019 Director View profile
  9. Crispin William Rapinet 2014-2023 Director View profile
  10. Fadi Sarkis 2013-2021 Director View profile
  11. Lawrence Charles Dickinson 2012-2016 Director View profile
  12. Sriyan Joseph De Silva Wijeyeratne 2012-2016 Director View profile
  13. David Stewart-Patterson 2012-2017 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Frederick John Neden 2012-2016 Director View profile
  15. Victor Sedov 2011-2015 Director View profile
  16. Adam Thomas Lury 2010-2015 Director View profile
  17. Rupendra Singh 2009-2012 Director View profile
  18. John Downie 2008-2019 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Charles Devenport 2008-2017 Director View profile
  20. Sir George Malcolm Williamson 2008-2021 Director View profile
  21. Frances Claire Le Grys 2008-2014 Director View profile
  22. Elizabeth Jane Padmore 2008-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/03/2008
Also a registered charity
Youth Business International

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Elizabeth Jane Padmore
    25-50% voting · notified 2019-01-14
  • John Thomas Cull
    25-50% voting · notified 2023-12-14
  • Adrian James Lajtha ceased 2021-06-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Youth Business International is controlled by Elizabeth Jane Padmore
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2019-01-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Elizabeth Jane Padmore.

1 other company 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.

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.

10 directors on the board

4.4y median 3.8y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (3)

2
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 2Tech and media 2

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
06550164
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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