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Free 2 Talk Community Interest Company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Hannah Bensusan 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Stewart Gates 2016-2024 Director View profile
  3. David Burk 2014-2021 Director View profile
  4. Susan Christine Jane 2008-2011 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From 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.

  • Serious Violence Duty Funding Buyer: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire Value not published 2026-09-08 Source: Find a Tender

    The Police Fire and Crime Commissioner on behalf of the Northamptonshire Serious Violence Prevention Partnership (NSVPP) are looking to award Funding Contracts for the provision of Serious Violence interventions in the County of Northampton…

About

Incorporated
16/06/2008

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

Group

  1. Free 2 Talk Community Interest Company is controlled by Genna Yasmin Whitlock
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-30, ceased 2023-10-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Genna Yasmin Whitlock.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£10,442
Total assets
£135,973
Cash
£121,847
Employees
15
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

17 grants · £1,226,548 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 National Lottery Community Fund £77,9652025-12-18
  • Youth Music £158,1472024-11-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £418,4032024-05-23
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,6542023-07-28
  • Youth Music £99,6152022-02-18
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

13y median 15.6y
average tenure
18.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Arts and leisure 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
06620303
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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