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

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Previous officers 31

  1. Dr Nicoletta Policek 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Stephanie Waismann 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Hayley Maree Lowe 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Juno Roche 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Nicola Charlotte Stokes 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Dr Taslima Rashid 2019-2023 Director View profile
  7. Kaweme Chunga 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Jo Josh 2018-2021 Director View profile
  9. Michelle Anita Ross 2018-2019 Director View profile
  10. Irina Lut 2017-2025 Director View profile
  11. Fungai Esther Murau 2017-2018 Director View profile
  12. Susan Alison Cole 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. Kathleen Charters 2017-2018 Director View profile
  14. Sy Juno Roche 2017-2019 Director View profile
  15. Memory Tinoenda Sachikonye 2015-2018 Director View profile
  16. Marybeth Felicity Daly 2015-2017 Director View profile
  17. Sophie Strachan 2014-2022 Director View profile
  18. Mazviita Dashiani Makiyi 2013-2014 Director View profile
  19. Jacqueline Kerr Stevenson 2013-2020 Director View profile
  20. Arupia Rachael Ekiring 2013-2017 Director View profile
  21. Susan Jane Bewley 2012-2017 Director View profile
  22. Lynda Patricia Shentall 2012-2017 Director View profile
  23. Emma Bell 2012-2018 Director View profile
  24. Silvia Petretti 2012-2013 Director View profile
  25. Zohra Moosa 2011-2012 Director View profile
  26. Ibidun Fakoya 2011-2012 Director View profile
  27. Susan Keller Daniel 2009-2012 Director View profile
  28. Cornelia Ursula Wessels 2009-2012 Director View profile
  29. Dr Dorothy Alice Welbourn 2008-2015 Director View profile
  30. Professor Jane Anderson 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  31. Temple Secretaries Limited 2008-2008 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/11/2008
Also a registered charity
Sophia Forum

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.

  • Memory Tinoenda Sachikonye ceased 2018-11-12
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-05
  • 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.

Group

  1. Sophia Forum is controlled by Memory Tinoenda Sachikonye
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-05-05, ceased 2018-11-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Memory Tinoenda Sachikonye.

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
£66,205
Total assets
£66,205
Cash
£65,787
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £30,000 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 · £30,000 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002015-04-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002013-07-11
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002011-11-10
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.

5 directors on the board

3.6y median 4.5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

1
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Irina Lut Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025

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.

Health and social care 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

  • 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
06741107
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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