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Blaze Community Foundation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Ainsley Paul Smith 2015-2024 Director View profile
  2. Mark Richard Walker 2011-2014 Director View profile
  3. Neville Mark Clements 2011-2025 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Peter Buxton 2008-2012 Director View profile
  5. Paul Nigel Thompson 2008-2013 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/12/2008
Also a registered charity
Blaze Community Foundation

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.

  • Michael Cowley
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-05-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Blaze Community Foundation is controlled by Michael Cowley
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Cowley.

4 other companies 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
£42,229
Total assets
£47,465
Cash
£20,154
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

9 grants · £126,410 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 · £47,750 (4 grants)
  • People's Health Trust · £43,590
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £19,700 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £15,370 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £18,0002024-07-29
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £9,9002021-06-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8402021-03-19
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £6,2002020-12-10
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £9,1702020-10-06
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

4y median 1.2y
average tenure
13.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
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.

Arts and leisure 3

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
06761673
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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