Company
Keeping Abreast
Keeping Abreast is an active UK company (number 06891388), incorporated 2009, with 9 current directors including Kerry Anne Kemp and Helen Guttmann. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Kerry Anne KempDirector · since 2026
- Helen GuttmannDirector · since 2026
- Nellie Barbara KumaDirector · since 2026
- Beckie JordanDirector · since 2026
- Elsa RyderDirector · since 2026
- Karen RixDirector · since 2026
- Matthew Stuart WallisDirector · since 2026
- Sharon LilleyDirector · since 2025
- Carina CarterDirector · since 2019
Previous officers 30
- Tracey Marie Pretty 2023-2025 View profile
- Emily Clayton Egle 2022-2026 View profile
- Victoria Rose Williams-Vazquez 2020-2025 View profile
- Emma Queensborough 2020-2026 View profile
- Rachel Louise Diane Mcarthur 2020-2026 View profile
- Julie Lorraine Kennealy 2019-2019 View profile
- Jordan Butler 2019-2023 View profile
- Caroline Scott 2018-2023 View profile
- Julie Elizabeth Rainford 2017-2019 View profile
- Jayne Raffles 2017-2020 View profile
- Jane Elizabeth D'Arcy 2017-2020 View profile
- Sandra Christine Nora Okes-Voysey 2016-2017 View profile
- Carol Hale 2016-2019 View profile
- Julia Holland 2016-2019 View profile
- Sue Henry 2016-2017 View profile
- Jennifer Rosina Goodman 2015-2016 View profile
- Caroline Anne Migo 2015-2016 View profile
- Anthony Lesley Hewkin 2014-2016 View profile
- Jonathan Peter D'Arcy 2014-2018 View profile
- Margaret Howe 2014-2015 View profile
- Catherine Susan Browne 2012-2013 View profile
- Maria Jane Hewkin 2011-2016 View profile
- Stuart Charles Palmer 2011-2014 View profile
- Beverley Mary Birritteri 2009-2015 View profile
- Iris Ann Knights 2009-2012 View profile
- Ruth Harcourt 2009-2016 View profile
- John Turner Sansby 2009-2016 View profile
- Anna Louise Beckingham 2009-2016 View profile
- Jenny Goodman 2016-2016 View profile
- Alison Best 2009-2016 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 29/04/2009
- Also a registered charity
- Keeping Abreast
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.
- Carol Hale ceased 2019-02-06
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-05-18 - Sandra Christine Nora Okes-Voysey ceased 2017-11-01
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-07-20 - Jane Elizabeth D'Arcy ceased 2020-06-30
significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-01-09 - Jayne Raffles ceased 2020-07-14
significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-05-10 - Jonathan Peter D'Arcy ceased 2018-12-21
significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-05-14
Group
- Keeping Abreast
is controlled by Carol Hale
Evidence
ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-05-18, ceased 2019-02-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Carol Hale.
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 · £138,194 total360Giving 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £65,250
- Postcode Places Trust · £41,502 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £27,100 (2 grants)
- Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation · £3,000 (2 grants)
- Quartet Community Foundation · £1,342
Most recent
- Postcode Places Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Places Trust
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.
9 directors on the board
- Helen Guttmann Director · appointed 2026
- Nellie Barbara Kuma Director · appointed 2026
- Carina Carter Director · appointed 2019
- Beckie Jordan Director · appointed 2026
- Elsa Ryder Director · appointed 2026
- Kerry Anne Kemp Director · appointed 2026
- Sharon Lilley Director · appointed 2025
- Karen Rix Director · appointed 2026
- Matthew Stuart Wallis Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Carina Carter Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- Helen Guttmann Director · appointed 2026
- Nellie Barbara Kuma Director · appointed 2026
- Carina Carter Director · appointed 2019
- Beckie Jordan Director · appointed 2026
- Elsa Ryder Director · appointed 2026
- Kerry Anne Kemp Director · appointed 2026
- Sharon Lilley Director · appointed 2025
- Karen Rix Director · appointed 2026
- Matthew Stuart Wallis Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Emily Clayton Egle Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Emma Queensborough Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
- Rachel Louise Diane Mcarthur Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
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
- 06891388
- 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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