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Home-Start Blackburn & Darwen

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

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Previous officers 9

  1. Ismail Hafeji 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas John Hall 2018-2018 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Read 2013-2018 Director View profile
  4. Caroline Holden 2009-2012 Director View profile
  5. Ian Tennant Townson Wilkins 2009-2017 Director View profile
  6. Elaine Matchett 2009-2024 Director View profile
  7. Joanne Stokoe 2009-2012 Director View profile
  8. Temple Secretaries Limited 2009-2009 Corporate-secretary View profile
  9. Yvonne Caroline Holden 2009-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/05/2009
Also a registered charity
Home-Start Blackburn & Darwen

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.

  • Amanda Victoria Barrass
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-03-02

Group

  1. Home-Start Blackburn & Darwen is controlled by Amanda Victoria Barrass
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-03-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Amanda Victoria Barrass.

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

Employees
0.08
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

9 grants · £777,630 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 · £719,460 (6 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £58,170 (3 grants)

Most recent

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.

7 directors on the board

10.2y median 13.5y
average tenure
17.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

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.

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

  • 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
06907615
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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