Company · Newcastle upon Tyne
Action Foundation
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 16
- Sally Hamilton 2024-2026 View profile
- Dr Rola Naeb 2022-2024 View profile
- Gilbert Charles Okai 2020-2024 View profile
- Maedeh Mesgarnezhad 2019-2023 View profile
- Mark Francis Hall 2019-2023 View profile
- Dr Sirak Berhe Hagos 2018-2019 View profile
- Jayne Patricia Powell 2016-2020 View profile
- Peter Maiden 2016-2019 View profile
- Ian David Galloway 2013-2020 View profile
- Andrew Damien Bramhall 2010-2013 View profile
- Elizabeth Mary Idowu 2009-2016 View profile
- Dr Ruth Linda Evans 2009-2020 View profile
- Adrian Corner Smith 2009-2021 View profile
- Philip Wilthew 2009-2010 View profile
- Duncan Mcauley 2021-2026 View profile
- Julian Lawford Prior 2009-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 27/06/2009
- Registered office
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Also a registered charity
- Action Foundation
Grants received
49 grants · £1,524,744 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £569,482 (5 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £383,269 (31 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £248,000 (4 grants)
- The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington · £95,000
- Virgin Money Foundation · £89,518 (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.
4 directors on the board
- Helen Louise Young Director · appointed 2024
- Gabrielle Suzanne Mandell Director · appointed 2022
- William Andrew Coulson Director · appointed 2012
- David Lyall Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- William Andrew Coulson Director · appointed 2012
- David Lyall Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- William Andrew Coulson Director · appointed 2012
- David Lyall Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Helen Louise Young Director · appointed 2024
- Gabrielle Suzanne Mandell Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Sally Hamilton Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 06946097
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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