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City Year UK

Educational support services

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Merary Soto-Saunders 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Bethia Jane Mcneil 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Sachin Gopalji Jogia 2021-2026 Director View profile
  4. Joseph Knoll 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Peter Lawrence Clarke 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Zachary Hinckson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  7. Royall of Blaisdon, Janet Anne, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. David Michael Huse 2016-2017 Director View profile
  9. Patrick Martin Flaherty 2016-2025 Director View profile
  10. Charles Slade Geffen 2014-2022 Director View profile
  11. Jonathan Grondin Beebe 2014-2024 Director View profile
  12. Sonia Priya Sodha 2013-2018 Director View profile
  13. Aliza Blachman O'Keeffe 2013-2022 Director View profile
  14. Colin Henry Hely-Hutchinson 2013-2016 Director View profile
  15. Rabia Mahmood 2012-2014 Director View profile
  16. Pauline Murdoch Maddison 2011-2021 Director View profile
  17. Richard O'Rourke 2011-2013 Director View profile
  18. Dr Robin Pharoah 2011-2012 Director View profile
  19. James Balfanz 2011-2021 Director View profile
  20. Caroline Mitchell Clark 2011-2019 Director View profile
  21. Dr Caroline Elizabeth Whalley 2011-2012 Director View profile
  22. Shirley Lydia Soskin 2010-2017 Director View profile
  23. Filippo John Cardini 2009-2018 Director View profile
  24. Peter George Wilson 2009-2017 Director View profile
  25. Dheeraj Kunchala 2009-2016 Director View profile
  26. Shakuntala Michaela Ghosh 2009-2012 Director View profile
  27. Carol Grose 2009-2010 Director View profile
  28. Sophie Elizabeth Livingstone 2014-2018 Secretary View profile
  29. Claire Newman 2009-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Educational support services
Incorporated
17/07/2009
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
City Year UK
Previous names
City Year London (until 17/04/2013)
City Youth Limited (until 10/09/2009)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above City Year UK on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

5 grants · £186,047 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £99,995
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £76,906
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,146
  • Nesta · (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £76,9062024-03-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £99,9952020-09-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,1462018-06-22
  • Nesta Amount not published2017-04-24
  • Nesta Amount not published2014-01-21
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

6.5y median 5.2y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Tech and media 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
06965846
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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