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Women Acting in Today's Society (W.A.I.T.S)

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Dr Mark Abayomi Esho 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Balbinder Kaur Gill 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Mark Michael O'Sullivan 2019-2019 Director View profile
  4. Karen Bailey 2017-2026 Director View profile
  5. Deirdre Lande La Bassiere 2016-2026 Director View profile
  6. Alexandra Rachel Birch 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Henrietta Louisa Brealey 2014-2016 Director View profile
  8. Mary Longmore 2012-2017 Director View profile
  9. Gurbaksh Johal 2010-2019 Director View profile
  10. Dawn Anne Marie Carr 2010-2011 Director View profile
  11. Amanda Ann Nicholls 2010-2010 Director View profile
  12. Right Reverend Anthony Charles Dumper 2010-2010 Director 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
12/02/2010
Registered office
Birmingham
Also a registered charity
Women Acting in Todays Society

Grants received

11 grants · £1,247,052 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 · £991,588 (7 grants)
  • CAF · £138,708
  • Smallwood Trust · £60,000
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · £36,756
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £20,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002024-07-05
  • Smallwood Trust £60,0002024-04-25
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £494,7712023-12-14
  • CAF £138,7082021-11-16
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9742021-06-25
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.

8 directors on the board

7.8y median 7y
average tenure
16.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

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 2Professional services 2Other services 1Property 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
07155976
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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