Company
Health First ALW Community Interest Company
Health First ALW Community Interest Company is an active UK company (number 07576630), incorporated 2011, with 7 current directors including Samantha Jayne Howard and Susie Bennett. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- Samantha Jayne HowardDirector · since 2022
- Susie BennettDirector · since 2022
- Dr Venkata Sarath Kumar BandaruDirector · since 2022
- Deborah Ann SimmDirector · since 2022
- Dr Ajay MudugalDirector · since 2015
- Karen HolgateDirector · since 2011
- Wendy Fairhurst-WinstanleyDirector · since 2011
- Lorraine WrightSecretary · since 2023
- Linda PillingSecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 13
- Dr Steven Douglas Elliot 2022-2025 View profile
- Catherine Powers 2021-2022 View profile
- Dr Nikesh Vallabh 2015-2016 View profile
- Syed Tajjamal Hussain Shah 2014-2019 View profile
- Simon Winston Carr 2014-2018 View profile
- Dr Mudassar Habib 2014-2015 View profile
- Dr Fiona Bernadette Jones 2014-2015 View profile
- Akalanka Bandara Weerasekara 2014-2015 View profile
- Sharon Sargent 2012-2017 View profile
- Dr Ruth Jacks 2012-2014 View profile
- Dr Rachel Elizabeth Warner 2011-2011 View profile
- Dr Ganapathy Gopalswamy 2011-2013 View profile
- Andrew Ollerton 2011-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/03/2011
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Karen Holgate
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Simon Winston Carr ceased 2018-08-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Syed Tajjamal Hussain Shah ceased 2019-04-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Health First ALW Community Interest Company
is controlled by Karen Holgate
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Karen Holgate.
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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.
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
- Susie Bennett Director · appointed 2022
- Samantha Jayne Howard Director · appointed 2022
- Karen Holgate Director · appointed 2011
- Dr Ajay Mudugal Director · appointed 2015
- Wendy Fairhurst-Winstanley Director · appointed 2011
- Dr Venkata Sarath Kumar Bandaru Director · appointed 2022
- Deborah Ann Simm Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Karen Holgate Director · appointed 2011
- Dr Ajay Mudugal Director · appointed 2015
- Wendy Fairhurst-Winstanley Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Susie Bennett Director · appointed 2022
- Karen Holgate Director · appointed 2011
- Wendy Fairhurst-Winstanley Director · appointed 2011
- Deborah Ann Simm Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (3)
- Samantha Jayne Howard Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Ajay Mudugal Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Venkata Sarath Kumar Bandaru Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Steven Douglas Elliot Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07576630
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Community Interest Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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