Company
Victor Batte LAY Foundation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 22
- John Humpston 2025-2025 View profile
- Lesley Madeleine Scordellis 2023-2025 View profile
- Professor Theodora-Ismene Gizelis 2022-2024 View profile
- Ray Cox 2022-2023 View profile
- Linda Margaret Theophilus 2021-2022 View profile
- Jayne Roena Knowles 2021-2022 View profile
- Dr Sarah De Melo 2021-2023 View profile
- Sophie Kabangu 2020-2024 View profile
- Amy Lauren Turnbull 2020-2025 View profile
- Simon Carter 2019-2021 View profile
- Benjamin Richard Coode-Adams 2019-2025 View profile
- Thomas John Hamilton Fenton 2017-2020 View profile
- Martin Cyril Dines 2013-2017 View profile
- Jonathan Peter Benson 2013-2021 View profile
- Mary Perrins 2011-2020 View profile
- Woods, John, Canon 2011-2012 View profile
- Robin Frank Matthews 2011-2020 View profile
- Stephen Christopher Lansley 2011-2021 View profile
- David James Cammack 2011-2011 View profile
- Amy Turnbull 2024-2025 View profile
- Verity Jane Barclay 2020-2024 View profile
- Martyn Ralph Carr 2011-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/07/2011
- Also a registered charity
- Victor Batte LAY Foundation
Ownership
Owned by (8) 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.
- Robin Frank Matthews ceased 2020-11-15
significant influence · notified 2016-07-20 - Martin Cyril Dines ceased 2017-12-05
significant influence · notified 2016-07-20 - Martyn Ralph Carr ceased 2019-12-09
significant influence · notified 2016-07-20 - Mary Perrins ceased 2020-11-16
significant influence · notified 2016-07-20 - Thomas John Hamilton Fenton ceased 2020-11-15
significant influence · notified 2017-12-05 - Julia Pauline Stephen ceased 2023-09-26
significant influence · notified 2018-12-17 - Benjamin Richard Coode-Adams ceased 2025-11-04
significant influence · notified 2023-09-26 - WE ARE the Minories
significant influence · notified 2025-11-04 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Victor Batte LAY Foundation
is controlled by Robin Frank Matthews
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-07-20, ceased 2020-11-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robin Frank Matthews.
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
3 grants · £16,454 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 Heritage Fund · £9,954
- Essex Community Foundation · £6,500 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
6 directors on the board
- Julia Pauline Stephen Director · appointed 2018
- Hannah Katriena Drost Director · appointed 2025
- Benjamin Paites Director · appointed 2021
- Rosemary Catherine Leak Director · appointed 2026
- Edmund Bacon Director · appointed 2023
- Susan Roche Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Julia Pauline Stephen Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Benjamin Paites Director · appointed 2021
- Rosemary Catherine Leak Director · appointed 2026
- Edmund Bacon Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Julia Pauline Stephen Director · appointed 2018
- Hannah Katriena Drost Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Roche Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Benjamin Richard Coode-Adams Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
- Amy Lauren Turnbull Director · appointed 2020 · 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
- 07706484
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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