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Forward Assist Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Rae William Jiggins 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stuart Honor 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. David Knowles 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas John Preston 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. John Anthony Kirsop 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Gareth Thomas Edwards 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Terry Crane 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Hewitt 2019-2022 Director View profile
  9. Lynn Puga 2017-2020 Director View profile
  10. Kathryn Forte 2016-2019 Director View profile
  11. Jennifer Jeffes 2016-2016 Director View profile
  12. Glyn Evans 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. Jonathan Clapham 2013-2017 Director View profile
  14. Stewart William Leason 2013-2016 Director View profile
  15. Colin Hutchinson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Douglas Wright 2012-2013 Director View profile
  17. David Martin Gibson 2012-2016 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/08/2012
Also a registered charity
Forward Assist Limited

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • Jonathan Clapham ceased 2017-06-26
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Glyn Evans ceased 2017-08-17
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kathryn Forte ceased 2020-02-03
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • David Martin Gibson ceased 2016-09-30
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jennifer Jeffes ceased 2016-10-24
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Stewart William Leason ceased 2016-10-04
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Lynn Puga ceased 2020-09-17
    25-50% voting, appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-08-17
  • 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.
  • 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

  1. Forward Assist Limited is controlled by Jonathan Clapham
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-06-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jonathan Clapham.

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

17 grants · £670,386 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 · £325,408 (7 grants)
  • Veterans Foundation · £75,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £74,114
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £72,778
  • Department of Health and Social Care · £52,216

Most recent

  • Veterans Foundation £75,0002026-05-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002023-08-18
  • Cabinet Office £1,5002023-03-01
  • Cabinet Office £15,0002022-10-03
  • Ministry of Defence £35,0002021-02-12
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.

3 directors on the board

5.8y median 4y
average tenure
12.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Arts and leisure 1Construction 1Other services 1Property 1Transport 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08190905
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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