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Independence Matters C.I.C.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Craig James Chalmers 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Louise Claire Sturman 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Kizzy Wheeler 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Paul Stephen Slyfield 2019-2019 Director View profile
  5. Glen Reynolds 2019-2024 Director View profile
  6. Stephen White 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. Tina Maria Cutting 2017-2018 Director View profile
  8. Shaun Paul Houdley 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Sylvia Winifred Barrett-Jones 2015-2024 Director View profile
  10. Matthew James Evans 2015-2017 Director View profile
  11. Philip Martyn Field 2014-2020 Director View profile
  12. Karen Hester 2014-2025 Director View profile
  13. Ernest Frederick Barnes 2014-2015 Director View profile
  14. Davina Louise Tanner 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Paul Stephen Slyfield 2014-2019 Director View profile
  16. Samantha Kathryn Sian High 2014-2016 Director View profile
  17. Julian Anderson Brown 2014-2017 Director View profile
  18. Janice Elizabeth Dane 2013-2021 Director View profile
  19. David John Oldham 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. Sarah Louise Nice 2013-2025 Director View profile
  21. Simon Geoffrey Howard Lee 2013-2013 Director View profile
  22. Stephen Peter Round 2013-2013 Director View profile
  23. Glen Reynolds 2019-2024 Secretary View profile
  24. Paul Stephen Slyfield 2014-2019 Secretary View profile
  25. David John Oldham 2013-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/05/2013

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Independence Matters C.I.C. is controlled by Independence Staff Matters Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-03-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Independence Staff Matters Limited.

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

1 grant · £25,260 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 · £25,260

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £25,2602014-11-27
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.

4 directors on the board

2.3y median 2.3y
average tenure
3.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 5Professional services 2Construction 1Finance 1Property 1Retail and trade 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
08530621
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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