Company
Common Purpose Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Eugene Twselopele Kodisang 2023-2025 View profile
- Emma Louise Shercliff 2021-2023 View profile
- Vandana Saxena Poria 2021-2024 View profile
- Richard Denis Paul Charkin 2017-2020 View profile
- Graham Prentice 2016-2017 View profile
- Gail Mentier Lumsden 2015-2016 View profile
- Allyson Lee Stewart-Allen 2014-2015 View profile
- Philip Duncan Wright 2013-2015 View profile
- Guy Winearls Stobart 2013-2016 View profile
- Lloyd William Fleming 2015-2025 View profile
- Anila Hussain 2013-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 17/07/2013
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Julia Mary Middleton ceased 2019-01-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Graham Prentice ceased 2017-07-31
significant influence · notified 2016-07-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Adirupa Sengupta ceased 2025-08-12
significant influence · notified 2019-01-01 - The Common Purpose Charitable Trust
75-100% shares, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-07-01
Group
- Common Purpose Limited
is controlled by Julia Mary Middleton
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Julia Mary Middleton.
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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.
3 directors on the board
- David William Grace Director · appointed 2017
- Janis Sanders Director · appointed 2023
- Mark Cortland Linder Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- David William Grace Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Cortland Linder Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- David William Grace Director · appointed 2017
- Janis Sanders Director · appointed 2023
- Mark Cortland Linder Director · appointed 2016
Also govern a charity
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
- 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
- 08613775
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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