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Access - the Foundation for Social Investment
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Whitni Mcintosh ThomasDirector · since 2025
- Simon Douglas Hewett-AvisonDirector · since 2025
- Mohammed Hamzah SarwarDirector · since 2025
- Felicia Latoya Mattis-RomeDirector · since 2025
- Roshana Christine ArasaratnamDirector · since 2025
- Franz Joseph RaneroDirector · since 2020
- Emilie GoodallDirector · since 2020
- Nicholas Richard HurdDirector · since 2020
- Kate KuperDirector · since 2019
- Robert John WilliamsonDirector · since 2019
Previous officers 14
- Samantha Danielle Latouche 2022-2025 View profile
- Jane Ide 2020-2025 View profile
- Heather Dawn Hilburn 2019-2026 View profile
- Susan Patricia Cooper 2017-2026 View profile
- Martin John Rich 2016-2025 View profile
- Lorraine Ann Oldroyd 2015-2020 View profile
- Alastair John Wilson 2014-2015 View profile
- David Alan Curtis 2014-2019 View profile
- Annika Elisabeth Small 2014-2020 View profile
- Stephen Adam Wyler 2014-2018 View profile
- James Elliot Perry 2014-2016 View profile
- Arvinda Gohil 2014-2019 View profile
- Victoria Jane Hornby 2014-2019 View profile
- John Gordon Kingston OBE 2014-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/07/2014
- Also a registered charity
- Access - the Foundation for Social Investment
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.
- The Oversight Trust-Assets for the Common Good
75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Access - the Foundation for Social Investment
is controlled by The Oversight Trust-Assets for the Common Good
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The Oversight Trust-Assets for the Common Good.
4 other companies 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
2 grants · £23,551,803 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 Community Fund · £23,551,803 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Contracts awarded
2 contracts · £9,187,344 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.
Top suppliers
- Social Investment Business · £9,000,000
- Vera Global Solutions LTD · £187,344
Most recent
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.
10 directors on the board
- Whitni Mcintosh Thomas Director · appointed 2025
- Emilie Goodall Director · appointed 2020
- Nicholas Richard Hurd Director · appointed 2020
- Roshana Christine Arasaratnam Director · appointed 2025
- Franz Joseph Ranero Director · appointed 2020
- Kate Kuper Director · appointed 2019
- Robert John Williamson Director · appointed 2019
- Simon Douglas Hewett-Avison Director · appointed 2025
- Mohammed Hamzah Sarwar Director · appointed 2025
- Felicia Latoya Mattis-Rome Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Emilie Goodall Director · appointed 2020
- Nicholas Richard Hurd Director · appointed 2020
- Franz Joseph Ranero Director · appointed 2020
- Kate Kuper Director · appointed 2019
- Robert John Williamson Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Emilie Goodall Director · appointed 2020
- Nicholas Richard Hurd Director · appointed 2020
- Roshana Christine Arasaratnam Director · appointed 2025
- Kate Kuper Director · appointed 2019
- Robert John Williamson Director · appointed 2019
- Mohammed Hamzah Sarwar Director · appointed 2025
- Felicia Latoya Mattis-Rome Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Whitni Mcintosh Thomas Director · appointed 2025
- Franz Joseph Ranero Director · appointed 2020
- Simon Douglas Hewett-Avison Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Jane Ide Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- Heather Dawn Hilburn Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
- Susan Patricia Cooper Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 09153909
- 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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