Company
Cambridge Acorn Project
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Dawson Scott 2023-2024 View profile
- Thomas David Williams 2023-2025 View profile
- Chris Naunton Pugh 2021-2025 View profile
- Hannah Ware 2017-2022 View profile
- Kevin Paul Newman 2017-2020 View profile
- Prudence Ecclestone 2016-2024 View profile
- Edward Marcus Dalton 2016-2017 View profile
- Matthew Edge 2014-2017 View profile
- Katie Edge 2014-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/08/2014
- Also a registered charity
- Cambridge Acorn Project
Ownership
Owned by (10) 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.
- Nichole Gibson
significant influence · notified 2022-11-01 - Rosie Lindsay
significant influence · notified 2024-01-25 - Edmund Boggis
significant influence · notified 2024-10-10 - Polly Kim Ingham-Watts
significant influence · notified 2025-03-27 - Lisa Radcliffe
significant influence · notified 2025-05-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Matthew Edge ceased 2025-08-22
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Katie Edge ceased 2022-09-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Edward Marcus Dalton ceased 2017-09-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Prudence Ecclestone ceased 2024-08-31
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Chris Naunton Pugh ceased 2025-11-25
significant influence · notified 2021-04-01
Group
- Cambridge Acorn Project
is controlled by Nichole Gibson
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2022-11-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nichole Gibson.
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
26 grants · £1,192,736 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 · £811,419 (6 grants)
- Cambridgeshire Community Foundation · £129,523 (13 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £108,420 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £82,750 (2 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £39,024
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.
7 directors on the board
- Rosie Lindsay Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Dave Riddick Director · appointed 2025
- Fiona Margaret Nolan Director · appointed 2017
- Nichole Gibson Director · appointed 2022
- Polly Kim Ingham-Watts Director · appointed 2025
- Lisa Radcliffe Director · appointed 2025
- Edmund Boggis Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Fiona Margaret Nolan Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Rosie Lindsay Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Dave Riddick Director · appointed 2025
- Fiona Margaret Nolan Director · appointed 2017
- Nichole Gibson Director · appointed 2022
- Lisa Radcliffe Director · appointed 2025
- Edmund Boggis Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Polly Kim Ingham-Watts Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Thomas David Williams Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
- Chris Naunton Pugh Director · appointed 2021 · 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 09187469
- 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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