Company
Children's Activities Association CIC
Children's Activities Association CIC is an active UK company (number 09316784), incorporated 2014, with 9 current directors including George Matthew Bentley and Chris Hopwood. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- George Matthew BentleyDirector · since 2026
- Chris HopwoodDirector · since 2025
- Julia ClarkDirector · since 2024
- Rachel FayDirector · since 2024
- Frederick James LoweDirector · since 2024
- Sarah Leigh GittinsDirector · since 2024
- Anne-Marie MartinDirector · since 2022
- Christoper Mark RascheDirector · since 2016
- Michael Patrick DoddDirector · since 2014
Previous officers 27
- Lennox Ector Paul Thompson 2023-2024 View profile
- Sean Niall Mckeon 2022-2024 View profile
- Nigel Anthony Apperley 2022-2024 View profile
- Rachel Ann Hammond 2021-2024 View profile
- Trudi Louise Beswick 2020-2022 View profile
- Amanda Jo Frolich 2020-2024 View profile
- Susan Ellen Lee 2020-2024 View profile
- Adam Lovelock 2019-2022 View profile
- Claire Victoria Mary O'Connor 2019-2024 View profile
- Jane Elizabeth James 2019-2024 View profile
- Scott Warrington 2019-2019 View profile
- Kieran Charles James 2019-2025 View profile
- Fiona Caroline Simpson 2018-2024 View profile
- Adam David Paker 2018-2019 View profile
- Gary David Harrison 2017-2020 View profile
- Christopher James Irwin 2017-2022 View profile
- Ian Frederick Sharland 2017-2018 View profile
- Andrew Richard Peasey 2017-2020 View profile
- Laura Mary Hall 2016-2018 View profile
- Bernadette Spofforth 2016-2017 View profile
- Lesley Beach 2016-2017 View profile
- Deborah Elizabeth Kneller 2015-2018 View profile
- Deborah Anne Bird 2015-2018 View profile
- Alan Batup 2015-2016 View profile
- Samantha Claire Willoughby 2014-2020 View profile
- Suzanne Margaret Borrell 2014-2016 View profile
- Rowland George Robin Willoughby 2014-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 18/11/2014
Ownership
Owned by (16) 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.
- Michael Patrick Dodd
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Christoper Mark Rasche
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Julia Clark
significant influence · notified 2024-12-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Chris Hopwood
significant influence · notified 2024-12-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Deborah Elizabeth Kneller ceased 2018-06-25
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Samantha Claire Willoughby ceased 2019-12-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Deborah Anne Bird ceased 2018-05-18
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Lesley Beach ceased 2017-01-09
significant influence · notified 2016-10-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Bernadette Spofforth ceased 2017-01-09
significant influence · notified 2016-10-13 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Laura Mary Hall ceased 2018-02-13
significant influence · notified 2016-10-21 - Ian Frederick Sharland ceased 2018-12-31
significant influence · notified 2017-03-09 - Andrew Richard Peasey ceased 2019-12-01
significant influence · notified 2017-03-09 - Christopher James Irwin ceased 2019-12-01
significant influence · notified 2017-03-09 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Gary David Harrison ceased 2019-12-01
significant influence · notified 2017-12-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Kieran Charles James ceased 2025-11-01
significant influence · notified 2019-03-11 - Lennox Ector Paul Thompson ceased 2024-01-31
significant influence · notified 2023-01-01
Group
- Children's Activities Association CIC
is controlled by Michael Patrick Dodd
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Michael Patrick Dodd.
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- -£4,631
- Total assets
- -£1,489
- Cash
- £16,924
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- £101,935
- Profit/loss
- £4,860
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | £101,935 | -£4,631 |
| 2025-11-30 | £101,935 | -£4,631 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
2 grants · £19,732 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 · £19,732 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
9 directors on the board
- Chris Hopwood Director · appointed 2025
- Rachel Fay Director · appointed 2024
- George Matthew Bentley Director · appointed 2026
- Frederick James Lowe Director · appointed 2024
- Michael Patrick Dodd Director · appointed 2014
- Christoper Mark Rasche Director · appointed 2016
- Sarah Leigh Gittins Director · appointed 2024
- Anne-Marie Martin Director · appointed 2022
- Julia Clark Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Michael Patrick Dodd Director · appointed 2014
- Christoper Mark Rasche Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Christoper Mark Rasche Director · appointed 2016
- Sarah Leigh Gittins Director · appointed 2024
- Julia Clark Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (6)
- Chris Hopwood Director · appointed 2025
- Rachel Fay Director · appointed 2024
- George Matthew Bentley Director · appointed 2026
- Frederick James Lowe Director · appointed 2024
- Michael Patrick Dodd Director · appointed 2014
- Anne-Marie Martin Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- Kieran Charles James Director · appointed 2019 · 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
- 09316784
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Community Interest Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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