Company
Greater Together Manchester
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rev Peter BennettDirector · since 2025
- Niamh Mae HardmanDirector · since 2025
- Cansdale, Philip John, Rev'DDirector · since 2025
- Nike HaleDirector · since 2024
- Rev Anne Elizabeth GilbertDirector · since 2023
- Martin William EvansDirector · since 2022
- Reverend Grace Ruth Elizabeth ThomasDirector · since 2020
- Right Reverend Mark DaviesDirector · since 2019
- Lilian Alexandra AxworthySecretary · since 2017
Previous officers 12
- Joanna Watson 2022-2025 View profile
- Reverend Eleanor Louise Trimble 2020-2024 View profile
- Hilary Louise Caldwell 2019-2022 View profile
- Helen Jane Platts 2019-2025 View profile
- Bracegirdle, Christopher Andrew, Rev Dr Canon 2018-2023 View profile
- Sibylle Eva Nothhelfer-Batten 2017-2020 View profile
- Alison Peacock 2015-2020 View profile
- Petch, Douglas Rodger, Revd Canon 2015-2020 View profile
- Tracey Rawlins 2015-2022 View profile
- Smeeton, Nicholas Guy, the Revd Canon 2015-2019 View profile
- Stephen Clifford Little 2015-2018 View profile
- Jennifer Mary Baker 2015-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contract · £281,273 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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GMCA 1983 Safe Transitions - Refugee Lodging Scheme
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) intends to procure the next phase of the Safe Transitions - Refugee Lodging Scheme, designed to prevent homelessness among newly recognised refugees and support long-term independence and int…
About
- Incorporated
- 14/03/2015
- Also a registered charity
- Greater Together Manchester
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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 Church Urban Fund ceased 2021-06-20
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance ceased 2021-06-20
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Greater Together Manchester
is controlled by The Church Urban Fund
Evidence
ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-06-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The Church Urban Fund.
15 other companies in this group
- Transforming Communities Together
- Transformation Cornwall
- Wellsprings Together Bradford
- Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland
- Together Leicester
- Near Neighbours
- Transforming Lives Together
- Thrive Together Birmingham
- Together Lancashire
- Capital Mass
- Together Newcastle
- Together in Sussex
- Together Liverpool
- Communities Together Durham
- The Church Urban Fund
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 · £29,978 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 · £29,978 (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.
8 directors on the board
- Martin William Evans Director · appointed 2022
- Niamh Mae Hardman Director · appointed 2025
- Cansdale, Philip John, Rev'D Director · appointed 2025
- Nike Hale Director · appointed 2024
- Rev Anne Elizabeth Gilbert Director · appointed 2023
- Right Reverend Mark Davies Director · appointed 2019
- Reverend Grace Ruth Elizabeth Thomas Director · appointed 2020
- Rev Peter Bennett Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Right Reverend Mark Davies Director · appointed 2019
- Reverend Grace Ruth Elizabeth Thomas Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Niamh Mae Hardman Director · appointed 2025
- Cansdale, Philip John, Rev'D Director · appointed 2025
- Nike Hale Director · appointed 2024
- Rev Peter Bennett Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (4)
- Martin William Evans Director · appointed 2022
- Rev Anne Elizabeth Gilbert Director · appointed 2023
- Right Reverend Mark Davies Director · appointed 2019
- Reverend Grace Ruth Elizabeth Thomas Director · appointed 2020
Also govern a charity
- Martin William Evans Hewer-White Trust
- Reverend Grace Ruth Elizabeth Thomas The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of ST Mary, ST Denys and ST George in Manchester, Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, The Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre, Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance
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
- 09490223
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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