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Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

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Prue Quarcoo 2021-2024 Director View profile
Prof Kerensa Jane Jennings 2020-2024 Director View profile
Pema Jane Radha 2020-2025 Director View profile
Kathryn Alison Collins 2020-2025 Director View profile
Rt Hon Lord James Philip Knight 2016-2023 Director View profile
Mary Mckenna 2016-2024 Director View profile
Nicholas Bardsley Stanhope 2015-2018 Director View profile
Gwyneth Emma Charlotte Thomas 2015-2025 Director View profile
Natalie Charlotte Hunter 2015-2021 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 15/04/2015
Also a registered charity: Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology

Grants received

9 grants · £1,067,350 total

360Giving 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 · £749,600 (2 grants)
Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £292,500 (6 grants)
Power to Change Trust · £25,250

Most recent

Paul Hamlyn Foundation £22,5002024-08-07
Power to Change Trust £25,2502023-09-04
Paul Hamlyn Foundation £40,0002023-01-18
Paul Hamlyn Foundation £20,0002021-08-16
Paul Hamlyn Foundation £10,0002021-03-25

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.

4 directors on the board

Lara Sophia Burns Director · appointed 2020
Nicola Jane Granger Director · appointed 2024
Ha Thi Thu Cole Director · appointed 2024
Gaia-Ines Fasso Director · appointed 2020

3.7y median 3.7y

average tenure

5.6y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Lara Sophia Burns Director · appointed 2020
Ha Thi Thu Cole Director · appointed 2024
Gaia-Ines Fasso Director · appointed 2020

Portfolio (1)

Nicola Jane Granger Director · appointed 2024

Also govern a charity

Nicola Jane Granger The BAT Conservation Trust

Left in the last 12 months

Pema Jane Radha Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
Kathryn Alison Collins Director · appointed 2020 · 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.

Other services 1Public administration 1

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

Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: 09544506
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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