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Higher Ground Allendale

Higher Ground Allendale is an active UK company (number 09978146), incorporated 2016, with 6 current directors including Brian Johnson and Jacqueline Mary Black. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Professor Jennifer Firth-Cozens 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Michael Edmund Kirk 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Tracy Read 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. David Craig Atkinson 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Carey Louise Stuart 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Georgina Frances Cruddas 2017-2020 Director View profile
  7. Lisa Marie Powell 2016-2019 Director View profile
  8. Amy Jane Pearson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  9. Samantha Adey 2016-2017 Director View profile
  10. Gillian Mathews 2016-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/01/2016

Financials

Net assets
£8,438
Total assets
£14,473
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

4 grants · £30,783 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 · £19,675 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £8,460
  • Allen Lane Foundation · £2,648

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,6752022-11-11
  • Allen Lane Foundation £2,6482021-03-11
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £8,4602020-09-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002018-04-12
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.

6 directors on the board

6.4y median 8.1y
average tenure
10.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

1
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Tech and media 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
09978146
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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