Company
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
- Professor Jennifer Firth-Cozens 2024-2026 View profile
- Michael Edmund Kirk 2023-2025 View profile
- Tracy Read 2021-2024 View profile
- David Craig Atkinson 2019-2020 View profile
- Carey Louise Stuart 2018-2023 View profile
- Georgina Frances Cruddas 2017-2020 View profile
- Lisa Marie Powell 2016-2019 View profile
- Amy Jane Pearson 2016-2017 View profile
- Samantha Adey 2016-2017 View profile
- Gillian Mathews 2016-2020 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 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 · £19,675 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £8,460
- Allen Lane Foundation · £2,648
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- 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.
6 directors on the board
- Jacqueline Mary Black Director · appointed 2025
- Jane Caroline Coulson Director · appointed 2016
- Sam Coulson Director · appointed 2016
- Andrew Neil Fletcher Director · appointed 2016
- Virginia Charlotte Claire Swaile Director · appointed 2020
- Brian Johnson Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Jane Caroline Coulson Director · appointed 2016
- Sam Coulson Director · appointed 2016
- Andrew Neil Fletcher Director · appointed 2016
- Virginia Charlotte Claire Swaile Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Jacqueline Mary Black Director · appointed 2025
- Jane Caroline Coulson Director · appointed 2016
- Sam Coulson Director · appointed 2016
- Andrew Neil Fletcher Director · appointed 2016
- Virginia Charlotte Claire Swaile Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Brian Johnson Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Professor Jennifer Firth-Cozens Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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.
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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