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Company of Others

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Anthony Tonner Mccaffery 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Sharminy Ragunathan 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Dr Karen Deborah Parry 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Nazli Tabatabai Khatambakhsh 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Tim Nunn 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Garrad 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Joanne Elizabeth Peters 2018-2019 Director View profile
  8. Dr Samina Zahir 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Elif True 2017-2025 Director View profile
  10. Dr Shanta Davie 2017-2020 Director View profile
  11. Kim Simpson 2017-2022 Director View profile
  12. Dora Frankel 2017-2019 Director View profile
  13. Steven Gaythorpe 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Emma Louise Whitenstall 2024-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/02/2016
Also a registered charity
Company of Others

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Nadia Iftkhar ceased 2017-05-22
    25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Steven Gaythorpe ceased 2017-05-22
    25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-12-31
  • Dora Frankel ceased 2017-05-22
    25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2017-01-24

Group

  1. Company of Others is controlled by Nadia Iftkhar
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nadia Iftkhar.

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

28 grants · £716,666 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

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £440,000 (2 grants)
  • Community Foundation North East · £222,566 (24 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £39,100
  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £15,000

Most recent

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

3.7y median 2.5y
average tenure
10.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Elif True Director · appointed 2017 · 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.

Professional services 3

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
10016228
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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