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Who leads it
- Allison BirtDirector · since 2026
- Carina De Jesus Veiga LelaDirector · since 2025
- Syed Nadeem AhmadDirector · since 2025
- Gareth WhalleyDirector · since 2024
- Dr Vanessa MontesiDirector · since 2024
- Sathya BalaDirector · since 2022
- Louise WigginsDirector · since 2022
- Hilary Clare KnightDirector · since 2019
- Nadia IftkharDirector · since 2016
Previous officers 14
- Anthony Tonner Mccaffery 2022-2023 View profile
- Sharminy Ragunathan 2022-2024 View profile
- Dr Karen Deborah Parry 2019-2022 View profile
- Nazli Tabatabai Khatambakhsh 2019-2020 View profile
- Tim Nunn 2019-2020 View profile
- Andrew Garrad 2018-2021 View profile
- Joanne Elizabeth Peters 2018-2019 View profile
- Dr Samina Zahir 2017-2019 View profile
- Elif True 2017-2025 View profile
- Dr Shanta Davie 2017-2020 View profile
- Kim Simpson 2017-2022 View profile
- Dora Frankel 2017-2019 View profile
- Steven Gaythorpe 2016-2018 View profile
- Emma Louise Whitenstall 2024-2025 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
- 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 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
- 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
- Nadia Iftkhar Director · appointed 2016
- Carina De Jesus Veiga Lela Director · appointed 2025
- Gareth Whalley Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Vanessa Montesi Director · appointed 2024
- Sathya Bala Director · appointed 2022
- Syed Nadeem Ahmad Director · appointed 2025
- Louise Wiggins Director · appointed 2022
- Allison Birt Director · appointed 2026
- Hilary Clare Knight Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Nadia Iftkhar Director · appointed 2016
- Hilary Clare Knight Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Nadia Iftkhar Director · appointed 2016
- Carina De Jesus Veiga Lela Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Vanessa Montesi Director · appointed 2024
- Syed Nadeem Ahmad Director · appointed 2025
- Allison Birt Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (4)
- Gareth Whalley Director · appointed 2024
- Sathya Bala Director · appointed 2022
- Louise Wiggins Director · appointed 2022
- Hilary Clare Knight Director · appointed 2019
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.
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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