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Seed of Hope CIC

Seed of Hope CIC is an active UK company (number 10746558), incorporated 2017, with 4 current directors including Elizabeth Harding and Kate Franklin. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 10

  1. Wendy Sarah Turner 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Karen Michelle Taylor 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Philip Sharrat 2020-2020 Director View profile
  4. Veronica Balestra 2020-2020 Director View profile
  5. Carolyn Smith 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Vincent Alfred Davis 2018-2026 Director View profile
  7. Jayne Louise Alcock 2017-2018 Director View profile
  8. Fay Loveridge 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Steven Ogilvie 2017-2020 Director View profile
  10. Simon Grundy 2017-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/04/2017

Ownership

Owned by (12) 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.

  • Kris Scotting
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-28
  • Jake Roberts
    significant influence · notified 2021-02-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kate Franklin
    25-50% voting · notified 2026-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Elizabeth Harding
    25-50% voting · notified 2026-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jayne Louise Alcock ceased 2018-12-10
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-28
  • Steven Ogilvie ceased 2020-04-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-28
  • Fay Loveridge ceased 2019-05-08
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-28
  • Simon Grundy ceased 2019-10-18
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Christopher Scotting ceased 2026-06-30
    25-50% voting · notified 2017-04-28
  • Vincent Alfred Davis ceased 2026-03-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2019-01-03
  • Karen Michelle Taylor ceased 2023-03-10
    significant influence · notified 2021-02-09 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Wendy Sarah Turner ceased 2026-03-01
    significant influence · notified 2024-09-01

Group

  1. Seed of Hope CIC is controlled by Kris Scotting
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-04-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Kris Scotting.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£3,105
Total assets
£3,732
Cash
£1,420
Employees
6
Turnover
£118,119
Profit/loss
-£1,777

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

15 grants · £331,221 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 · £254,448 (5 grants)
  • Postcode Local Trust · £25,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £16,425
  • Somerset Community Foundation · £15,448 (5 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £197,4882025-02-26
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002024-03-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £35,9602023-07-26
  • Postcode Local Trust £25,0002023-06-30
  • Somerset Community Foundation £5,0002022-11-15
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

4.4y median 3.8y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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
10746558
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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