Company · Silsoe
Chums Charity
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Hannah Touhey 2023-2026 View profile
- Graham Vincent Ball 2019-2023 View profile
- Melissa Browning 2019-2021 View profile
- Amy Rebecca Brook Carter 2019-2021 View profile
- Benjamin Charles Banks 2018-2022 View profile
- Jenny Williams 2018-2023 View profile
- Andrew Paul Robson 2018-2023 View profile
- Stephanie Clare Phillips 2018-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 21/06/2018
- Registered office
- Silsoe
- Also a registered charity
- Chums Charity
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Chums Social Enterprise C.I.C.
75-100% voting · notified 2018-06-21
Group
- Chums Charity
is controlled by Chums Social Enterprise C.I.C.
Evidence
active 75-100% voting · notified 2018-06-21 · source: Companies House PSC register - Chums Social Enterprise C.I.C.
is controlled by Dawn June Hewitt
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Dawn June Hewitt.
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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
12 grants · £432,037 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 · £148,914 (2 grants)
- Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £121,342 (4 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £85,569 (2 grants)
- Harpur Trust · £59,862
- Cambridgeshire Community Foundation · £15,500 (2 grants)
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.
6 directors on the board
- Sharon Knott Director · appointed 2024
- Jenny Coles Director · appointed 2023
- Dawn June Hewitt Director · appointed 2018
- Andrew Mark Carter Director · appointed 2023
- Jessica Margaret Ann Costanzo Director · appointed 2023
- Kevin Michael Peter Lawson-Mcnamara Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Dawn June Hewitt Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Sharon Knott Director · appointed 2024
- Andrew Mark Carter Director · appointed 2023
- Jessica Margaret Ann Costanzo Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (3)
- Jenny Coles Director · appointed 2023
- Dawn June Hewitt Director · appointed 2018
- Kevin Michael Peter Lawson-Mcnamara Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Hannah Touhey Director · appointed 2023 · 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
- 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
- 11427513
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 28/02/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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