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Manchester Urban Diggers C.I.C.

Manchester Urban Diggers C.I.C. is an active UK company (number 12014832), incorporated 2019, with 7 current directors including Holly Shuttleworth and Danielle Louise Monks. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 1

  1. Ashley Carter Lawlor 2024-2026 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/05/2019

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.

  • Samuel Payne
    25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Josephine Payne
    25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-23
  • Michael Hodson
    25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Manchester Urban Diggers C.I.C. is controlled by Samuel Payne
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Samuel Payne.

2 other companies in this group
  • 10951792 (no longer on the register)
  • 10950313 (no longer on the register)

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
-£5,714
Total assets
£44,748
Cash
£44,731
Employees
8
Turnover
£262,858
Profit/loss
-£128

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

14 grants · £145,674 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

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,5952025-12-02
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002024-09-13
  • People's Health Trust £34,8132024-06-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,6322023-01-06
  • One Manchester £2502022-02-12
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.

7 directors on the board

5.2y median 4.7y
average tenure
7.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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
12014832
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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