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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Natasha Ruwona 2025-2025 View profile
- Ginelle Alisha Ann Assing 2025-2025 View profile
- Kennedy Stewart Robert Walker 2020-2023 View profile
- Zahra John 2020-2024 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/09/2020
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Ayeisha Thomas-Smith ceased 2025-11-30
25-50% voting · notified 2020-09-30 - Kennedy Stewart Robert Walker ceased 2023-03-31
25-50% voting · notified 2020-09-30 - Gillian Katungi ceased 2025-11-30
25-50% voting · notified 2024-04-01 - Elizabeth Muthoni Chege ceased 2025-11-30
25-50% voting · notified 2025-11-17
Group
- Kinfolk Network CIC
is controlled by Ayeisha Thomas-Smith
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2020-09-30, ceased 2025-11-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ayeisha Thomas-Smith.
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
7 grants · £624,000 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
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £324,000 (3 grants)
- Friends Provident Foundation · £208,000 (2 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £92,000 (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.
5 directors on the board
- Gillian Katungi Director · appointed 2024
- Laura Hannah Lizzie Barker Director · appointed 2025
- Ayeisha Thomas-Smith Director · appointed 2020
- Elizabeth Muthoni Chege Director · appointed 2025
- Samie Elizabeth Blasingame Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Ayeisha Thomas-Smith Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Gillian Katungi Director · appointed 2024
- Laura Hannah Lizzie Barker Director · appointed 2025
- Samie Elizabeth Blasingame Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Ayeisha Thomas-Smith Director · appointed 2020
- Elizabeth Muthoni Chege Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Natasha Ruwona Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2025
- Ginelle Alisha Ann Assing Director · appointed 2025 · 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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 12914729
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Community Interest Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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