Company · Liverpool
This IS Capacity CIC
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
Network
The large node is This IS Capacity CIC. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.
Who leads it
- Louise Clare TowersDirector · since 2026
- Paul Thomas BoyceDirector · since 2026
- Chris WrightDirector · since 2026
- Sophie ClarkeDirector · since 2025
- Craig Dearden-PhillipsDirector · since 2025
- Emma Elizabeth LordDirector · since 2025
- Elizabeth Anne CrossDirector · since 2024
- Christine Desiree WinstanleyDirector · since 2024
- Ann Taylor-RimmerDirector · since 2024
- Christopher CatterallDirector · since 2021
Previous officers 3
- Paul Fleming 2024-2025 View profile
- Alison Jane Hill 2021-2024 View profile
- Sarah Morris 2021-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works
Public contracts won
3 contractsFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
-
Office For Public Service Innovation (OPSI) - Innovation Support for Prototype Projects supporting Children & Young People Services
Children's services across the region face significant pressures with high levels of child poverty, workforce shortages and rising costs in residential care. Over 100,000 children live in low-income households with Liverpool having the high…
-
COV - Willenhall - Pride in Place Programme - Request for Quotation
Delivery of engagement, co-design, governance and board development services to support the Willenhall Pride in Place Programme and the development of a resident-led Neighbourhood Board and Plan.
-
OPSI Lab Phase 2 - Innovation Support for Prototype Projects supporting Children and Young People Services
Specialist support to transform frontline services for children and young people and improve resident outcomes for the Office for Public Service Innovation (OPSI) through innovative interventions.
About
- What it does
- Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 26/04/2021
- Registered office
- Liverpool
- Previous names
- Hatch With Capacity CIC (until 31/01/2024)
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.
- Public Services LAB LLP
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-04-26
Group
- This IS Capacity CIC
is controlled by Public Services LAB LLP
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-04-26 · source: Companies House PSC register - Public Services LAB LLP
is controlled by Catch22 Social Enterprise Solutions Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2016-11-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Catch22 Social Enterprise Solutions Limited.
6 other companies in this group
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
4 grants · £1,400,030 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 · £1,000,030
- Postcode Innovation Trust · £400,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Postcode Innovation Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Innovation Trust
- Postcode Innovation Trust
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.
10 directors on the board
- Sophie Clarke Director · appointed 2025
- Louise Clare Towers Director · appointed 2026
- Craig Dearden-Phillips Director · appointed 2025
- Emma Elizabeth Lord Director · appointed 2025
- Paul Thomas Boyce Director · appointed 2026
- Elizabeth Anne Cross Director · appointed 2024
- Christopher Catterall Director · appointed 2021
- Chris Wright Director · appointed 2026
- Christine Desiree Winstanley Director · appointed 2024
- Ann Taylor-Rimmer Director · appointed 2024
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (10)
- Sophie Clarke Director · appointed 2025
- Louise Clare Towers Director · appointed 2026
- Craig Dearden-Phillips Director · appointed 2025
- Emma Elizabeth Lord Director · appointed 2025
- Paul Thomas Boyce Director · appointed 2026
- Elizabeth Anne Cross Director · appointed 2024
- Christopher Catterall Director · appointed 2021
- Chris Wright Director · appointed 2026
- Christine Desiree Winstanley Director · appointed 2024
- Ann Taylor-Rimmer Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul Fleming Director · appointed 2024 · 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 13356461
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Community Interest Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data