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Footprints Womens Centre

Footprints Womens Centre is an active UK company (number NI036140), incorporated 1999, with 8 current directors including Fionnuala French and Dolores Atkinson. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Emma Jane Duffy 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Cara Mccann 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Rosanna Holmes 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Jacqueline Dornan 2018-2021 Director View profile
  5. Dr Elizabeth Mary Mcshane 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. Jocelyn Irene Poots 2015-2019 Director View profile
  7. Fiona O'Connell 2013-2016 Director View profile
  8. Grainne Boyle 2013-2014 Director View profile
  9. Marie Claire Ferris 2011-2017 Director View profile
  10. Noreen Braniff 2009-2022 Director View profile
  11. Margaret Mary Boyle 2005-2022 Director View profile
  12. Bernadette Devlin 2005-2018 Director View profile
  13. Mary Bernadette Fox 2004-2009 Director View profile
  14. Mary Mcneill 2004-2025 Director View profile
  15. Helen Matthews 2004-2007 Director View profile
  16. Letitia Smyth 2003-2004 Director View profile
  17. Isobel Loughran 2003-2017 Director View profile
  18. Ann Mcknight 2003-2004 Director View profile
  19. Bernadette Mcconnell 2002-2012 Director View profile
  20. Colette Mcgibbon 2001-2004 Director View profile
  21. Patricia Schreuder 2001-2004 Director View profile
  22. Roisin Mccaughley 2001-2004 Director View profile
  23. Ellen Mcilduff 2000-2001 Director View profile
  24. Joy Irene Poots 2000-2010 Director View profile
  25. Bernadette Creaney 2000-2001 Director View profile
  26. Margaret Murphy 1999-2002 Director View profile
  27. Colette Mcateer 1999-2002 Director View profile
  28. Marie Bernadette Patton 1999-2003 Director View profile
  29. Patricia Ann Marie Firth 1999-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/05/1999

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.

  • Alana Fisher
    significant influence · notified 2021-12-02
  • Dolores Atkinson
    significant influence · notified 2025-05-10
  • Mary Mcneill ceased 2021-12-02
    significant influence · notified 2016-10-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ursula Mary Carberry ceased 2025-05-09
    significant influence · notified 2018-02-25

Group

  1. Footprints Womens Centre is controlled by Alana Fisher
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2021-12-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alana Fisher.

1 other company 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

11 grants · £1,357,868 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 · £1,281,268 (9 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £76,600 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £859,1752025-10-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,8392025-01-06
  • BBC Children in Need £75,6002023-06-05
  • BBC Children in Need £1,0002021-08-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9902020-01-23
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.

8 directors on the board

10.5y median 6.7y
average tenure
23.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Health and social care 8Tech and media 1

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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
NI036140
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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