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The Urban Roots Initiative

The Urban Roots Initiative is an active UK company (number SC362134), incorporated 2009, with 5 current directors including Joe Brennan and Sophie Fennerty. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 31

  1. Alison Quinn 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Theresa Parker 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Debbie Preston 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Awa Ceesay 2022-2026 Director View profile
  5. Christine Bird 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Fatou Njie 2017-2025 Director View profile
  7. Deborah Cooper 2017-2022 Director View profile
  8. Glen Mark Andrew Williams 2017-2017 Director View profile
  9. Dominic Hall 2017-2018 Director View profile
  10. Charles Edward Clark 2017-2018 Director View profile
  11. Susan Dorothy Nesbit 2016-2017 Director View profile
  12. Gavin Lashley 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Andrew John Robin 2016-2017 Director View profile
  14. Jill Anne Simpson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  15. Nadejda Antonova 2014-2015 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Morrow 2014-2020 Director View profile
  17. Lynette Jordan 2014-2016 Director View profile
  18. Brian Keenan 2013-2016 Director View profile
  19. Fiona Ferguson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. Rosalind Corbett 2012-2016 Director View profile
  21. Josephine Teresa Mcmahon 2010-2013 Director View profile
  22. Allan Beattie 2009-2011 Director View profile
  23. Kathleen Kelly 2009-2012 Director View profile
  24. Uwimbabazi Cecile 2009-2012 Director View profile
  25. Frank Mcbride 2009-2015 Director View profile
  26. April Walker 2009-2015 Director View profile
  27. Danny Alderslowe 2009-2012 Director View profile
  28. Susan Elizabeth Lancaster 2009-2009 Director View profile
  29. Katy Coats 2026-2026 Secretary View profile
  30. Selina Mary Boyack 2020-2026 Secretary View profile
  31. Daniel Patrick Cavanagh 2009-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/07/2009

Grants received

18 grants · £494,633 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 £19,9662024-09-06
  • OVO Foundation £25,0002023-06-22
  • Henry Smith Foundation £44,5002021-03-29
  • Foundation Scotland £2,0002020-04-27
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,5002019-04-15
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

6.1y median 4.8y
average tenure
13.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Awa Ceesay Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026

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
SC362134
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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