Company
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.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 31
- Alison Quinn 2022-2023 View profile
- Theresa Parker 2022-2025 View profile
- Debbie Preston 2022-2025 View profile
- Awa Ceesay 2022-2026 View profile
- Christine Bird 2018-2021 View profile
- Fatou Njie 2017-2025 View profile
- Deborah Cooper 2017-2022 View profile
- Glen Mark Andrew Williams 2017-2017 View profile
- Dominic Hall 2017-2018 View profile
- Charles Edward Clark 2017-2018 View profile
- Susan Dorothy Nesbit 2016-2017 View profile
- Gavin Lashley 2016-2017 View profile
- Andrew John Robin 2016-2017 View profile
- Jill Anne Simpson 2016-2017 View profile
- Nadejda Antonova 2014-2015 View profile
- Anthony Morrow 2014-2020 View profile
- Lynette Jordan 2014-2016 View profile
- Brian Keenan 2013-2016 View profile
- Fiona Ferguson 2013-2014 View profile
- Rosalind Corbett 2012-2016 View profile
- Josephine Teresa Mcmahon 2010-2013 View profile
- Allan Beattie 2009-2011 View profile
- Kathleen Kelly 2009-2012 View profile
- Uwimbabazi Cecile 2009-2012 View profile
- Frank Mcbride 2009-2015 View profile
- April Walker 2009-2015 View profile
- Danny Alderslowe 2009-2012 View profile
- Susan Elizabeth Lancaster 2009-2009 View profile
- Katy Coats 2026-2026 View profile
- Selina Mary Boyack 2020-2026 View profile
- Daniel Patrick Cavanagh 2009-2011 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 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 · £269,229 (11 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £144,500 (2 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £44,984
- OVO Foundation · £25,000
- Foundation Scotland · £10,920 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Foundation Scotland
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Mandy Evans-Ewing Director · appointed 2012
- Emilie Wadsworth Director · appointed 2019
- Claire Travis Director · appointed 2022
- Sophie Fennerty Director · appointed 2022
- Joe Brennan Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Mandy Evans-Ewing Director · appointed 2012
- Emilie Wadsworth Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Mandy Evans-Ewing Director · appointed 2012
- Emilie Wadsworth Director · appointed 2019
- Claire Travis Director · appointed 2022
- Sophie Fennerty Director · appointed 2022
- Joe Brennan Director · appointed 2026
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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