Practical Action

Active00871954 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
21 February 1966 (60 years)
Previously known as
Practical Action Limited (until 25 September 2009)
Intermediate Technology Development Group Limited (until 30 October 2008)
Industry
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c. (88990)
Directors
Deepali Khanna
Philip Hunter Smith
Claire Ireland
Accounts type
Group
Region
West Midlands
Address
The Robbins Building
25 Albert Street
Rugby
CV21 2SD

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
9 November 2027
Last conf. stmt
26 October 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
3

Officers 14 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Khanna, Deepali
Director · Appointed 3 December 2025
Canadian
Born October 1962 (64)
Smith, Philip Hunter
Director · Appointed 3 December 2025
British
Born April 1970 (56)
Pryor, Donna Susan
Secretary · Appointed 31 March 2025
Ireland, Claire
Director · Appointed 10 July 2024
Australian,British
Born September 1973 (53)
Sloane, Jane Louise
Director · Appointed 10 July 2024
Australian
Born July 1963 (63)
Studer Noguez, Isabel
Director · Appointed 10 July 2024
Mexican
Born June 1963 (63)
Temiseva, Aki
Director · Appointed 10 July 2024
Finnish
Born September 1964 (62)
Mojapelo, Sazini
Director · Appointed 12 April 2024
Zimbabwean
Born January 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 7 September 2021
British
Born August 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 7 September 2021
Irish
Born September 1967 (59)
Wadhwa, Shivani
Director · Appointed 7 September 2021
Swiss
Born October 1974 (52)
Wahba, Mourad
Director · Appointed 7 September 2021
Egyptian
Born January 1959 (67)
Choudhury, Fayezul Haque
Director · Appointed 1 April 2020
British
Born February 1954 (72)
Director · Appointed 1 April 2020
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British
Born July 1961 (65)
Officer history (65 former)
3 December 2025
Appointed Smith, Philip Hunter as Director
3 December 2025
Appointed Khanna, Deepali as Director
31 March 2025
Appointed Pryor, Donna Susan as Secretary
4 December 2024
Resigned Young, Graham David as Director
4 December 2024
Resigned Thornton, Ian Andrew as Director
10 November 2024
Resigned Mcintosh, Lesley Anne as Secretary
3 October 2024
Resigned Chigudu, Hope as Director
3 October 2024
Resigned Sibande, Rachel as Director
10 July 2024
Appointed Ireland, Claire as Director
10 July 2024
Appointed Studer Noguez, Isabel as Director
10 July 2024
Appointed Sloane, Jane Louise as Director
10 July 2024
Appointed Temiseva, Aki as Director
10 July 2024
Appointed Mcintosh, Lesley Anne as Secretary
12 April 2024
Appointed Mojapelo, Sazini as Director
5 October 2023
Resigned Smith, Joanne as Director
16 August 2022
Resigned Page, Stephen David as Secretary
20 April 2022
Appointed Chigudu, Hope as Director
1 April 2022
Resigned Pinto, Yvonne Maria, Dr as Director
27 October 2021
Resigned Lipson, Brenda Ann as Director
2 October 2021
Resigned Wayth, Helena as Director
7 September 2021
Appointed Wahba, Mourad as Director
7 September 2021
Appointed Sibande, Rachel as Director
7 September 2021
Appointed Haikin, Matthew James as Director
7 September 2021
Appointed Liao, William Fu Wei as Director
7 September 2021
Appointed Wadhwa, Shivani as Director
8 July 2021
Appointed Page, Stephen David as Secretary
8 July 2021
Resigned Lockett, John Duncan as Secretary
10 December 2020
Resigned Saxby-Soffe, Richard Nigel as Director
8 December 2020
Resigned Elobeid, Elwaleed Mohamed Elbashir as Director
8 December 2020
Resigned Clarke, Roger, Dr as Director
9 July 2020
Resigned Smith, James Rob, Professor as Director
1 April 2020
Appointed Choudhury, Fayezul Haque as Director
1 April 2020
Appointed Tyler, Martin Charles as Director
11 December 2019
Resigned Jolliffe, Valerie Celia as Director
11 December 2019
Resigned Molyneux, Helena Mary as Director
1 April 2019
Appointed Pinto, Yvonne Maria, Dr as Director
4 October 2018
Resigned Khan, Imran as Director
5 July 2018
Resigned Walford, Veronica as Director
15 June 2018
Appointed Lockett, John Duncan as Secretary
11 June 2018
Resigned Adey, Patricia Rose as Secretary
29 September 2017
Appointed Elobeid, Elwaleed Mohamed Elbashir as Director
29 September 2017
Appointed Smith, Joanne as Director
28 September 2017
Resigned Turner, Paul Leonard as Director
27 July 2017
7 December 2016
Appointed Jolliffe, Valerie Celia as Director
27 July 2016
Resigned Hassan, Mahmood, Mr. as Director
23 March 2016
Appointed Thornton, Ian Andrew as Director
8 October 2015
Resigned Walker, John Angus as Director
8 October 2015
Resigned Marshall, Alison Hilary as Director
8 October 2015
Resigned Haslam, Dominic Newton as Director
23 July 2015
Appointed Young, Graham David as Director
23 July 2015
Appointed Wayth, Helena as Director
9 October 2014
Resigned Crewe, Emma, Dr as Director
18 June 2014
Resigned Heskett, John Errington as Director
27 March 2014
Resigned Mcneil, Ruth as Director
11 December 2013
Resigned Sutcliffe, Sean George Cronin as Director
11 December 2013
27 September 2012
Appointed Khan, Imran as Director
27 September 2012
Appointed Chadwick, Mary Elizabeth Jane, Dr as Director
27 September 2012
Appointed Clarke, Roger, Dr as Director
27 September 2012
Appointed Lipson, Brenda Ann as Director
30 June 2011
Appointed Smith, James Rob, Professor as Director
30 June 2011
Appointed Turner, Paul Leonard as Director
16 December 2010
Resigned Mcrobie, Frank Allan as Director
8 October 2010
Appointed Saxby-Soffe, Richard Nigel as Director
4 March 2010
Resigned Selbie, George Nicholas as Director
10 December 2009
Resigned Thin, Neil, Dr as Director
25 September 2009
Appointed Walford, Veronica as Director
25 September 2009
Appointed Haslam, Dominic Newton as Director
24 September 2009
Resigned Stevens, Bryan Constant Bentham as Director
11 December 2008
Appointed Molyneux, Helena Mary as Director
2 October 2008
Resigned Hayman, Ben as Director
27 September 2007
Resigned Mitlin, Diana Clare as Director
27 June 2007
Appointed Hassan, Mahmood, Mr. as Director
30 March 2007
Appointed Crewe, Emma, Dr as Director
8 December 2006
Appointed Walker, John Angus as Secretary
8 December 2006
Resigned Marshall, Alison Hilary as Secretary
8 December 2006
Appointed Marshall, Alison Hilary as Secretary
8 December 2006
Resigned Borden, Jennifer Edith as Director
8 December 2006
Resigned Belshaw, Hugh Richard as Director
8 December 2006
Appointed Marshall, Alison Hilary as Director
8 December 2006
Resigned Walker, John Angus as Secretary
8 December 2006
Appointed Walker, John Angus as Director
25 April 2006
Resigned Guthrie, Peter Moir, Professor as Director
24 February 2006
Resigned Coulter, John Hobson as Director
18 November 2005
Resigned Baring, Teresa Anne as Director
18 November 2005
Resigned Dale, Henry as Director
5 July 2005
Appointed Heskett, John Errington as Director
17 May 2005
Resigned Thomson, Charles Howard as Director
11 April 2005
Appointed Hayman, Ben as Director
10 March 2005
Appointed Watson, Stephen Roger, Professor as Director
5 November 2004
Appointed Mcneil, Ruth as Director
1 April 2004
Appointed Sutcliffe, Sean George Cronin as Director
31 March 2004
Appointed Mcrobie, Frank Allan as Director
20 March 2003
Resigned Lewis, Ash as Director
3 January 2003
Appointed Selbie, George Nicholas as Director
13 December 2001
Appointed Thomson, Charles Howard as Director
1 June 2001
Appointed Lewis, Ash as Director
11 May 2000
Appointed Stevens, Bryan Constant Bentham as Director
31 March 2000
Resigned Marsden, Edmund Murray as Director
30 March 2000
Resigned Barker, David Andrew as Secretary
30 March 2000
Appointed Adey, Patricia Rose as Secretary
30 March 2000
Appointed Thin, Neil, Dr as Director
25 October 1999
Resigned Oake, Richard Hellyar as Director
25 October 1999
Resigned Ashburton, Sarah, Lady as Director
24 March 1999
Appointed Guthrie, Peter Moir, Professor as Director
24 March 1999
Appointed Baring, Teresa Anne as Director
5 November 1998
Appointed Coulter, John Hobson as Director
11 September 1998
Appointed Barker, David Andrew as Secretary
11 September 1998
Appointed Marsden, Edmund Murray as Director
24 August 1998
Resigned Smith, Pauline Theresa as Secretary
31 July 1998
Resigned Cassoni, Maria Luisa as Director
5 February 1998
Resigned Marsden, Edmund Murray as Director
16 October 1997
Appointed Borden, Jennifer Edith as Director
16 October 1997
Appointed Cassoni, Maria Luisa as Director
10 October 1997
Resigned Goddard, Philip Jack as Director
1 August 1997
Resigned Sinker, Nigel Dalcour as Secretary
1 August 1997
Appointed Smith, Pauline Theresa as Secretary
5 February 1997
Appointed Mitlin, Diana Clare as Director
25 September 1996
26 March 1996
26 March 1996
Resigned Zuckerman, Paul Sebastian, Dr as Director
1 February 1996
Appointed Ashburton, Sarah, Lady as Director
1 February 1996
Resigned Lowe, Veronica Ann as Director
19 October 1995
Resigned Scott, Peter John Lindsay as Director
19 October 1995
Resigned Shera, James Masih as Director
19 October 1995
Resigned Armor, Murray as Director
19 October 1995
Resigned Martin, Adrienne Mary as Director
28 March 1995
Appointed Belshaw, Hugh Richard as Director
6 December 1994
Appointed Dale, Henry as Director
27 September 1994
Resigned Frost, Dennis Hyde as Director
24 June 1994
Appointed Marsden, Edmund Murray as Director
29 March 1994
Appointed Oake, Richard Hellyar as Director
29 March 1994
Appointed Goddard, Philip Jack as Director
25 January 1994
Appointed Lowe, Veronica Ann as Director
4 January 1994
Resigned Barnett, John Andrew as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 5

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What Practical Action say about themselves

“We are Practical Action and we’re unconventional. We put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.”

— from practicalaction.org

Filings 309

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
5 November 2026Group of companies' accounts31 March 2026
4 November 2026Confirmation statement with no updates26 October 2026
2 November 2026Replacement filing for the appointment of a director
6 July 2026Director's details changed
8 December 2025Appointment of a director
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