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Active05747142 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
17 March 2006 (20 years)
Industry
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990)
Directors
Hannah Nenna Chukwu
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
24 Bedford Row
London
WC1R 4EH

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
7 March 2027
Last conf. stmt
21 February 2026

Officers 15 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 23 September 2026
British
Born April 1958 (68)
Chukwu, Hannah Nenna
Director · Appointed 29 April 2026
British,Nigerian
Born September 1996 (30)
Director · Appointed 29 April 2026
British
Born May 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 29 April 2026
Also at Tullivers Limited, Community Foundation North East · more companies
British
Born February 1969 (57)
Taneja, Preti Madhuri Neel, Professor
Director · Appointed 29 April 2026
British
Born April 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 4 February 2026
Also at Changing Futures North East
British
Born April 1988 (38)
Nayeri, Dina
Director · Appointed 30 January 2024
French
Born May 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 30 January 2024
British
Born July 1962 (64)
Beresford-Knox, Lucy Elizabeth
Director · Appointed 25 January 2023
British
Born September 1985 (41)
Director · Appointed 19 October 2021
Also at The Literary Consultancy Ltd
Japanese
Born November 1986
Yeginsu, Vedat Can
Director · Appointed 26 January 2021
British
Born November 1980
Buyum, Milena
Director · Appointed 23 June 2020
British
Born October 1967 (59)
Hodgkinson, Ted
Director · Appointed 23 June 2020
British
Born February 1985 (41)
Godwin, Georgina Caroline
Director · Appointed 25 June 2019
British
Born March 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 19 March 2019
British
Born July 1955 (71)
Officer history (61 former)
23 September 2026
8 July 2026
29 April 2026
Appointed Chukwu, Hannah Nenna as Director
29 April 2026
Appointed Hannah, Lucy Geraldine Allison as Director
29 April 2026
Appointed Malcolm, Claire Dorothy as Director
29 April 2026
Appointed Taneja, Preti Madhuri Neel, Professor as Director
29 April 2026
Resigned Lindvall Gunaratne, Guy Marasinghe as Director
4 February 2026
Appointed Devine, Anthony, Dr as Director
4 December 2025
Resigned Miller, Daniel as Director
4 December 2025
Resigned Stocks, Joanna as Director
30 January 2024
Appointed Nayeri, Dina as Director
30 January 2024
30 January 2024
Appointed Parker, Nicola Jill Southcombe as Director
30 January 2024
Resigned Akbar, Arifa as Director
7 December 2023
Resigned Quraishi, Shazea as Director
15 May 2023
Resigned Galvin, Catherine Mary as Director
25 January 2023
Appointed Beresford-Knox, Lucy Elizabeth as Director
8 December 2022
Resigned Schnee, Samantha Joanne as Director
7 December 2021
Resigned Armitstead, Claire Louise as Director
7 December 2021
Resigned Hahn, Daniel as Director
7 December 2021
Resigned Gwyn Jones, Philip as Director
7 December 2021
Resigned Freely, Maureen Deidre as Director
19 October 2021
Appointed Schilz, Akiho as Director
22 June 2021
Appointed Stocks, Joanna as Director
23 March 2021
Appointed Akbar, Arifa as Director
26 January 2021
Appointed Yeginsu, Vedat Can as Director
19 January 2021
Resigned Coles, Richard Francis Townsend as Director
15 September 2020
Resigned Norman, Lulu Patricia Francis as Director
16 July 2020
Resigned Jawa, Sanjay as Director
23 June 2020
Appointed Lindvall Gunaratne, Guy Marasinghe as Director
23 June 2020
Appointed Hodgkinson, Ted as Director
23 June 2020
Appointed Buyum, Milena as Director
3 December 2019
Resigned Julius, Anthony Robert, Dr as Director
22 October 2019
Appointed Coles, Richard Francis Townsend as Director
25 June 2019
Appointed Godwin, Georgina Caroline as Director
19 March 2019
Appointed Galvin, Catherine Mary as Director
19 March 2019
Appointed Borthwick, Ruth as Director
12 February 2019
Resigned Meredith, Rosalind as Director
5 December 2018
Resigned Proudler, Geraldine Ann as Director
18 July 2018
Resigned Ghaff, Al as Director
1 July 2018
Resigned Moore, Catherine as Director
1 January 2018
Appointed Ghaff, Al as Director
12 December 2017
Appointed Meredith, Rosalind as Director
6 December 2017
Resigned Sands, Philippe Joseph, Mr. as Director
6 December 2017
Appointed Julius, Anthony Robert, Dr as Director
6 December 2017
Appointed Hahn, Daniel as Director
6 December 2017
Resigned Day, Christine Jocelyn as Director
1 October 2017
Appointed Miller, Daniel as Director
6 December 2016
Appointed Norman, Lulu Patricia Francis as Director
6 December 2016
Appointed Jawa, Sanjay as Director
6 December 2016
Resigned Kernon, Barry Patrick Waring as Director
6 December 2016
Resigned King, Charles Matthew as Director
17 March 2016
Appointed Day, Christine Jocelyn as Director
2 December 2015
Appointed Quraishi, Shazea as Director
2 December 2015
Resigned Hahn, Daniel as Director
17 September 2015
Resigned Walter, Natalia as Director
24 March 2015
Resigned Allfrey, Ellah Wakatama as Director
2 December 2014
Appointed Schnee, Samantha Joanne as Director
2 December 2014
Resigned Miller, David Peter as Director
2 December 2014
Appointed Moore, Catherine as Director
2 December 2014
Resigned Kent, Nicolas Robert as Director
2 December 2014
2 December 2014
Appointed Walter, Natalia as Director
10 October 2014
Resigned Lalwani, Nikita as Director
12 April 2014
Resigned Jarvis, Catriona as Director
11 March 2014
Appointed Freely, Maureen Deidre as Director
11 March 2014
Resigned Abdulla, Raficq Shaik as Director
31 January 2014
Resigned Holmes, Rachel Katherine as Director
2 December 2013
Resigned Mackie, Lindsay Felicia Mary as Director
2 December 2013
Appointed Proudler, Geraldine Ann as Director
2 December 2013
Resigned Matar, Hisham, Professor as Director
2 December 2013
Resigned Shihab, Fathieh Saudi as Director
2 December 2013
Appointed Lalwani, Nikita as Director
2 December 2013
Resigned Tripathi, Salil Jaysukh as Director
2 December 2013
Appointed Gwyn Jones, Philip as Director
2 December 2013
Resigned Schwartz, Rosalind Lesley as Director
2 December 2013
Appointed Armitstead, Claire Louise as Director
2 December 2013
Appointed Allfrey, Ellah Wakatama as Director
2 December 2013
Resigned Goodings, Carol Lenore as Director
2 December 2013
Resigned Gekoski, Richard Abraham as Director
2 November 2013
Resigned Slovo, Gillian as Director
2 November 2013
Resigned Shamsie, Kamila Naheed as Director
2 November 2013
Resigned Hoffman, Eva Alfreda as Director
3 December 2012
Resigned Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad, Dr as Director
3 December 2012
Resigned Evans, Julian Leslie as Director
3 December 2012
Appointed Jarvis, Catriona as Director
3 December 2012
Resigned Bigland, Carole Veronica as Director
3 December 2012
Appointed Sands, Philippe Joseph, Mr. as Director
13 February 2012
Appointed Kernon, Barry Patrick Waring as Director
5 December 2011
Resigned Robertson, Geoffrey Ronald as Director
5 December 2011
Resigned Ali, Monica as Director
5 December 2011
Resigned Kernon, Barry Patrick Waring as Director
5 December 2011
Appointed Miller, David Peter as Director
5 December 2011
Resigned Johns, Derek Alan as Director
5 December 2011
Appointed Kent, Nicolas Robert as Director
5 December 2011
Appointed Matar, Hisham, Professor as Director
5 December 2011
Appointed Holmes, Rachel Katherine as Director
6 December 2010
Appointed King, Charles Matthew as Director
6 December 2010
Resigned Mcmorrough, Fiona Mary as Director
6 December 2010
6 December 2010
Appointed Hahn, Daniel as Director
6 December 2010
Resigned Appignanesi, Lisa, Dr as Director
6 December 2010
Resigned Mckenna, Neil as Director
6 December 2010
Appointed Ali, Monica as Director
6 December 2010
Appointed Gekoski, Richard Abraham as Director
7 December 2009
Appointed Shamsie, Kamila Naheed as Director
7 December 2009
Resigned O'Hagan, Andrew Francis, Dr as Director
7 December 2009
Resigned Kunzru, Hari Mohan Nath as Director
7 December 2009
Appointed Hoffman, Eva Alfreda as Director
7 December 2009
Appointed Shihab, Fathieh Saudi as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Goodings, Carol Lenore as Director
8 December 2008
8 December 2008
Appointed Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad, Dr as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Evans, Julian Leslie as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Bigland, Carole Veronica as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Mackie, Lindsay Felicia Mary as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Robertson, Geoffrey Ronald as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Schwartz, Rosalind Lesley as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Johns, Derek Alan as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Tripathi, Salil Jaysukh as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Mostyn, Trevor Alexander Richard as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Abdulla, Raficq Shaik as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Mcmorrough, Fiona Mary as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Slovo, Gillian as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Mckenna, Neil as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed Kunzru, Hari Mohan Nath as Director
8 December 2008
Appointed O'Hagan, Andrew Francis, Dr as Director
8 December 2008
8 December 2008
Resigned Clark, Candida as Director
8 December 2008
Resigned Langley, Lee as Director
13 August 2007
Resigned O'Hanlon, Alice as Secretary
17 March 2006
Appointed Langley, Lee as Director
17 March 2006
17 March 2006
Appointed Clark, Candida as Director
17 March 2006
Appointed Appignanesi, Lisa, Dr as Director
17 March 2006
Appointed Kernon, Barry Patrick Waring as Director
17 March 2006
Appointed O'Hanlon, Alice as Secretary

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.
Former controllers (12)
6 December 2016
Ceased Lulu Patricia Francis Norman — Has significant influence or control
6 December 2016
Ceased Sanjay Jawa — Has significant influence or control
6 April 2016
Ceased Shazea Quraishi — Has significant influence or control
6 April 2016
Ceased Claire Armitstead — Has significant influence or control
6 April 2016
Ceased Christine Jocelyn Day — Has significant influence or control
6 April 2016
Ceased Geraldine Ann Proudler — Has significant influence or control
6 April 2016
Ceased Samantha Joanne Schnee — Has significant influence or control
6 April 2016
Ceased Josephine Sarah Glanville — Has significant influence or control
6 April 2016
Ceased Maureen Deidre Freely — Has significant influence or control
6 April 2016
Ceased Phillipe Sands — Has significant influence or control
6 April 2016
Ceased Catherine Moore — Has significant influence or control
6 April 2016
Ceased Philip Gwyn Jones — Has significant influence or control

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6 October 2026Appointment of a director
21 July 2026Termination of appointment of a director
11 May 2026Termination of appointment of a director
11 May 2026Appointment of a director
11 May 2026Appointment of a director
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