Action for Children

Company 04764232 · Active · incorporated 14/05/2003 · Watford WD18 8AG · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)

Nature of business: 87900 - Other residential care activities n.e.c. | 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Latest accounts held to 2025-03-31.

Who controls it

No individual or entity with signficant control (statement)
· from 2017-05-14

Where the chain ends

This company is not held through another UK company on the register, so the persons above are the end of the ownership question.

Who runs it

THOMAS, Silvia Mary (director, born 04/1935, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2005-08-31
JONES, Adrianne (director, born 11/1938, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2005-08-31
JARVIS, Judith Mary (director, born 02/1940, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2007-08-31
KINGSNORTH, Stephen Leslie, Reverend (director, born 05/1952, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2007-08-31
WINTER, Robert Rickaby (director, born 03/1937, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2003-09-01
IBBETT, Clifton John Claude (director, born 07/1937, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2004-08-31
ALDRED, Keith, Dr (director, born 10/1943, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2006-08-31
BHATT, Shuchi (director, born 12/1943, Indian) · from 2003-05-14 to 2005-08-31
WENDT, Robin Glover (director, born 01/1941, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2008-09-15
MCKAY, Margaret Theresa (director, born 10/1941, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2007-08-31
CARTER, Ralph Graham, Rev (director, born 07/1943, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2005-08-31
EDINGTON, Gordon (director, born 09/1945, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2007-08-31
KHAN, Javaid (secretary, British) · from 2003-05-14 to 2006-03-31
CAIRNS, Christopher Stuart (director, born 11/1968, British) · from 2003-09-01 to 2006-08-31
BAINES, Garron John (director, born 08/1952, British) · from 2003-09-01 to 2008-10-15
KELLY, Alison Mary Collens, Lady (director, born 09/1947, British) · from 2003-09-01 to 2007-12-31
COX, Anthea Jane, Councillor (director, born 11/1965, British) · from 2003-09-01 to 2008-07-16
HAMPSON, Carol Elizabeth (director, born 09/1958, British) · from 2003-09-01 to 2007-01-24
MORRON, Paul Henry (director, born 12/1947, British) · from 2003-10-21 to 2007-12-31
THAKE, Anthony John (director, born 04/1961, British) · from 2005-02-08 to 2006-08-31
GILHESPY, Nigel (director, born 04/1947, British) · from 2005-02-08 to 2006-10-28
ANDERSON, William Haig, Reverend (director, born 07/1947, British) · from 2005-09-01 to 2011-07-21
DAWS, Christopher William (director, born 08/1947, British) · from 2005-09-01 to 2011-08-31
RUSSELL, Gerald William (director, born 05/1950, British) · from 2005-09-01 to 2013-05-30
MORREY, William Reginald, Reverend (director, born 03/1953, British) · from 2005-09-01 to 2007-09-17
ROBINSON, Helen (secretary, British) · from 2006-04-01 to 2006-11-23
DUGMORE, Catherine Thea (director, born 01/1967, British) · from 2006-09-01 to 2014-11-03
CHESTERS, Pamela Joy (director, born 04/1956, British) · from 2006-09-01 to 2012-08-31
KEANE, Mary (secretary, British) · from 2006-11-24 to 2013-09-12
WYNN, Terry (director, born 06/1946, British) · from 2007-09-01 to 2013-08-30
OYESANYA, Lara (director, born 04/1960, British) · from 2007-09-01 to 2008-03-25
THORNTON, Glenys (director, born 10/1952, British) · from 2007-09-01 to 2008-02-25
MCDONALD, Andrew John (director, born 06/1962, British) · from 2007-09-01 to 2014-10-23
BROUGHTON, Alan (director, born 09/1961, British) · from 2007-09-01 to 2010-03-31
FINDLEY, David Allan Richard (director, born 10/1948, British) · from 2007-09-01 to 2013-08-30
SAWERS, Lesley Marie, Dr (director, born 01/1959, British) · from 2008-02-07 to 2009-12-31
MATTHEWSON, Gareth (director, born 07/1947, British) · from 2008-04-16 to 2014-03-31
SCHROEDER, Heather (director, born 01/1949, British) · from 2008-10-15 to 2017-01-27
BEECH, Ruby (director, born 04/1956, British) · from 2008-12-12 to 2014-07-17
SNELL, Paul Stephen (director, born 06/1955, British) · from 2009-07-07 to 2017-09-01
DOUGLAS, Nicola Clare (director, born 06/1960, British) · from 2009-07-07 to 2013-10-30
BURNS, Allan (director, born 02/1947, British) · from 2010-01-28 to 2014-06-10
CLIFFORD, Leslie (director, born 03/1962, British) · from 2011-07-20 to 2019-02-28
HOWARD, John David, Reverend (director, born 09/1952, British) · from 2012-01-25 to 2016-07-15
GOUDIE, Stanley James (director, born 09/1950, British) · from 2012-01-25 to 2017-12-31
O'BRIEN, John James (director, born 07/1952, British) · from 2012-09-01 to 2018-12-31
BARRELL, Joe (director, born 04/1967, British) · from 2012-09-01 to 2016-12-31
GRANT, Roma (secretary) · from 2013-09-13 to 2015-02-06
FELTHAM, Helena Joan (director, born 05/1956, British) · from 2014-03-26 to 2015-07-29
MUKARJI, Daleep Satyanand (director, born 02/1946, British) · from 2014-07-16 to 2020-06-30
INGHAM, Keith (director, born 11/1948, British) · from 2014-07-18 to 2016-03-17
GUTHRIE, Kate (director, born 09/1963, British) · from 2014-10-22 to 2021-01-15
HOOD, Richard (secretary) · from 2015-02-07 to 2019-03-31
RUETIMANN, Markus Hardy (director, born 05/1958, Swiss) · from 2015-07-15 to 2024-07-01
CRYER, Richard Anthony (director, born 10/1947, British) · from 2015-07-15 to 2021-09-30
STANLEY, Yvette (director, born 11/1964, British) · from 2015-07-15 to 2018-04-01
GRIFFIN, Tracy Ann (director, born 12/1962, British) · from 2015-07-15 to 2020-03-27
GALLAGHER, Helen Mary (director, born 09/1960, British) · from 2016-01-26 to 2016-11-20
ANDERSON, Sheryl Milanda, The Reverend Doctor (director, born 09/1953, British) · from 2016-07-14 to 2019-07-30
MORGAN, Deborah Jayne (director, born 05/1961, British) · from 2016-07-14 to 2020-03-27
THORNE, Fiona Talitha Flora (director, born 10/1969, British) · from 2017-03-30 to 2019-11-06
LARBIE, Josephine Audrey (director, born 06/1956, British) · from 2017-05-25 to 2020-07-23
GORDON, Evelyn Patricia (director, born 06/1956, British) · from 2017-07-01 to 2020-09-14
ELLIS, Gillian (director, born 07/1958, British) · from 2017-09-21 to 2020-03-27
PATEL, Sarika Bijendra (director, born 08/1965, British) · from 2019-01-01 to 2026-06-30
DICKINSON, Emma Siobhan Wells (secretary) · from 2019-04-16 to 2019-10-22
MALCOLM, Linda Moira (secretary) · from 2019-10-22 to 2020-03-31
WARWICK, Dawn Lesley (director, born 01/1960, British) · from 2019-12-05 to 2026-03-31
PUNCHIHEWA, Harindra Deepal (secretary) · from 2020-04-30 to 2022-06-16
JOHNSON, Enda Michael (director, born 12/1979, Irish) · from 2020-07-01 to 2026-07-01
EDWARDS, Gary James (director, born 05/1958, British) · from 2020-12-01 to 2023-03-31
DODGE, Tanith Claire (director, born 09/1960, British) · from 2022-01-24 to 2022-08-02
ATKIN, Lynne Ann (director, born 06/1965, British) · from 2022-01-24 to 2026-06-30
TOUTZIARI, Georgia, Dr (secretary) · from 2022-06-16 to 2025-02-17
EVANS, Leslie Elizabeth (director, born 12/1958, British) · from 2022-08-01 to 2026-05-22
MCGUINNESS, Aoife Marie, Dr (secretary) · from 2025-02-17 to 2025-12-12
LONG, Michael John Adrian, Revd Dr (director, born 05/1964, British) · from 2020-07-01, current
BELL, Steven David (director, born 10/1965, British) · from 2020-11-02, current
CURRAN, Peter Thomas (director, born 05/1963, British) · from 2021-02-01, current
GEEKIE, Charles Nairn (director, born 02/1962, British) · from 2023-04-26, current
KAUL, Navin (director, born 12/1967, British) · from 2024-02-22, current
HAWTIN, Richard (secretary) · from 2026-02-24, current
EASTMOND, Richard James (director, born 02/1964, British) · from 2026-04-15, current
BELL, Elizabeth (director, born 10/1953, British) · from 2026-04-17, current
HUNTER, Anthony John (director, born 03/1954, British) · from 2026-04-17, current
FLEMING, Robert Andrew (director, born 11/1972, British) · from 2026-04-20, current
NEWMAN, Jeremy Steven (director, born 09/1959, British) · from 2026-08-18, current

Charges

33 charges registered, 31 outstanding.

2025-05-22, outstanding, in favour of Action for Children Pension Trustee Limited As Trustee of the Action for Children Pension
2025-05-22, outstanding, in favour of Action for Children Pension Trustee Limited As Trustee of the Action for Children Pension
2025-05-22, outstanding, in favour of Action for Children Pension Trustee Limited As Trustee of the Action for Children Pension
2025-05-22, outstanding, in favour of Action for Children Pension Trustee Limited As Trustee of the Action for Children Pension
2025-05-22, outstanding, in favour of Action for Children Pension Trustee Limited As Trustee of the Action for Children Pension

Public money received

17 public contract awards on Find a Tender, £100,393,511 in total
28 grants received (360Giving), £1,858,815 in total

Matched on the company number. Public contracts from Find a Tender, grants from the 360Giving publishers, and farm subsidy from the published payment data, all under the Open Government Licence.

Intellectual property

34 trademarks at the Intellectual Property Office, 22 registered.

Trademarks resolved to this company number at the Intellectual Property Office.

Property on the register

31 titles on the register, around £10,556,020 by latest value.

Title K270220 · Freehold · £1,350,000 · SEVENOAKS KENT
Title K384143 · Freehold · £935,000 · DOVER KENT
Title WA538986 · Freehold · £560,000 · THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN
Title TY290152 · Freehold · £505,000 · GATESHEAD TYNE AND WEAR
Title CYM325423 · Freehold · £500,000 · PEMBROKESHIRE PEMBROKESHIRE
Title DY534770 · Freehold · £475,000 · AMBER VALLEY DERBYSHIRE
Title TY92079 · Freehold · £475,000 · GATESHEAD TYNE AND WEAR
Title ND8606 · Freehold · £395,000 · NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE TYNE AND WEAR
Title CYM36310 · Freehold · £316,000 · FLINTSHIRE FLINTSHIRE
Title WA960427 · Freehold · £310,000 · THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN
Title ND137134 · Freehold · £300,000 · NORTHUMBERLAND NORTHUMBERLAND
Title WA317296 · Freehold · £225,000 · CARDIFF CARDIFF
Title WA745467 · Freehold · CARDIFF CARDIFF
Title ST389117 · Leasehold · SOMERSET SOMERSET
Title TY595744 · Leasehold · NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE TYNE AND WEAR
Title CYM178934 · Freehold · FLINTSHIRE FLINTSHIRE
Title CYM565110 · Leasehold · NEATH PORT TALBOT NEATH PORT TALBOT
Title CYM891742 · Leasehold · THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN
Title ST389060 · Leasehold · SOMERSET SOMERSET
Title AA59913 · Leasehold · BRAINTREE ESSEX
Title AA59922 · Leasehold · BRAINTREE ESSEX
Title CB433514 · Leasehold · CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Title CB437105 · Leasehold · CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Title DT392913 · Leasehold · DORSET DORSET
Title HD505600 · Freehold · ST ALBANS HERTFORDSHIRE
Title HD513526 · Freehold · ST ALBANS HERTFORDSHIRE
Title HD445429 · Freehold · WATFORD HERTFORDSHIRE
Title HD627390 · Freehold · ST ALBANS HERTFORDSHIRE
Title BM397423 · Leasehold · BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Title ST389152 · Leasehold · SOMERSET SOMERSET

District level only. Information produced by HM Land Registry © Crown copyright; street addresses are withheld under the licence.

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