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Action for Blind People

Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 70

  1. Alice Collins 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Martin Stuart Davidson 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Amanda Kate Rowland 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. Ozzie Clarke-Binns 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Sandra Deborah Alexandra Wilson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. John Ramm 2015-2017 Director View profile
  7. David Henry Mann 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Keith David Valentine 2014-2017 Director View profile
  9. Steph Dawn Cutler 2014-2017 Director View profile
  10. Deborah Harris-Ugbomah 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Alan Matthew Lock 2014-2017 Director View profile
  12. Sandi Esther Wassmer 2014-2019 Director View profile
  13. Dr John Charles 2014-2017 Director View profile
  14. Linda Bancroft 2014-2015 Director View profile
  15. Terry Moody 2012-2014 Director View profile
  16. Carol Hui 2011-2015 Director View profile
  17. Stuart Alan Tinger 2011-2020 Director View profile
  18. Dr Michael Leslie Nussbaum 2011-2020 Director View profile
  19. Richard John Williams 2011-2014 Director View profile
  20. Vidar Paul Hjardeng 2010-2014 Director View profile
  21. Waqas Hussain Chauhdry 2010-2014 Director View profile
  22. Alan John Suttie 2009-2012 Director View profile
  23. LOW, Colin Mackenzie, the Lord Low of Dalston 2009-2015 Director View profile
  24. Spence, John Andrew, Cllr 2007-2010 Director View profile
  25. David Deryck Hewlett 2007-2017 Director View profile
  26. Kirin Saeed 2007-2010 Director View profile
  27. Professor Alistair Richard Fielder 2006-2016 Director View profile
  28. Louise Wright 2006-2016 Director View profile
  29. Rita Kirkwood 2006-2015 Director View profile
  30. Toby Davey 2006-2012 Director View profile
  31. Khalil -Ur Rehman 2006-2017 Director View profile
  32. Dudgeon, Michael Greville, Wing Commander 2005-2014 Director View profile
  33. Angus Carl Aynsley 2004-2007 Director View profile
  34. David John Charters 2003-2010 Director View profile
  35. John Claricoat 2003-2006 Director View profile
  36. Clive Timms 2002-2011 Director View profile
  37. Andrew James Moffat 2001-2004 Director View profile
  38. Sir Peter Kemp 2001-2003 Director View profile
  39. Isobel Margaret Yule 2000-2005 Director View profile
  40. Edward Frank Hill 1998-2011 Director View profile
  41. Roger Thomas Elmhirst 1998-1999 Director View profile
  42. Brian Harold Pearce 1997-2000 Director View profile
  43. Michael Thomas Brace 1996-2001 Director View profile
  44. Patrick Pierre Max Wiener 1995-2006 Director View profile
  45. Richard Peter Gent 1994-1999 Director View profile
  46. Judith Louise Smith 1993-2009 Director View profile
  47. Kevin Frederick Deatker 1993-2002 Director View profile
  48. Malcolm Anthony Payne 1993-1994 Director View profile
  49. Michael Antony Fendale Newton 1998 Director View profile
  50. Guy David Neely 2007 Director View profile
  51. Mary Macquiston Biggart 2010 Director View profile
  52. Kathleen Mary Magnurson 2000 Director View profile
  53. June Ann Bretherton 1995 Director View profile
  54. Patricia Hart 2001 Director View profile
  55. Frederick Alistair Stone 1993 Director View profile
  56. Bernard Harding 1997 Director View profile
  57. John Claridge Jorgensen 1997 Director View profile
  58. John Robert Downs 1993 Director View profile
  59. Diana Elizabeth Pincmin 1993 Director View profile
  60. Jessica Holifield 2021-2026 Secretary View profile
  61. Sarah Mary Plant 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  62. Amelia Jane Heron Billington 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  63. Jayne Frampton 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  64. Amy Gelsthorpe-Hill 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  65. Monica Varriale 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  66. John Nicholas Crowther 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  67. Christopher Alexander Harris 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  68. Stephen Remington 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  69. Caroline Riikonen 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  70. Graham Leslie Booth 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
07/05/1888
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Action for Blind People

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Action for Blind People is controlled by Royal National Institute of Blind People
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-11-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Royal National Institute of Blind People.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

1 grant · £24,000 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

  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £24,000

Most recent

  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust £24,0002021-11-24
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.

3 directors on the board

4.6y median 1y
average tenure
11.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Arts and leisure 2Health and social care 2Manufacturing 2Professional services 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00026688
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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