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The Cardiff Institute for the Blind,(Incorporated)

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

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Previous officers 45

  1. Dr Michael Leslie Nussbaum 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nigel Charles Blewitt 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Stuart John Fox 2016-2021 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas Lambert 2014-2019 Director View profile
  5. Ceri Jackson 2012-2022 Director View profile
  6. Laura Crandley 2012-2016 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Nicholson Rochira 2009-2012 Director View profile
  8. Sally Anne Harvey 2009-2018 Director View profile
  9. Rui Daniel De Freitas Gomes 2004-2009 Director View profile
  10. Ann Rowland James 2004-2008 Director View profile
  11. Charles Gale 2004-2005 Director View profile
  12. Timothy Hywel Davies 2004-2006 Director View profile
  13. Colin Lewis Osborne 2004-2009 Director View profile
  14. Alan George 2003-2009 Director View profile
  15. Gilbert Ernest Ruddock 1998-1999 Director View profile
  16. Howard John Gough 1997-2009 Director View profile
  17. George Grossman 1996-2000 Director View profile
  18. Nicholas Winfield Williams 1996-2009 Director View profile
  19. Elizabeth Mary Hutchins 1996-2009 Director View profile
  20. Rees Glyn 1993-2001 Director View profile
  21. Donald Leslie Baker 1992-2009 Director View profile
  22. Kenneth Donald Williams 1992-2002 Director View profile
  23. Cecil Herbert Rapport 1998 Director View profile
  24. Alan Leslie Davies 1992 Director View profile
  25. Wynne Lloyd 2009 Director View profile
  26. Sidney John James 1992 Director View profile
  27. Jack Barnsley Smith 1996 Director View profile
  28. Susan Stanley Shields 2004 Director View profile
  29. Caroline Morris 2004 Director View profile
  30. Barbara Shibko 1994 Director View profile
  31. Derek Ivor Rapport 2009 Director View profile
  32. Peter Reynault Wikinson 1999 Director View profile
  33. William Stanley Badger 2004 Director View profile
  34. Norman Hopkins 2009 Director View profile
  35. Jennifer Bowen 1999 Director View profile
  36. William Peter Davey 2004 Director View profile
  37. Edward Wyndham Powell 2002 Director View profile
  38. Trevor Tatchell 2002 Director View profile
  39. Albert Arthur Huish 2004 Director View profile
  40. Jayne Frampton 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  41. Amy Gelsthorpe-Hill 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  42. Simmi Khandpur 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  43. Kathrin John 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  44. Patrick Dermot Macdonald 2009-2013 Secretary View profile
  45. Richard Evans 2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
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Incorporated
26/03/1918
Registered office
Cardiff
Also a registered charity
The Cardiff Institute for the Blind, Incorporated

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. The Cardiff Institute for the Blind,(Incorporated) is controlled by Royal National Institute of Blind People
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-04-01 · 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

9 grants · £1,486,899 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,461,899 (8 grants)
  • Postcode Community Trust · £25,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £296,7362025-10-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9992023-04-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £100,0002022-09-21
  • Postcode Community Trust £25,0002022-06-27
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £499,9462016-11-23
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.

7 directors on the board

5.6y median 4.7y
average tenure
12.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Education 2Arts and leisure 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00149982
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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