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The National Association for Gifted Children

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 84

  1. Alexandra Mary-Jane Maybury 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Wafaa Salim 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Melinda Faye Hungerford 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Lee Edward Collins 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Jaysal Vandravan Atara 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Jason Darren Michael Buckley 2017-2020 Director View profile
  7. Dr Paul Douglas Newton 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. Ian Wigston 2014-2016 Director View profile
  9. Michael Adam Speranza 2014-2021 Director View profile
  10. Ben Ramsden 2013-2016 Director View profile
  11. Stewart Bailey 2013-2019 Director View profile
  12. Laura Jane Mckoy 2012-2015 Director View profile
  13. Nina Woodcock 2011-2017 Director View profile
  14. Peter James Flannery 2011-2017 Director View profile
  15. Dr Wenda Jane Sheard 2011-2014 Director View profile
  16. Timothy Peter Dracup 2010-2015 Director View profile
  17. Selena Ohlsson 2009-2011 Director View profile
  18. John David Lewis 2009-2009 Director View profile
  19. John Stuart Graham 2008-2010 Director View profile
  20. John Robert Carter 2008-2011 Director View profile
  21. Allison Lilian Wray 2008-2010 Director View profile
  22. Adam David Sibley 2008-2010 Director View profile
  23. Margaret Laurel Glockner 2008-2009 Director View profile
  24. Loraine Mosley 2007-2015 Director View profile
  25. Stephen Decourcy Kemp-King 2007-2013 Director View profile
  26. Christopher Laurence Parsons 2007-2016 Director View profile
  27. Paul Murray 2006-2009 Director View profile
  28. Dr Efrat Tseelon 2006-2007 Director View profile
  29. Iain James Simper 2006-2011 Director View profile
  30. Varsha Anil Patel 2005-2006 Director View profile
  31. Andrew John Keith Budd 2005-2007 Director View profile
  32. Jane Marion Caiger-Smith 2005-2007 Director View profile
  33. Heera Rajah 2004-2007 Director View profile
  34. Peter John Trevelyan 2004-2014 Director View profile
  35. Pamela Anne Powell 2003-2015 Director View profile
  36. Stephen Alec John Ramsden 2003-2025 Director View profile
  37. Michael Daniel Woolnough 2003-2009 Director View profile
  38. Jill Aisher 2002-2007 Director View profile
  39. Janice Elizabeth Knight 2002-2005 Director View profile
  40. Grant Tudor Bremer 2002-2004 Director View profile
  41. Alan Paul Hardwick 2001-2002 Director View profile
  42. Catherine Edwina Turton 2001-2006 Director View profile
  43. Catherine Ann Sanderson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  44. Dr Katharine Elizabeth Distin 2001-2002 Director View profile
  45. Jeremy Peter Rowley 2001-2003 Director View profile
  46. John Bertram Curran 2000-2003 Director View profile
  47. Margaret Mackenzie 2000-2001 Director View profile
  48. Judith Dinsdale 2000-2006 Director View profile
  49. Jeremy Bowden 2000-2004 Director View profile
  50. Helena Dyer 1999-2001 Director View profile
  51. Susan Nerolie Divecha 1999-2001 Director View profile
  52. Gillian Jean Bird Cottam 1999-2002 Director View profile
  53. Marion Hazel Bennett 1998-2000 Director View profile
  54. Susan Elizabeth Marsh 1997-1998 Director View profile
  55. Martin Boyd 1997-2000 Director View profile
  56. Robert Michael Riley 1997-2002 Director View profile
  57. Stopper, Michael John, Doctor 1996-2008 Director View profile
  58. Elizabeth Ann Lacey 1996-1999 Director View profile
  59. Jacqueline Margaret Jean Neatherway 1996-1999 Director View profile
  60. Keith Anthony Jackson 1996-2001 Director View profile
  61. Glenda Mary Jones 1996-1997 Director View profile
  62. Peter Burford 1995-1997 Director View profile
  63. Gillian Ann Rowley 1994-2004 Director View profile
  64. Ronald Harvey Lewin 1994-1996 Director View profile
  65. Carole Brason 1993-1995 Director View profile
  66. Jannetta Sosin 1993-2004 Director View profile
  67. May Mackay 1992-1999 Director View profile
  68. Catherine Margaret Isaaks 1992 Director View profile
  69. Azima Abdel Rahmen Marrs 1995 Director View profile
  70. Susan Mary Gomme 1999 Director View profile
  71. Patricia Georgina Miles 1994 Director View profile
  72. Malcolm Taylor 1993 Director View profile
  73. Jacqueline Marie Horsewood 1994 Director View profile
  74. Dr Trevor Philip Toube 1993 Director View profile
  75. Samuel Robert Stirling 1998 Director View profile
  76. Judith Ann Moore 1997 Director View profile
  77. Norman Ashley Keen 1995 Director View profile
  78. John Frederick William Gardiner 1994 Director View profile
  79. Sheila Winifred Denney 1997 Director View profile
  80. Denise Anne Yates 2008-2017 Secretary View profile
  81. Dr Stephen David Tommis 2003-2003 Secretary View profile
  82. Kenneth Francis Bore 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  83. Peter Roland Carey 1994-2000 Secretary View profile
  84. Michael John Elford Short 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/05/1967
Also a registered charity
The National Association for Gifted Children

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 National Association for Gifted Children is controlled by Michael Adam Speranza
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-09-27, ceased 2017-11-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Adam Speranza.

2 other companies in this group

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

4 grants · £42,293 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 · £42,293 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,9052024-12-19
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9982013-12-11
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £7,5902011-03-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,8002006-07-17
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

5.4y median 6y
average tenure
10.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 5Business services 1Education 1Finance 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00905037
Status
Liquidation
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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