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Who leads it
- Sayra TekinDirector · since 2025
- Charlotte BainbridgeDirector · since 2025
- Helen Rosalind Miriam GrantDirector · since 2025
- David Owen O'NeillDirector · since 2011
- Nicholas David ForsterDirector · since 2011
- Julia Jessica EccleshareDirector · since 2002
- Gillian Martha HowarthDirector · since 1993
- William Patrick DeeSecretary · since 2001
Previous officers 23
- Listening Books 2006-2006 View profile
- Anne-Marie Williams 2006-2024 View profile
- Hugh Joseph Warn 2005-2006 View profile
- Jennifer Isobel Claire Cogan 2004-2009 View profile
- Eleanor Updale 2001-2009 View profile
- Guy Palmer 1999-2004 View profile
- Lady Elizabeth Toulson 1998-2000 View profile
- David Brian Laycock 1998-2003 View profile
- Zoe Richmond-Watson 1998-2017 View profile
- Anthony Francis Wigram 1994-1999 View profile
- Christopher Terence Sinclair-Stevenson 1993-2024 View profile
- Rogers, Patrick Hugh Goddard, Lieutenant Commander 1997 View profile
- Lord Charles Cullen of Ashbourne 1995 View profile
- Lord Terrington 1994 View profile
- Edward Geoffrey Clifton Brown 1997 View profile
- James Roger Peers 2001 View profile
- Sir Nigel Frederick Althaus 1997 View profile
- John Clifford Colligan 1994 View profile
- Donald Bell 1992 View profile
- Mark Ralph Cornwall-Jones 1997 View profile
- Douglas Kean 2000-2001 View profile
- Terence Geoffrey Taylor 1997-1999 View profile
- George Anthony Hepworth 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/05/1972
- Also a registered charity
- Listening Books
Grants received
6 grants · £264,964 total360Giving 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 · £237,964 (2 grants)
- R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £27,000 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- R S Macdonald Charitable Trust
- R S Macdonald Charitable Trust
- R S Macdonald Charitable Trust
- R S Macdonald Charitable Trust
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
- Sayra Tekin Director · appointed 2025
- Charlotte Bainbridge Director · appointed 2025
- Gillian Martha Howarth Director · appointed 1993
- Julia Jessica Eccleshare Director · appointed 2002
- Helen Rosalind Miriam Grant Director · appointed 2025
- David Owen O'Neill Director · appointed 2011
- Nicholas David Forster Director · appointed 2011
Directors past 6 years
- Gillian Martha Howarth Director · appointed 1993
- Julia Jessica Eccleshare Director · appointed 2002
- David Owen O'Neill Director · appointed 2011
- Nicholas David Forster Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Gillian Martha Howarth Director · appointed 1993
- Helen Rosalind Miriam Grant Director · appointed 2025
- David Owen O'Neill Director · appointed 2011
- Nicholas David Forster Director · appointed 2011
Portfolio (3)
- Sayra Tekin Director · appointed 2025
- Charlotte Bainbridge Director · appointed 2025
- Julia Jessica Eccleshare Director · appointed 2002
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01056004
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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