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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 92

  1. Rachel Bowden 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Alastair Mark Damon Gilmartin Smith 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Julian Scholefield 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Maha El Dimachki 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Dr Manpreet Singh Pujara 2022-2023 Director View profile
  6. Zahaan Bharmal 2022-2024 Director View profile
  7. Sheila Margaret Anne Norris 2021-2025 Director View profile
  8. George Henry Davidson 2021-2025 Director View profile
  9. Helen Claire Howard 2020-2022 Director View profile
  10. Edward Joseph Caddle 2020-2024 Director View profile
  11. Helen Roberts 2019-2025 Director View profile
  12. Anne Kathryn Duffy 2018-2018 Director View profile
  13. Roberta Doyle 2017-2021 Director View profile
  14. Amanda Forshaw 2017-2022 Director View profile
  15. David Alan Reeves 2016-2024 Director View profile
  16. Elisa Maria Rita Menardo 2016-2024 Director View profile
  17. Michael Stanton 2015-2022 Director View profile
  18. Stewart Rapley 2015-2023 Director View profile
  19. Clare Margaret Beswick 2014-2017 Director View profile
  20. Felicity Anne Chadwick-Histed 2014-2022 Director View profile
  21. Judy Berkowicz 2014-2022 Director View profile
  22. Kevin Healey 2013-2016 Director View profile
  23. Paul Francis Battiste 2013-2014 Director View profile
  24. Stephen Thomas Davies 2013-2021 Director View profile
  25. Peter Francis Davis 2013-2016 Director View profile
  26. Ashraf Merchant 2013-2016 Director View profile
  27. Professor Sylvia May Johnson 2013-2022 Director View profile
  28. David Peter Harbott 2013-2020 Director View profile
  29. Pamela Anne Reitemeier 2012-2020 Director View profile
  30. Andrew Roblett 2011-2014 Director View profile
  31. Peter James Hughes 2011-2014 Director View profile
  32. Dr Carol Ann Homden 2011-2021 Director View profile
  33. Dr Sophie Elissa Castell 2010-2022 Director View profile
  34. Arnold, Laurence Benjamin, Doctor 2010-2013 Director View profile
  35. Krishnaswamy Murali 2010-2021 Director View profile
  36. John Mark Doran 2010-2014 Director View profile
  37. Steven Mcguinness 2009-2013 Director View profile
  38. Karen Wooddissee 2008-2010 Director View profile
  39. Russell James Stronach 2007-2008 Director View profile
  40. John David Kedar 2006-2014 Director View profile
  41. Virginia Bovell 2006-2009 Director View profile
  42. Alison Margaret Halsey 2005-2010 Director View profile
  43. Gordon Walker Maxwell 2005-2011 Director View profile
  44. Colin Barrow 2004-2011 Director View profile
  45. Iain Sinclair Smith 2003-2007 Director View profile
  46. Joanna Sara Truman 2003-2009 Director View profile
  47. Professor John Philip Dickinson 2002-2011 Director View profile
  48. Dr George Keith Benson 2002-2002 Director View profile
  49. Michael James Barley 2001-2003 Director View profile
  50. John Tamberlin 2000-2001 Director View profile
  51. Sharon Elaine Jones 1999-2005 Director View profile
  52. Ian Cameron Fairweather 1998-2013 Director View profile
  53. David Gordon Kingsmill 1998-2001 Director View profile
  54. Elizabeth M Aiken 1997-1998 Director View profile
  55. Janet Mary Corcoran 1997-2015 Director View profile
  56. Charles Dennis Huddleston 1996-2000 Director View profile
  57. Thomas Anthony Kay 1996-2005 Director View profile
  58. Peter James Borg-Neal 1996-2012 Director View profile
  59. Robert John Noble 1996-2002 Director View profile
  60. Andrew Ferrier Stephenson 1995-1996 Director View profile
  61. Dr James Eric Nicholls 1994-1999 Director View profile
  62. Ian Campbell Morrison 1994-2006 Director View profile
  63. Mary Ruth Ford 1994-1996 Director View profile
  64. Donald Harvey 1994-1996 Director View profile
  65. Brenda Earl 1994-1994 Director View profile
  66. Peter Cornforth 1993-1994 Director View profile
  67. Judy Winifred Lusty 1993-2000 Director View profile
  68. Anthony Alan Tallents 1993-1996 Director View profile
  69. Madeline Jane Hook 1993-1994 Director View profile
  70. Alan Conrad Cheyney 1993-2006 Director View profile
  71. Henry Roberts 1993-1993 Director View profile
  72. Dr Geoffrey Wright Harding 1993-1997 Director View profile
  73. James Arnold Frauts 1993-1997 Director View profile
  74. Vivienne Elston 1993 Director View profile
  75. Kevin Lionel Poole 1993 Director View profile
  76. Gordon Joseph Croft 1993 Director View profile
  77. Richard Gwyn Jones 1993 Director View profile
  78. Dr Deane Evans 1993 Director View profile
  79. Velma Jessie Klinger 1993 Director View profile
  80. Paul Edward Gilbert Shattock 1993 Director View profile
  81. Gillian Baird 1993 Director View profile
  82. Peter Leonard Nickerson 1993 Director View profile
  83. Professor Peter David Hill 1993 Director View profile
  84. Gerald De Groot 1993 Director View profile
  85. John Seymour Bishop 1993 Director View profile
  86. Sheila Elizabeth Windsor 1993 Director View profile
  87. Margaret Mary Golding 1993 Director View profile
  88. Mrityunjoy Banerjea 1993 Director View profile
  89. Helen Green Allison 1993 Director View profile
  90. Paul Harper 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  91. Norman Leslie Green 1993-2014 Secretary View profile
  92. Tony Kay 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/03/1975
Also a registered charity
The National Autistic Society

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The National Autistic Society on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

10 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

63 grants · £6,216,268 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 · £3,912,069 (37 grants)
  • Department of Health and Social Care · £1,193,557 (9 grants)
  • Inspiring Scotland · £732,818 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £245,104
  • Ministry of Justice · £76,038

Most recent

  • Inspiring Scotland £453,4172025-07-16
  • Inspiring Scotland £39,3782025-04-10
  • Community Foundation North East £1,2502025-01-23
  • Inspiring Scotland £176,7902024-05-17
  • Inspiring Scotland £63,2332023-10-09
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.

14 directors on the board

1.8y median 1.1y
average tenure
4.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (14)

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 19Property 3Professional services 2Retail and trade 2Health and social care 1Other 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
01205298
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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