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The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Trading Company) Limited

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

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Previous officers 45

  1. Paul William Baker 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sarah Ruth Bennett 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Deborah Bourne 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Efosa Michael Olaye 2021-2021 Director View profile
  5. Polly Anne Shute 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Michael John Wrote 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Michael John Wroe 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Maria Elizabeth Novell 2019-2021 Director View profile
  9. Emma Jane Wilson 2019-2021 Director View profile
  10. Deirdre Therese Evans 2018-2021 Director View profile
  11. Patricia Mary Stafford 2012-2020 Director View profile
  12. Martyn Robert Smith 2010-2012 Director View profile
  13. Timothy Walter John Lowth 2010-2017 Director View profile
  14. John Christopher Whiterow 2008-2009 Director View profile
  15. Jayne Francine George 2008-2017 Director View profile
  16. Barry Nicholas Aubrey Weatherill 2006-2010 Director View profile
  17. David Allan Sharples 2005-2007 Director View profile
  18. Bruce Malcolm Gordon 2005-2011 Director View profile
  19. (Gillian) Bridget Warr 2005-2009 Director View profile
  20. Thomas Martin Pey 2003-2010 Director View profile
  21. Morag Eileen Macdonald 2002-2003 Director View profile
  22. Susan Jane Cordingley 2001-2005 Director View profile
  23. Andrew Charles Herbert 2001-2002 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Harwood Darton 2000-2000 Director View profile
  25. Steve Billington 2000-2007 Director View profile
  26. Jon Scourse 1999-2001 Director View profile
  27. Gillian Patricia Sylvester 1999-2000 Director View profile
  28. Jonathan David Molyneux 1998-2001 Director View profile
  29. David Brian Holding 1997-1999 Director View profile
  30. John Thomas Carroll 1997-1997 Director View profile
  31. John Dudley Webster 1994-1996 Director View profile
  32. Alison Jane Radevsky 1998 Director View profile
  33. John Windeler Robertson 1994 Director View profile
  34. Terence Dudley Smith 1996 Director View profile
  35. John Michael Beharrell 1992 Director View profile
  36. Nicholas Allan Walters 1996 Director View profile
  37. Julian Christopher Oxley 1996 Director View profile
  38. Phillippa Tracey Walther-Caine 2012-2025 Secretary View profile
  39. Semple Associates LTD 2012-2012 Corporate-secretary View profile
  40. Chinembiri Nancy Mafico 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  41. Semple Associates LTD 2011-2011 Corporate-secretary View profile
  42. Natalie Jabe Griffiths 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  43. Richard Michael Reger 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  44. Jill Farrar 1999-2011 Secretary View profile
  45. Gordon Crowe 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/11/1981

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 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Trading Company) Limited is controlled by The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-08-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.

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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.

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.

5 directors on the board

2.6y median 2.1y
average tenure
4.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

0
also govern a charity
2
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01596945
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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