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British Dyslexia Association

Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 91

  1. Nathan James Davies 2022–2024 Director View profile
  2. Fauzia Jan 2021–2024 Director View profile
  3. Dr Helen Louise Ross 2021–2024 Director View profile
  4. Suzanne Ruth Edmond 2021–2023 Director View profile
  5. Michelle May Catterson 2020–2021 Director View profile
  6. Colin David Gallick 2020–2022 Director View profile
  7. Delia Hazell 2019–2025 Director View profile
  8. Patrick Keaveney 2019–2021 Director View profile
  9. Liane Cox Cockram 2018–2021 Director View profile
  10. Pamela Frances Tomalin 2017–2021 Director View profile
  11. Hughes, Jeffrey Robert, Mt 2017–2021 Director View profile
  12. Gillian Jayne Audley 2017–2020 Director View profile
  13. Patrick Ian Elliot 2016–2021 Director View profile
  14. Lesley Anne Hill 2015–2019 Director View profile
  15. Mark Edward Sherin 2015–2022 Director View profile
  16. Carolyn Fay Dutton 2015–2021 Director View profile
  17. Michael Craig Johnson 2014–2020 Director View profile
  18. Lis Johnstone 2013–2015 Director View profile
  19. William Ford 2012–2015 Director View profile
  20. John Levell 2012–2020 Director View profile
  21. Linda Rae Austin 2011–2017 Director View profile
  22. Nicholas John Rees 2011–2012 Director View profile
  23. David George Philip Williams 2010–2020 Director View profile
  24. Hugh George Gilmour Payton 2010–2017 Director View profile
  25. Denise Taylor 2009–2012 Director View profile
  26. Arran Stephen Lee Smith 2008–2025 Director View profile
  27. Jennifer Lilian Parsonage 2008–2011 Director View profile
  28. Rosemary Ann Wood 2008–2014 Director View profile
  29. William John Plant 2008–2018 Director View profile
  30. Anthony Christopher Errington Hossack 2007–2013 Director View profile
  31. Dr Nicola Brunswick 2007–2012 Director View profile
  32. Margaret Delwyn Malpas 2007–2017 Director View profile
  33. John Kenneth Mackenzie 2007–2012 Director View profile
  34. Dr Ruth Catherine Gwernan-Jones 2007–2011 Director View profile
  35. John Paul Miles 2007–2017 Director View profile
  36. Professor Robert Lawrence Burden 2006–2014 Director View profile
  37. Dr Susan Mary Tresman 2006–2006 Director View profile
  38. Jack Haymer 2005–2009 Director View profile
  39. Trevor Edric Hobbs 2005–2009 Director View profile
  40. Louise Roberta Green 2004–2008 Director View profile
  41. Richard John Phillips 2003–2019 Director View profile
  42. Nigel Peter Gowing 2002–2007 Director View profile
  43. Rodney Jeremy Clark 2002–2005 Director View profile
  44. Elaine Morris 2002–2005 Director View profile
  45. Peter James Stanton 2001–2002 Director View profile
  46. Hilary Jean Doody 2001–2005 Director View profile
  47. Margaret Kirsteen Tait 2000–2001 Director View profile
  48. Thomas Alan Mcdowell 2000–2002 Director View profile
  49. William Anthony Somers 1998–2001 Director View profile
  50. Linden Elizabeth Springett 1996–2002 Director View profile
  51. Phyllis Ann Palmer 1995–1999 Director View profile
  52. William Arthur Spiers 1995–1998 Director View profile
  53. Sir Nicholas Jeremy Monck 1995–2000 Director View profile
  54. Elizabeth Diana Baring 1994–2002 Director View profile
  55. Vernon Fitzmaurice Sullivan 1994–1996 Director View profile
  56. Julia Anne Crisfield 1992–1994 Director View profile
  57. Lady Alexandra Patricia Addington 1992–1994 Director View profile
  58. John Alexander Dick Healey 1992–1994 Director View profile
  59. Peter George Jephson Widdowson 1992–1994 Director View profile
  60. Christina Margaret Pett 1991–2001 Director View profile
  61. Joyce Lilian Hargrave-Wright 1991–1994 Director View profile
  62. Patricia Ann Payne 1991–1995 Director View profile
  63. Dr Stephen John Chinn 1992 Director View profile
  64. Patricia Evans 1992 Director View profile
  65. Donald Alexander Barton-Wood 1992 Director View profile
  66. Ann Pauline Brereton 1995 Director View profile
  67. Sheila Salmon 1992 Director View profile
  68. Robert Somervell 1994 Director View profile
  69. David Charles Norton 1998 Director View profile
  70. Josephine Mary Matty 1995 Director View profile
  71. Joan Margaret Westwood 1992 Director View profile
  72. Joyce Gordon 1994 Director View profile
  73. Gerard Robin Salter 1994 Director View profile
  74. Jean Turnbull 1992 Director View profile
  75. Helen Louise Aitken 1994 Director View profile
  76. Ian William Hopkins 1993 Director View profile
  77. Sasse, Matthew, Brother 1994 Director View profile
  78. Beryl Wattles 1992 Director View profile
  79. Marion Welshman 1994 Director View profile
  80. Dorothy Elizabeth Ledamun 1992 Director View profile
  81. David Alexander Bleakney 2023–2023 Secretary View profile
  82. Ian Benjamin Anderson 2022–2023 Secretary View profile
  83. Angelique Lyon 2012–2020 Secretary View profile
  84. Beverley Ann Jones 2010–2012 Secretary View profile
  85. Paul William Barry Marsden 2010–2010 Secretary View profile
  86. Judith Elizabeth Stewart 2007–2010 Secretary View profile
  87. Nadine Rebecca Hill 2005–2007 Secretary View profile
  88. Steven Ernest Alexander 2002–2004 Secretary View profile
  89. David Richard Eley 2001–2002 Secretary View profile
  90. Joanne Catherine Rule 1999–2001 Secretary View profile
  91. George Sydney Yelland 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/07/1984
Also a registered charity
The British Dyslexia Association
Board analysis for researchers

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.

10 directors on the board

3.8y median 3.3y
average tenure
7.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (7)

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 5Professional services 4Dormant 2Business services 1Other services 1Retail and trade 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.

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
01830587
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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