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The Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 58

  1. Rohit Kastuar 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Amanda Jane Mcgeever 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Ian Warwick Richards 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Gascoigne 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. John Duncan Montgomery 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Graham Frank Prior 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Roger John Chester 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Heather Lees 2015-2016 Director View profile
  9. Christopher James Bradshaw 2015-2023 Director View profile
  10. John Ernest Cade 2013-2019 Director View profile
  11. Mark Billingham 2012-2022 Director View profile
  12. Dr John Hilbourne 2010-2021 Director View profile
  13. Roy Burford 2007-2013 Director View profile
  14. John Edward Tyrrell Penny 2006-2014 Director View profile
  15. Dr Colin William Fowler 2006-2010 Director View profile
  16. Paul Burgess 2005-2015 Director View profile
  17. Peter Townley 2004-2014 Director View profile
  18. Jennifer Susan Jones 2003-2005 Director View profile
  19. Oliver John Norris Ogborn 2002-2012 Director View profile
  20. Michael John Tobin 2001-2006 Director View profile
  21. John Stephen Forrest 1999-2002 Director View profile
  22. David John Corney 1998-2019 Director View profile
  23. Graham Shaylor 1998-2007 Director View profile
  24. Roy Graham Benjamin 1998-2004 Director View profile
  25. Ronald Derek Flint 1997-2002 Director View profile
  26. Frederick John Henry Jakeman 1997-2003 Director View profile
  27. Michael John Quantrill 1997-2022 Director View profile
  28. Geoffrey Michael Whittall Oakley 1997-2023 Director View profile
  29. David Forbes Briggs 1995-1999 Director View profile
  30. Barrie Thornton 1994-1998 Director View profile
  31. Terrence Bullinham 1994-1997 Director View profile
  32. James Warner Atkins 1994-1994 Director View profile
  33. Pauline Anne Wamsley 1994-1996 Director View profile
  34. Edward William Stearn 1992-1998 Director View profile
  35. David Anthony Sayer 1992-1993 Director View profile
  36. Ernest John Titchmarsh 1997 Director View profile
  37. Mary Hollingdale Blood 1997 Director View profile
  38. Annette Catherine Marshall 1997 Director View profile
  39. Albert Weedall 1994 Director View profile
  40. Heather Jones 1996 Director View profile
  41. Leslie Cubbin 1995 Director View profile
  42. Penelope Lowe 1995 Director View profile
  43. Patricia Mary Marshall 1995 Director View profile
  44. Peter William Price 1997 Director View profile
  45. Ernest Williams 1993 Director View profile
  46. Veronica Wootten 2001 Director View profile
  47. Elizabeth Kate Chapman 1997 Director View profile
  48. Reginald John Cooper 1996 Director View profile
  49. Bernard Farrar 1993 Director View profile
  50. Francis Michael James Eveleigh 1991 Director View profile
  51. Philip Readhead Southall 1991 Director View profile
  52. Florence Emilie Fane 1996 Director View profile
  53. Victor William Jones 1995 Director View profile
  54. Alys Woolley 1997 Director View profile
  55. Nicholas Gee 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  56. Peter Leslie Taylor 1999-2022 Secretary View profile
  57. Lynne Thomas 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  58. Graham Moseley Coggan 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated
27/03/1985
Registered office
West Midlands
Also a registered charity
The Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind

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 Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind is controlled by Queen Alexandra College
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Queen Alexandra College.

4 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.

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.

8 directors on the board

3.4y median 2.2y
average tenure
9.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (7)

0
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 5Business services 3Health and social care 3Other services 3Arts and leisure 1Dormant 1Professional services 1Retail and trade 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
01900123
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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