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The Talking Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom

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

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Previous officers 91

  1. Amanda Kate Rowland 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dr Michael Leslie Nussbaum 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Margaret Joan Bennett 2018-2018 Director View profile
  4. Eleanor May Southwood 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Stuart Alan Tinger 2014-2020 Director View profile
  6. Lesley-Anne Alexander 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Terry Moody 2013-2014 Director View profile
  8. Kevin Carey 2013-2017 Director View profile
  9. Eleanor Southwood 2013-2014 Director View profile
  10. Derek Anthony Child 2013-2019 Director View profile
  11. Colin Davis 2011-2013 Director View profile
  12. Madelyn Meredith 2010-2012 Director View profile
  13. Lesley Hamilton Boase 2010-2013 Director View profile
  14. Keith Robin Hickey 2010-2013 Director View profile
  15. Patrick Clinton 2007-2009 Director View profile
  16. Peter George Driver 2006-2013 Director View profile
  17. Professor Itzchak Porat 2006-2013 Director View profile
  18. John Kerby 2005-2007 Director View profile
  19. Isobel Margaret Yule 2005-2013 Director View profile
  20. Winifred Monica Cameron 2005-2009 Director View profile
  21. Jeremy Carson James Waddell 2004-2013 Director View profile
  22. Richard Scriven 2003-2009 Director View profile
  23. Michael Guy Virtue 2002-2011 Director View profile
  24. Derek Arthur Mclellan 2002-2004 Director View profile
  25. Kenneth Alan Wilding 2002-2005 Director View profile
  26. Andrew Clive Machin 2002-2005 Director View profile
  27. Edward Ff Francis Davis 2002-2005 Director View profile
  28. Robert Lindsay Slattery 2002-2005 Director View profile
  29. Peter Hugh Barlow 2002-2005 Director View profile
  30. Christopher John Copeman 2002-2005 Director View profile
  31. Brian John Watts 2002-2005 Director View profile
  32. Michael James Wood 2002-2005 Director View profile
  33. David Edward Inness 2002-2005 Director View profile
  34. Audrey Mackie 2002-2005 Director View profile
  35. Juliet Susanna Charles 2001-2002 Director View profile
  36. Susan Anne Crowe 2000-2005 Director View profile
  37. Philip Jonathan Black 2000-2005 Director View profile
  38. Vidar Paul Hjardeng 2000-2003 Director View profile
  39. Nicholas John Carrie 1999-2000 Director View profile
  40. Pauline Margaret Smith 1999-2001 Director View profile
  41. Martyn Charles Lycett 1999-2005 Director View profile
  42. Roy Leonard Gerrard 1999-2001 Director View profile
  43. Belinda Anne Muffat 1998-1999 Director View profile
  44. Annette Anderson 1997-2003 Director View profile
  45. Bernard Quinn 1997-1998 Director View profile
  46. Margaret Jefferd 1997-2001 Director View profile
  47. Neil Horne Mclachlan 1997-2013 Director View profile
  48. Angus Arthur Mckenzie 1997-2004 Director View profile
  49. John Deane Houston 1997-2002 Director View profile
  50. Allan Richard Mabert 1997-2000 Director View profile
  51. Ronald Ernest Sturt 1996-2003 Director View profile
  52. Kathleen Marjorie Cooper 1996-1998 Director View profile
  53. Harry Williams 1996-2004 Director View profile
  54. Leslie Allan Huett 1996-1998 Director View profile
  55. Linda Christine Pearce 1994-2002 Director View profile
  56. Carl Ottolini 1994-1997 Director View profile
  57. Cleary, Barbara, Witney T N Secretary 1994-1996 Director View profile
  58. Allan Joseph Sturmey 1993-2003 Director View profile
  59. David William Farthing 1993-1995 Director View profile
  60. Robert John Finch 1993-1999 Director View profile
  61. Margarete Haywood 1993-1998 Director View profile
  62. Donald Frederick Leech 1993-1997 Director View profile
  63. John Derek Keel 1993-2001 Director View profile
  64. Eric Bird 1993-1994 Director View profile
  65. Thomas Henby Flanagan 1993-1995 Director View profile
  66. Alastair Cameron Mcphee 1993-1999 Director View profile
  67. Margaret Jean Goodbarn 1992-1994 Director View profile
  68. Martin Joseph Hirst 1991-1996 Director View profile
  69. Sylvia Janet Dey 1991-2004 Director View profile
  70. Anthony Nigel Douglas Vale 1991-1996 Director View profile
  71. Donald John Roskilly 1996 Director View profile
  72. David Selwood Buckley 1998 Director View profile
  73. Mary Joy Bouette 1996 Director View profile
  74. Peter Ronald Craddock 2004 Director View profile
  75. Brian West 1997 Director View profile
  76. Martin John Begg 1991 Director View profile
  77. Andrew Millar 1991 Director View profile
  78. Robert Kenneth Lording 1993 Director View profile
  79. James Duncan Alan Michael 1995 Director View profile
  80. Jessica Holifield 2020-2026 Secretary View profile
  81. Sarah Mary Plant 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  82. Jayne Frampton 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  83. Amy Gelsthorpe-Hill 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  84. Simmi Khandpur 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  85. Kathrin Louise John 2014-2014 Secretary View profile
  86. Patrick Dermot Macdonald 2013-2013 Secretary View profile
  87. Andrew Ledward 1997-2013 Secretary View profile
  88. Andrew Sherar 1993-1997 Secretary View profile
  89. Charles James Buchan 1993-1993 Secretary View profile
  90. Michael Holden 1991-1991 Secretary View profile
  91. Victor Charles Lawrence 1991-1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/12/1985

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 Talking Newspaper Association of the United Kingdom is controlled by Royal National Institute of Blind People
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-11-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Royal National Institute of Blind People.

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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.

3 directors on the board

4.1y median 5.6y
average tenure
5.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

2
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.

Health and social care 4Arts and leisure 2Professional services 2Finance 1Property 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
01973092
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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