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BEN-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 69

  1. Donna Mcdermott 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Sarah Elaine Bayliss 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Sharon Ashcroft 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Christopher David Thomas 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Dr Zara Elizabeth Margaret Ross 2016-2016 Director View profile
  6. Richard Anthony Jeffcoat 2015-2020 Director View profile
  7. Pauline Anne Wiseman 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Jeremy Christopher Hicks 2014-2025 Director View profile
  9. Steven Garry Nash 2014-2025 Director View profile
  10. Graham Wheeler 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Lesley Elizabeth Upham 2014-2018 Director View profile
  12. Gerald Ernest Lee 2013-2023 Director View profile
  13. Leslie Ratcliffe 2012-2015 Director View profile
  14. Daksh Gupta 2012-2023 Director View profile
  15. Robert Graham Smith 2010-2015 Director View profile
  16. Sarah Jane Sillars 2009-2012 Director View profile
  17. David Anthony Taylor 2008-2010 Director View profile
  18. Joseph Greenwell 2008-2014 Director View profile
  19. Brian Philip Back 2007-2021 Director View profile
  20. Steven Dewey 2005-2016 Director View profile
  21. Antony Robert Worthy 2005-2011 Director View profile
  22. Anthony Sackett 2005-2013 Director View profile
  23. Robin Arthur John Woolcock 2005-2025 Director View profile
  24. Graeme John Potts 2005-2025 Director View profile
  25. Michael Judge 2005-2020 Director View profile
  26. David Charles Goosey 2004-2010 Director View profile
  27. Karen Myers 2004-2007 Director View profile
  28. Andrew John Cornish 2003-2005 Director View profile
  29. Robin Shaw 2003-2019 Director View profile
  30. Vincent Ashley Oddie 2001-2004 Director View profile
  31. Kenneth William Keir 2000-2005 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Jonathan Woodley 2000-2003 Director View profile
  33. Geoffrey David Sherley 2000-2007 Director View profile
  34. Susan Ann Brownson 1999-2012 Director View profile
  35. Alec Barclay Murray 1998-2001 Director View profile
  36. Brian David Ferguson 1997-2009 Director View profile
  37. Christopher Liddell 1997-1999 Director View profile
  38. Timothy Victor Holmes 1997-2018 Director View profile
  39. Alistair Richard Cheyne 1997-2004 Director View profile
  40. Christopher John Macgowan 1996-2014 Director View profile
  41. Anthony Bernard Archer 1996-2010 Director View profile
  42. Vivian Thomas 1995-2003 Director View profile
  43. John Holmes 1995-1996 Director View profile
  44. James Enoch Hughes 1994-1996 Director View profile
  45. Tudor Lloyd Evans 1994-2009 Director View profile
  46. Nicholas Scheele 1993-1997 Director View profile
  47. Nan Stewart Lindsay 1993-2004 Director View profile
  48. Richard Birkett Ide 1992-2000 Director View profile
  49. Ronald James Young 1994 Director View profile
  50. John Joseph Tinker 2005 Director View profile
  51. Desmond Thomas Ballantyne Hall 1992 Director View profile
  52. Douglas Macdonald Walker 1997 Director View profile
  53. Denzil James Webber 2005 Director View profile
  54. Leslie Sutton 1996 Director View profile
  55. John Joseph Kane 1995 Director View profile
  56. Frank Alfred Mobbs 1992 Director View profile
  57. Robin Derek Waite 2005 Director View profile
  58. Alan Jessup 1996 Director View profile
  59. Gerald Anthony Mackey 1993 Director View profile
  60. David White Wilkie 2000 Director View profile
  61. Alexander Mitchel Forbes Ross 1999 Director View profile
  62. John Forbes Macgregor 1992 Director View profile
  63. Alan Charles Pond 1995 Director View profile
  64. Geoffrey Richard Lacey 1997 Director View profile
  65. Jonathan Cox 2019-2025 Secretary View profile
  66. David James Ellis 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  67. Beata Maria Felmer 2012-2016 Secretary View profile
  68. Brian Cottrell 2006-2011 Secretary View profile
  69. David John Prescott 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other accommodation; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
14/09/1987
Registered office
Reading
Also a registered charity
BEN - Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above BEN-Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 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.

5 directors on the board

5.3y median 6.4y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 3Health and social care 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02163894
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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