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Company · Chorley

Link-Ability

Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Ian Thomson Haworth 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. David George Naden 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. David George Watt 2013-2016 Director View profile
  4. Hilary Medway 2013-2018 Director View profile
  5. John Anthony Holland 2012-2024 Director View profile
  6. Duncan Mitchell 2009-2021 Director View profile
  7. Lesley Harrison 2008-2009 Director View profile
  8. Paul Michael Jonas 2004-2019 Director View profile
  9. Bernard Fleming 2004-2011 Director View profile
  10. Dawn Beatrice Judd 2004-2012 Director View profile
  11. Robert Gordon Crabtree 2003-2020 Director View profile
  12. Judith Holman 2003-2013 Director View profile
  13. Andrea Veronica Staltmeier 2000-2003 Director View profile
  14. Anne Bennett 2000-2002 Director View profile
  15. Brian Collinge 1997-2004 Director View profile
  16. Patricia Marie Theresa Buckley 1994-1996 Director View profile
  17. Judith Victoria Crawford 1991-1997 Director View profile
  18. Rosemary Marguerite Trustam 2020 Director View profile
  19. Robert Keith Sage 2010 Director View profile
  20. Lynda Margaret Nolan 2011 Director View profile
  21. Kenneth William Boddington 1994 Director View profile
  22. Christina Mary Cochrane 2021-2026 Secretary View profile
  23. Gillian Denise Pilkington 2014-2021 Secretary View profile
  24. Martin Ormerod 2007-2014 Secretary View profile
  25. Vivien Settle 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  26. James Alan Alker 1994-2005 Secretary View profile
  27. Gillian Elizabeth Grime 1993-1997 Secretary View profile
  28. Janet Natasha Boddington 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
21/02/1989
Registered office
Chorley
Also a registered charity
Link-Ability

Ownership

Owned by (11) 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.

  • Philip Entwistle
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kathryn Fiona Pattinson
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-16
  • Duncan Mitchell ceased 2021-09-09
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Rosemary Marguerite Trustam ceased 2020-12-20
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Anthony Holland ceased 2022-02-04
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Paul Michael Jonas ceased 2019-09-19
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Robert Gordon Crabtree ceased 2020-03-10
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Hilary Medway ceased 2018-01-30
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Alison Elizabeth Tupling ceased 2022-02-04
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-16
  • David George Naden ceased 2020-01-30
    significant influence · notified 2018-01-30
  • Christine Anne Chu ceased 2022-02-04
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-03-10

Group

  1. Link-Ability is controlled by Philip Entwistle
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip Entwistle.

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.

6 directors on the board

7.9y median 8y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

1
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.

Business services 1Health 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
02350533
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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