Company · Hereford
The Royal National College for the Blind
Technical and vocational secondary education
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Who leads it
- Dr Ruth Sharon TurnbullDirector · since 2026
- James Laurence WilliamsDirector · since 2025
- Dr Tirion Claire HughesDirector · since 2025
- Christopher James FinchDirector · since 2025
- Andrew David PowellDirector · since 2022
- Peter Thomas GebbieDirector · since 2022
- Helen MilesDirector · since 2022
- Sonya Louise BrysonDirector · since 2022
- Lucy ProctorDirector · since 2021
- Suzanne PennyDirector · since 2018
- Simon Phillip HairsnapeDirector · since 2017
- Kerry Ann DiamondDirector · since 2017
- Peter FlynnDirector · since 2015
- Todd FowerSecretary · since 2008
Previous officers 93
- Lisa Jane Roberts 2022-2024 View profile
- Muhammed Ravat 2022-2022 View profile
- Jennifer Mary Barnes 2022-2025 View profile
- Paul Robert Walker 2022-2023 View profile
- Victoria-Marie Pugh 2020-2024 View profile
- Elliot Kyle Bastable 2020-2024 View profile
- Edward Nicolas Lloyd 2017-2021 View profile
- Jeremy Clarke-Morris 2016-2025 View profile
- John Ryan 2016-2024 View profile
- Kyle Phillips 2016-2017 View profile
- Jonathan Sinclair Brew 2015-2025 View profile
- Anna Hooper 2015-2017 View profile
- Jonathan Hugh Bretherton 2014-2015 View profile
- Colin Vince 2014-2016 View profile
- Charles Christopher Mill 2014-2020 View profile
- Max James Edwards 2014-2016 View profile
- Mary Elizabeth Russell 2014-2015 View profile
- Prof Tamar Judith Thompson 2013-2020 View profile
- Robert Peter Mclellan 2013-2018 View profile
- Caroline Anne Peachey 2012-2013 View profile
- Phillip Dean 2012-2015 View profile
- Tracey Lancaster 2011-2017 View profile
- Richard Hemmings 2011-2012 View profile
- Shruti Shah 2011-2012 View profile
- Dr Ceridwen Coulson 2011-2011 View profile
- Paul Hatfield 2011-2015 View profile
- Julie Wilson-Thomas 2011-2014 View profile
- Colin Spurling 2008-2011 View profile
- Amanda Jayne Stevens 2007-2008 View profile
- Mary-Anne Bennett 2006-2007 View profile
- Christine May Steadman 2006-2008 View profile
- Dr Susan Eunice Partridge 2006-2010 View profile
- Susan Dorothy Dobinson 2006-2012 View profile
- Christopher Harvey 2006-2009 View profile
- Christopher Sigmund West 2006-2017 View profile
- Richard Turvey 2006-2008 View profile
- Denise Marie Leigh 2005-2006 View profile
- Shander Herian 2005-2014 View profile
- Professor Ezendu Ariwa 2004-2007 View profile
- Cynthia Beatrice Griffin 2004-2005 View profile
- Anthony Mark Cutter 2004-2014 View profile
- David Philip Clarke 2004-2011 View profile
- Alastair James Lochore Glover 2004-2014 View profile
- Judith Harris 2001-2014 View profile
- Anthony Larkin 2001-2006 View profile
- Honourable Jessica Jane Vronwy White 2000-2021 View profile
- Keith Michael Davies 2000-2006 View profile
- Albert David Cooper 1999-2012 View profile
- Dr Lorraine Davies 1999-2004 View profile
- David Mottershead Halpern 1999-2012 View profile
- Ian Macrae 1999-2001 View profile
- Alan Thomas Booth 1999-2012 View profile
- Michaela Ann Rhodes 1999-2001 View profile
- David Adams 1999-2013 View profile
- Price, John Walter, Air Vice-Marshal 1999-2003 View profile
- Angela Ogden 1998-2000 View profile
- Linda Gainsbury 1998-2012 View profile
- Nigel Maurice Berry 1998-2001 View profile
- Roger Dowell Willson 1996-1998 View profile
- Brian Nunney 1996-1999 View profile
- Lewis, David Roger Poyer, Colonel 1996-2002 View profile
- Clive Hamilton Fieth 1996-2003 View profile
- David Morris Fitzgerald Scott 1996-1998 View profile
- Lorraine Lesley Sant 1995-1998 View profile
- Alan Curless 1993-1995 View profile
- Dr Colin Housby-Smith 1992-1999 View profile
- Roisin Janet Burge 1992-2006 View profile
- Alan Layman Runnicles 1991-1993 View profile
- Hugh Lang 1991-1997 View profile
- Gerald William Corfield 1990-1995 View profile
- Doreen Hill 1989-1999 View profile
- Dr John Anthony Fennell Evans 1989-2000 View profile
- Dr Jean Camilla Mcginty 1989-2006 View profile
- Judith Baron 1989-2006 View profile
- Professor Peter Jarratt 1989-1996 View profile
- Garth John Jenkins 1989-1995 View profile
- Frederick Thomas Poole 1989-2013 View profile
- Clive Graham Stone 1989-1995 View profile
- Peter Wild 1989-1998 View profile
- Christopher Roy Croft 1989-2000 View profile
- Lady Gillian Morton Curtis 1989-2013 View profile
- Elizabeth Kate Chapman 1989-2003 View profile
- Rt Hon Lord Johnosmael Howard De Walden and Seaford 1989-1999 View profile
- Percy George Brierley Powell 1989-1995 View profile
- Michael Sladen Colborne Brown 1989-1999 View profile
- Robert Kemble 1989-1996 View profile
- Sir John Terry 1989-1995 View profile
- John Stuart Champion 1989-1994 View profile
- Anthony Hugh Chignell 1987-1997 View profile
- Brian Guy Campbell 2008 View profile
- Peter William O'Keefe 2007-2019 View profile
- Bryan Edwin Clark 2000-2006 View profile
- Michael John Lawrence Robins 2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Technical and vocational secondary education; Post-secondary non-tertiary education; Sports and recreation education
- Incorporated
- 03/04/1989
- Registered office
- Hereford
- Also a registered charity
- The Royal National College for the Blind
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Royal National College for the Blind on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
2 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.
Grants received
9 grants · £950,524 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Education · £937,945 (6 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £11,579 (2 grants)
- Herefordshire Community Foundation · £1,000
Most recent
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
- Department for Education
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.
13 directors on the board
- Suzanne Penny Director · appointed 2018
- Peter Thomas Gebbie Director · appointed 2022
- Lucy Proctor Director · appointed 2021
- Peter Flynn Director · appointed 2015
- Simon Phillip Hairsnape Director · appointed 2017
- Christopher James Finch Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew David Powell Director · appointed 2022
- Helen Miles Director · appointed 2022
- Sonya Louise Bryson Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Tirion Claire Hughes Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Ruth Sharon Turnbull Director · appointed 2026
- James Laurence Williams Director · appointed 2025
- Kerry Ann Diamond Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Suzanne Penny Director · appointed 2018
- Peter Flynn Director · appointed 2015
- Simon Phillip Hairsnape Director · appointed 2017
- Kerry Ann Diamond Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Peter Thomas Gebbie Director · appointed 2022
- Peter Flynn Director · appointed 2015
- Andrew David Powell Director · appointed 2022
- Sonya Louise Bryson Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Tirion Claire Hughes Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Ruth Sharon Turnbull Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (7)
- Suzanne Penny Director · appointed 2018
- Lucy Proctor Director · appointed 2021
- Simon Phillip Hairsnape Director · appointed 2017
- Christopher James Finch Director · appointed 2025
- Helen Miles Director · appointed 2022
- James Laurence Williams Director · appointed 2025
- Kerry Ann Diamond Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Jeremy Clarke-Morris Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- 02367626
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/04/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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