Who leads it
Previous officers 41
- Prof Liz Towns-Andrews 2023–2026 View profile
- Alan Stephen Booth 2018–2021 View profile
- Charlotte Jane Hall 2017–2018 View profile
- Vivien Slater 2014–2019 View profile
- Dr David Mills Daniel 2012–2013 View profile
- Tania Jane Webb 2011–2013 View profile
- Stephanie Margaret Bruin 2011–2013 View profile
- Angela Bradshaw 2010–2023 View profile
- Ursula Hardy 2008–2010 View profile
- Barbara Elaine Croft 2008–2010 View profile
- John Derrik Wood 2007–2014 View profile
- Brian Mettrick 2007–2018 View profile
- Dennis John Roughsedge 2004–2017 View profile
- Eva Margaret Lambert MBE 2004–2008 View profile
- Peter James Hutchinson 2004–2020 View profile
- Timothy William Breedon 2004–2009 View profile
- Ivy Pardon 2003–2004 View profile
- Dana Zalesinska 2003–2009 View profile
- Barbara Wood 2002–2007 View profile
- Suzanne Wright 2001–2008 View profile
- Susan Stoker 1998–2001 View profile
- Judith Mary Hodge 1996–2000 View profile
- Janet Wimpenny 1996–2001 View profile
- Catherine Jean Bentham 1994–1998 View profile
- Elizabeth Sabina Szkiler 1994–1997 View profile
- Arthur Binns 1994–2003 View profile
- Trevor Austin Cave 1993–1998 View profile
- Jean Elizabeth Dyson 1993 View profile
- Christine Mawe 1995 View profile
- Joseph Alan Metcalf 2000 View profile
- Jayne Louise Armitage 1995 View profile
- Mary Wintersgill 2002 View profile
- Julia Wainman 1995 View profile
- Philip Mark Roberts 1993 View profile
- Judith Ann Wright 2003 View profile
- Angela Bradshaw 2010–2023 View profile
- John Rotchell 2002–2005 View profile
- Richard Byrne 2001–2011 View profile
- Peter Edric Wood 1998–2002 View profile
- Dr Nigel Alan Beail 1993–1997 View profile
- Hazel Mary Binns 2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/10/1989
- Also a registered charity
- Mencap in Kirklees
Board analysis for researchers
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.
4 directors on the board
- Anthony Scott Horsfall Director · appointed 2007
- David Geoffrey Birch Director · appointed 2022
- Jill Robson Director · appointed 2015
- Linda Wrigley Director
11.5y median 11.5y
average tenure
18.8y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Anthony Scott Horsfall Director · appointed 2007
- Jill Robson Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Anthony Scott Horsfall Director · appointed 2007
- Jill Robson Director · appointed 2015
- Linda Wrigley Director
Portfolio (1)
- David Geoffrey Birch Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Prof Liz Towns-Andrews Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02428994
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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