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The Sunderland and North Durham Royal Society for the Blind
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 47
- Gary Roberts 2020-2022 View profile
- George Hicks 2020-2025 View profile
- Jacqueline Kent 2016-2025 View profile
- Dr Deepali Varma 2015-2018 View profile
- Kenneth Slowther 2014-2024 View profile
- Elisa Ricci 2014-2016 View profile
- Jillian Taylor 2013-2019 View profile
- Paul Smith 2013-2022 View profile
- Brian Green 2009-2016 View profile
- James Scott Robertson 2003-2010 View profile
- Peter Charlton 2003-2009 View profile
- Pamela Blanchard 2003-2014 View profile
- Mavis Brennan 2003-2019 View profile
- Noreen Hall 2003-2015 View profile
- Dorothy Hutchinson 1999-2011 View profile
- David Mitchell 1998-2002 View profile
- Richard Martin Wood 1997-2006 View profile
- Trevor Bond 1996-2002 View profile
- Kathleen Wallace 1995-1999 View profile
- William Robinson 1995-2012 View profile
- Keith Errington 1994-2002 View profile
- Edward Searle 1994-1995 View profile
- Patricia Margaret Galley 1994-1998 View profile
- Michael Calvert 1994-1998 View profile
- Minnie Mcleod 1992-1993 View profile
- Alan Fenwick 1992 View profile
- Eleanor Donnison 2000 View profile
- Robert Thompson 2003 View profile
- Elizabeth Burgham 1993 View profile
- Morris Skilleter 2009 View profile
- Frank Strickland 1993 View profile
- Clarence George Taft 1994 View profile
- Norman Forster 1995 View profile
- Stuart Deacon 2013 View profile
- Alan Ambler 1992 View profile
- Mary Christine Bundred 1999 View profile
- John Thompson 1992 View profile
- Peter Kemp 1992 View profile
- Jessie Crosby 1994 View profile
- Mary Moody 1996 View profile
- John Storey 1992 View profile
- Timmins, Eric, Councillor 1992 View profile
- Peter Carling 2016-2024 View profile
- Brian Green 2009-2016 View profile
- Hilary Welch 2008-2009 View profile
- Elizabeth Foster 1993-2008 View profile
- June Newby 1992-1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 18/10/1989
- Also a registered charity
- The Sunderland and North Durham Royal Society for the Blind
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Sunderland and North Durham Royal Society for the Blind on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
1 other company 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
11 grants · £422,425 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £380,530 (6 grants)
- CAF · £22,695
- Community Foundation North East · £19,200 (4 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Allen Curtis Director · appointed 2025
- Shaun Duffy Director · appointed 2024
- Lynda Rontree Scanlan Director · appointed 2013
- Frederick William Raffle Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Walter Thomas Crozier Director · appointed 2025
- Peter Carling Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- Lynda Rontree Scanlan Director · appointed 2013
- Peter Carling Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Allen Curtis Director · appointed 2025
- Shaun Duffy Director · appointed 2024
- Frederick William Raffle Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Walter Thomas Crozier Director · appointed 2025
- Peter Carling Director · appointed 2013
Portfolio (1)
- Lynda Rontree Scanlan Director · appointed 2013
Left in the last 12 months
- George Hicks Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
Gaps to watch
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02433540
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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