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The National Youth Advocacy Service

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

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Previous officers 52

  1. Christopher David Lawday Lewis 2021-2021 Director View profile
  2. Kelly Marie Harris 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Martha Cover 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Gemma Victoria Ellison 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Dr Eileen Anna Vizard 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Barry Graham Hulme 2017-2020 Director View profile
  7. Roy Lindsey Jones 2016-2025 Director View profile
  8. Karen Marie Phillips 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. LEA, Jeremy Hugh Chaloner, Judge 2015-2020 Director View profile
  10. Professor David John Cottrell 2013-2015 Director View profile
  11. Daniel Alexander Hanson 2012-2019 Director View profile
  12. Jack Roberts 2012-2013 Director View profile
  13. Hamish Clark Cameron 2012-2013 Director View profile
  14. Neil Mccarthy 2012-2018 Director View profile
  15. Vicki Leanne Askham 2011-2012 Director View profile
  16. Dr George Martin Stephen 2010-2012 Director View profile
  17. Dr Michael Gopfert 2008-2012 Director View profile
  18. David Henry Whitehouse 2007-2014 Director View profile
  19. George Jnr Lucking 2007-2011 Director View profile
  20. Plunkett, Andrew Christopher, Hhj 2007-2009 Director View profile
  21. Gordon Capper 2006-2010 Director View profile
  22. Maureen Francis Roberts 2005-2009 Director View profile
  23. Marilyn Adolphe 2004-2010 Director View profile
  24. Professor Mervyn Arthur Murch 2004-2007 Director View profile
  25. Nunzia Bertali 2004-2007 Director View profile
  26. Professor Gillian Douglas 2004-2006 Director View profile
  27. Gareth Ifor Williams 2002-2015 Director View profile
  28. Jonathan Makepeace Forster 2002-2014 Director View profile
  29. Dr Matthew Michael Overd 2002-2005 Director View profile
  30. Patrick Oliver Wheeler 2001-2004 Director View profile
  31. Anjana Bahl 2001-2002 Director View profile
  32. Hilary Judith Pepler 2001-2003 Director View profile
  33. Kathleen Ada Druery 2001-2004 Director View profile
  34. Winn Oakley, Maureen Valerie, Dcotor 2001-2005 Director View profile
  35. Guy Mitchell 2001-2007 Director View profile
  36. Joyce Helen Brand 2001-2002 Director View profile
  37. Mitchell, Anthony Paul, His Honour Judge 2001-2017 Director View profile
  38. Jane Hoyal 2000-2001 Director View profile
  39. Michael Blackburn 1999-2018 Director View profile
  40. Professor Malcolm Stuart Payne 1998-2000 Director View profile
  41. James Manson Richards 1996-2000 Director View profile
  42. Erica Gold De'Ath 1995-1996 Director View profile
  43. Chris Jones 1995-1999 Director View profile
  44. Carole Atkinson 1995-2000 Director View profile
  45. Ronald Ernest Symington 1993-2004 Director View profile
  46. Mary Phillida Tudor Sawbridge 1992-1994 Director View profile
  47. Christina Margaret Lyon 1992-2002 Director View profile
  48. Marianne June Stevenson 1992-2001 Director View profile
  49. Joan Davies Cooper 1992-1992 Director View profile
  50. Christine Margaret Renouf 2010-2016 Secretary View profile
  51. Elena Fowler 2000-2010 Secretary View profile
  52. Judith Timms 1992-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

6 contracts · £833,333 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • LCC Training Framework Buyer: Lincolnshire County Council £833,333 2026-06-29 Source: Find a Tender

    Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is developing an Open Light Touch Framework focusing on the delivery of Statutory and Non-Statutory/ Best Practice Training for its staff and relevant partners in Lincolnshire. This long-term commissioning …

    Framework
  • Independent Visitors RMBC Residential Provision - Regulation 44 Buyer: Rotherham Borough Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The Council requires a single provider to deliver Independent Visitor (Regulation 44 Officer) services, which include both announced and unannounced visits to Rotherham's Children's Homes in accordance with Ofsted regulations. During these …

  • egulation 44 - Independent Inspection of Local Authority Children's Homes in Leeds Buyer: Leeds City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Management visits to Children's Homes, known as Regulation 44 Visits, are carried out under Regulation 44 of the Children's Homes Regulations 2015. They are also covered by the Quality Standards for Children's Homes. See Section 9, Governme…

  • Regulation 44 Visits by an Independent Person Buyer: Durham County Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This contract is for Regulation 44 Visits by an Independent Person. The Community Children's Homes maintained by Durham County Council provide support and care for some of our most vulnerable children. Durham County Council is committed to …

  • Provision of Children's Advocacy Service in Buckinghamshire Buyer: Buckinghamshire Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    CONTRACT AWARDED: The Children and Young People (C&YP) Advocacy Service will give children and young people the opportunity to have their voices heard and to enable them to actively participate and put forward their preferences surrounding …

  • Provision of Regulation 44 Independent Visitor Services for Children's Homes and the Secure Children's Home Buyer: Nottinghamshire County Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council) is seeking a provider to deliver Regulation 44 Independent Visitor services across five of the Council's internal children's homes and the Secure Children's Home (SCH), carrying out independent v…

About

Incorporated
10/06/1992
Also a registered charity
The National Youth Advocacy Service

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Rita Therese Waters ceased 2020-09-09
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. The National Youth Advocacy Service is controlled by Rita Therese Waters
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-09-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Rita Therese Waters.

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.

Financials

Employees
2.58
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

20 grants · £1,157,773 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

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.

8 directors on the board

6.7y median 5y
average tenure
16.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Tech and media 6Professional services 3Property 3Business services 2Health and social care 2Arts and leisure 1Education 1Hospitality 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02722134
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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