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Who leads it
- Dr Kate Frances EldredDirector · since 2025
- Emma MatthewsDirector · since 2025
- Dr Philippa GuppyDirector · since 2021
- Hannah Maria MerrimanDirector · since 2020
- Dr Mary Ruth BunnDirector · since 2015
- Christopher David MerrimanDirector · since 2013
- Patricia Christine LinnellDirector · since 1993
- Douglas Leslie HaynesSecretary · since 1996
Previous officers 20
- Dr Catherine Elizabeth Merriman 2023-2024 View profile
- William Joseph Peachey 2022-2025 View profile
- Professor Barbara Anne Jack 2013-2018 View profile
- Dr Gerald Faulks 2013-2021 View profile
- Ann Gibson Vassie 2007-2020 View profile
- Clare Marie Ion 2005-2020 View profile
- Dr Susan Rosemary Herald 2005-2014 View profile
- Peter Daniel Oliver 2005-2006 View profile
- Dr Anne Merriman 2001-2025 View profile
- Michael John Merriman 2000-2020 View profile
- Dr Joseph Marcus Patrick O'Neil 1999-2001 View profile
- Geoffrey Reed 1998-2005 View profile
- Dr Moira Ravey 1996-2003 View profile
- Professor David Arthur Phipps 1994-2020 View profile
- Norman Wilfred Hope 1994-2005 View profile
- Paul William Hargreaves 1993-1994 View profile
- Alice Mary Davidson 1993-1994 View profile
- Lesley Fawcett Phipps 1993-2020 View profile
- Celia Winifred Stephenson 1993-2012 View profile
- Professor Kenneth Holden 1995-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/07/1993
- Also a registered charity
- Hospice Africa Limited
Financials
- Net assets
- £162,927
- Total assets
- £162,927
- Cash
- £165,506
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | £162,927 |
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | £162,927 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
7 directors on the board
- Dr Kate Frances Eldred Director · appointed 2025
- Hannah Maria Merriman Director · appointed 2020
- Patricia Christine Linnell Director · appointed 1993
- Christopher David Merriman Director · appointed 2013
- Emma Matthews Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Mary Ruth Bunn Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Philippa Guppy Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Patricia Christine Linnell Director · appointed 1993
- Christopher David Merriman Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Mary Ruth Bunn Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Dr Kate Frances Eldred Director · appointed 2025
- Patricia Christine Linnell Director · appointed 1993
- Christopher David Merriman Director · appointed 2013
- Emma Matthews Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Mary Ruth Bunn Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Philippa Guppy Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Hannah Maria Merriman Director · appointed 2020
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
- 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
- 02835469
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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