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The Disability Resource Centre
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Thomas Edward BarberDirector · since 2026
- Dr Dona Devmini Ivanya JayamanneDirector · since 2026
- Bjarne Steen PedersenDirector · since 2017
- Sandra BrownDirector · since 2015
- Baerbel Karin Erika DennisDirector · since 2009
- Dr Kay TaylorDirector · since 2008
- Anne BlandSecretary · since 2025
- Jill PickSecretary · since 1996
Previous officers 36
- Julie Michelle New 2024-2025 View profile
- Evans Chelal 2021-2025 View profile
- Lynda Anne Handley 2021-2023 View profile
- Gillian Mairi Ormston 2018-2025 View profile
- Terence Brian Garthwaite 2015-2018 View profile
- Francis Gordon John Beck 2015-2020 View profile
- Robert Graham 2015-2017 View profile
- Jasmine Georgina Jenkins 2015-2016 View profile
- Andrew Giles Holcroft Buckley 2012-2024 View profile
- Colin Michael Fowler 2011-2013 View profile
- Robert Victor King 2011-2012 View profile
- Kenneth John Richards 2011-2011 View profile
- Mona Shah 2010-2014 View profile
- Valerie Patricia Bell 2007-2010 View profile
- Susan Lucy Glennie 2005-2007 View profile
- Paul Jonathan Kelly 2005-2007 View profile
- Patricia Ann Devanney 2005-2010 View profile
- Michael Andrew Taylor 2005-2015 View profile
- David George Frederick Robinson 2002-2003 View profile
- Ian Richard Winstanley 2002-2005 View profile
- Roy Leonard Gerrard 2002-2007 View profile
- Moray Cook 2002-2005 View profile
- Margaret Elizabeth Esther Luther 2002-2016 View profile
- Mohammed Akram Uddin Khan 1996-2002 View profile
- Thomas Henry John Wren 1996-2001 View profile
- William Peter Acton 1994-1996 View profile
- Robert Mohammed Yusef Chowdhury 1994-2013 View profile
- Percy Francis Allen 1994-2010 View profile
- June Barbara Allen 1994-2001 View profile
- Catherine Anne Ross 1994-2020 View profile
- David John Anderson 1994-2002 View profile
- Nadia Sara Deadman 1994-2021 View profile
- Robert Edward Morgan 1994-2001 View profile
- Marjorie Elizabeth Dodd 1994-2005 View profile
- Melanie Hawman 2016-2025 View profile
- Michael Joseph Dillon 2007-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/02/1994
- Also a registered charity
- The Disability Resource Centre
Grants received
9 grants · £388,227 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 · £270,877 (2 grants)
- Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £99,711 (4 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £9,976
- Department for Work and Pensions · £7,663 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
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
- Thomas Edward Barber Director · appointed 2026
- Sandra Brown Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Kay Taylor Director · appointed 2008
- Bjarne Steen Pedersen Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Dona Devmini Ivanya Jayamanne Director · appointed 2026
- Baerbel Karin Erika Dennis Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- Sandra Brown Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Kay Taylor Director · appointed 2008
- Bjarne Steen Pedersen Director · appointed 2017
- Baerbel Karin Erika Dennis Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Dr Kay Taylor Director · appointed 2008
- Bjarne Steen Pedersen Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Dona Devmini Ivanya Jayamanne Director · appointed 2026
- Baerbel Karin Erika Dennis Director · appointed 2009
Portfolio (2)
- Thomas Edward Barber Director · appointed 2026
- Sandra Brown Director · appointed 2015
Also govern a charity
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
- 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
- 02898000
- 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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