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Hampshire Association for the Care of the Blind

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 50

  1. Mohamed Oshallah 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Penelope Gillian Melville-Brown 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Dr Jane Elizabeth Brooks 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Helen Sarah Hamblen 2022-2026 Director View profile
  5. Terri Georgina Howell 2020-2026 Director View profile
  6. Suzanne Woolford 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Michelle Hildyard 2019-2025 Director View profile
  8. Timothy Austin OBE 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Dr Christopher Brian Vertrees Schulz 2017-2024 Director View profile
  10. Dr Reefat Drabu 2016-2025 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Thorburn 2016-2021 Director View profile
  12. Helen Bennett 2016-2020 Director View profile
  13. Susan Jane Walker 2015-2024 Director View profile
  14. Cecile Todd 2014-2016 Director View profile
  15. Jarnail Birring 2013-2015 Director View profile
  16. Jenny Robinson 2013-2015 Director View profile
  17. Robert John Stephens 2011-2020 Director View profile
  18. Theresa Spraggs 2011-2012 Director View profile
  19. Richard George Osmond 2011-2011 Director View profile
  20. Charles Louis King 2011-2011 Director View profile
  21. Timothy Miles Rogerson 2010-2014 Director View profile
  22. Dean White 2007-2016 Director View profile
  23. Derek Froud 2007-2016 Director View profile
  24. David Gaines 2007-2016 Director View profile
  25. Peter Keith Hards 2006-2009 Director View profile
  26. Stephen James Gosling 2006-2015 Director View profile
  27. Ruth Kirby 2006-2007 Director View profile
  28. Colin Terry 2005-2006 Director View profile
  29. Dr Nigel Frederick Hall 2005-2006 Director View profile
  30. Linda Joyce Phear 2005-2014 Director View profile
  31. Philip Rodney Newton 2005-2008 Director View profile
  32. Peter Giddings 2003-2005 Director View profile
  33. Janet Blann 2003-2004 Director View profile
  34. Barry Langfield 2003-2005 Director View profile
  35. David John Henley 2003-2004 Director View profile
  36. Mary Teresa Cullen 2002-2008 Director View profile
  37. Richard Lovell 2001-2005 Director View profile
  38. Richard Hawksworth Horton-Fawkes 2001-2004 Director View profile
  39. Richard Adams Skinner 2001-2002 Director View profile
  40. Dr Eric Keith Johnson 1996-2005 Director View profile
  41. Colin David Kinloch 1996-2004 Director View profile
  42. Edith Maud Frances Randall 1996-2002 Director View profile
  43. Kenneth Frank Weaver 1996-2002 Director View profile
  44. Jean Rosemary Robinson 1996-2005 Director View profile
  45. Arthur Richard Pike 1996-2004 Director View profile
  46. Iain Hampden Chisholm 1996-2004 Director View profile
  47. Robert John Stephens 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
  48. Tessa Elinor Barrett 2011-2016 Secretary View profile
  49. Christopher John Hedges 2005-2010 Secretary View profile
  50. Bernard Richards 1996-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/03/1996
Also a registered charity
Hampshire Association for the Care of the Blind

Ownership

Owned by (11) 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.

  • Susan Jane Walker ceased 2024-06-01
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Robert John Stephens ceased 2020-12-05
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Helen Bennett ceased 2020-01-02
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-08-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Andrew Thorburn ceased 2021-08-04
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-08-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Timothy Austin OBE ceased 2019-11-20
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-10-02 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Michelle Hildyard ceased 2024-06-18
    significant influence · notified 2019-11-20
  • Suzanne Woolford ceased 2022-05-29
    significant influence · notified 2019-11-20
  • Terri Georgina Howell ceased 2024-06-18
    significant influence · notified 2020-10-12
  • Lynn Valerie Simpson ceased 2024-06-18
    significant influence · notified 2021-08-12
  • Helen Sarah Hamblen ceased 2024-06-18
    significant influence · notified 2022-01-17
  • Penelope Gillian Melville-Brown ceased 2024-06-01
    significant influence · notified 2023-03-06

Group

  1. Hampshire Association for the Care of the Blind is controlled by Susan Jane Walker
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Susan Jane Walker.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£2,436,144
Total assets
£2,436,144
Cash
£92,216
Employees
14
Turnover
£535,057
Profit/loss
£17,390

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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

7 grants · £105,289 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £62,989 (6 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £42,300

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,9842024-03-08
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9922021-10-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,7402019-01-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8402016-02-03
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £42,3002012-07-13
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

1.6y median 0.5y
average tenure
4.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Health and social care 1Professional services 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03178631
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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