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West Midlands Police Benevolent Fund

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

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Rev John Walter Butcher Bem 2021-2022 Director View profile
Derek Ridgway 2019-2021 Director View profile
Julie Mason 2015-2017 Director View profile
Bernard Whitehouse 2014-2019 Director View profile
Edward John Boyle 2013-2014 Director View profile
Richard Neville Simon Parker 2013-2016 Director View profile
Timothy James Godwin 2011-2014 Director View profile
Andrew Nixon 2009-2010 Director View profile
Robert Gessey 2008-2009 Director View profile
Michael Raymond Barrall 2006-2009 Director View profile
Gary Bullock 2002-2008 Director View profile
Stephen Lee 2000-2002 Director View profile
Terence Robert Jones 1997-2002 Director View profile
Joseph Donald Tildesley 1997-2021 Director View profile
Brian Frederick Smith 1996-1997 Director View profile
Gordon Meredith 1996-2014 Director View profile
Roger Clem Ford 1996-1997 Director View profile
William Reginald Burston 1996-2000 Director View profile
Christopher John Grove 1996-2006 Director View profile
Janet Margaret Burchell 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
Rosamund Stella Payne 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
Stuart Martin Collins 2001-2015 Secretary View profile
David Jack Chapman 1996-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated: 28/03/1996
Registered office: Sheldon
Also a registered charity: West Midlands Police Benevolent Fund
Previous names: WMP Benevolent Fund (until 22/10/2019)

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.

John Kevin Williams ceased 2020-05-13
significant influence · notified 2017-01-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

West Midlands Police Benevolent Fund is controlled by John Kevin Williams
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2017-01-01, ceased 2020-05-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Kevin Williams.

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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.

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

Richard Youds Director · appointed 2017
John Kevin Williams Director · appointed 2009
Simon Gilbert Westwood Director · appointed 1996
Patrick Leonard Wing MBE Jp Director · appointed 2021
Nicholas Simpson Director · appointed 2016
Gillian Elaine Baker Director · appointed 2002
Stephen John Groves Director · appointed 2021
Susan Clare Cleeton Director · appointed 2022

13.1y median 9.3y

average tenure

30.3y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Richard Youds Director · appointed 2017
John Kevin Williams Director · appointed 2009
Simon Gilbert Westwood Director · appointed 1996
Nicholas Simpson Director · appointed 2016
Gillian Elaine Baker Director · appointed 2002

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Richard Youds Director · appointed 2017
John Kevin Williams Director · appointed 2009
Nicholas Simpson Director · appointed 2016
Gillian Elaine Baker Director · appointed 2002
Susan Clare Cleeton Director · appointed 2022

Portfolio (3)

Simon Gilbert Westwood Director · appointed 1996
Patrick Leonard Wing MBE Jp Director · appointed 2021
Stephen John Groves Director · appointed 2021

Also govern a charity

Stephen John Groves ST Thomas More Ptfa (Parents Teachers Friends Association)

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.

Education 2

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: 03179216
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due: 30/09/2027
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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