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

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Previous officers 32

  1. Ann Margaret Bond 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Terry Colin Hayden 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. Ann Patricia Nicholson 2017-2019 Director View profile
  4. Kathleen Pearce 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Neil Anthony Bacon 2015-2019 Director View profile
  6. Rachel Bowen 2015-2017 Director View profile
  7. Jessie Kay Cunnett 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. Fiona Olivia Knight 2013-2019 Director View profile
  9. Susan Hennen 2012-2014 Director View profile
  10. Sara Elizabeth Mousley 2012-2019 Director View profile
  11. Lisa Andrews 2012-2014 Director View profile
  12. Roger Browning 2012-2020 Director View profile
  13. Meriel Frances Sparkes 2007-2008 Director View profile
  14. Nigel Appleton 2007-2013 Director View profile
  15. Fiona Cowdell 2006-2012 Director View profile
  16. Geraldine Stephens 2004-2005 Director View profile
  17. Michael Standerwick 2004-2012 Director View profile
  18. Alan John Barsley 2004-2012 Director View profile
  19. Paul Harold Hickman 2003-2017 Director View profile
  20. Jo Chesney 1998-2005 Director View profile
  21. Norman Thomas Stedman 1997-2002 Director View profile
  22. Edward James Taylor 1996-2021 Director View profile
  23. Isabella Campbell Mcdougall 1996-2004 Director View profile
  24. Eileen Cook 1996-1999 Director View profile
  25. Pauline Anne Wicks 1996-2015 Director View profile
  26. Carolyn Lesley Eileen Date 1996-2011 Director View profile
  27. Margaret Cecilia Hemus 1996-2004 Director View profile
  28. Barker, Hugh Sidney, Major 1996-2001 Director View profile
  29. Marlene Joyce Swaffer 1996-2009 Director View profile
  30. Dr Aubrey Weinberg 1996-2004 Director View profile
  31. Wilfrid Langley Rainford 1996-2001 Director View profile
  32. Mark Richard Sharman 1996-2026 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £237,256 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.

About

Incorporated
18/04/1996
Also a registered charity
Help and Care

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Paul Harold Hickman ceased 2017-08-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Adrian Dawson ceased 2025-02-25
    significant influence · notified 2017-08-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Help and Care is controlled by Paul Harold Hickman
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Harold Hickman.

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.

Grants received

2 grants · £15,950 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 · £15,950 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,9502022-11-11
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0002019-01-30
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

4.5y median 2.6y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

2
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 1Property 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
03187574
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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