Company · Welwyn Garden City
Herts Ability Limited
Other service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 43
- Christina Nancy Poole 2022-2022 View profile
- David Kellett 2017-2021 View profile
- William John Hewitt Stephens 2016-2018 View profile
- Andrew Peter Nazer 2016-2017 View profile
- Michael Gilbert Thompson 2016-2019 View profile
- David Robert John Pitcher 2016-2018 View profile
- Emma Victoria Brindle 2015-2016 View profile
- Christopher John Conway 2014-2017 View profile
- David Geoffrey Herring 2014-2018 View profile
- Anna Louise Nelson 2014-2017 View profile
- Hemant Kumar Ramanlal Mistry 2013-2015 View profile
- Keith Parker 2013-2024 View profile
- Justin Jasper Patten 2013-2015 View profile
- Adrian William Axtell 2012-2014 View profile
- Caroline Janet Mitchell 2011-2013 View profile
- James Brown Macrae 2011-2013 View profile
- Stephen John Ferns 2011-2015 View profile
- Linda Mary Lawrence 2011-2015 View profile
- Martin Douglas Randall 2010-2014 View profile
- David James Alistair Cocks 2009-2020 View profile
- Colin Derrick Marvell 2008-2013 View profile
- Stuart Anthony Marshal 2008-2011 View profile
- Penelope Margaret Fitzpatrick 2007-2008 View profile
- Elaine Diane Martin 2005-2011 View profile
- Timothy Roy Bonnett 2004-2011 View profile
- Christopher Sherrard Pomroy 2004-2016 View profile
- Gilliam Mary Manning Smith 2004-2006 View profile
- Paul Alan Bishop 2002-2003 View profile
- Roger Christian Tonnaso D'Elia 2002-2005 View profile
- Edna Stephens 2000-2012 View profile
- Michael Brian Bottomley 1999-2012 View profile
- Helen Clare Janes 1998-2005 View profile
- Dorothy Eileen Moore 1997-2002 View profile
- William John Darby 1996-1999 View profile
- Bryan Pybus 1996-2000 View profile
- William Frank Craig 1996-2006 View profile
- Robert Sidney Harding 1996-2001 View profile
- Terence John Scott Stevens 1996-2005 View profile
- Diana Catherine Wallace 1996-2000 View profile
- Dr John Lindsay Miller 1996-2001 View profile
- Bertram Harry Betts 1996-2001 View profile
- Brian Michael Chick 1996-2013 View profile
- Margaret Mary Mccreadie 1996-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 13/09/1996
- Registered office
- Welwyn Garden City
- Also a registered charity
- Herts Ability Limited
- Previous names
- Hertfordshire Action on Disability (until 28/08/2020)
Grants received
1 grant · £1,011 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
- Department for Work and Pensions · £1,011
Most recent
- 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.
7 directors on the board
- Nigel Thomas Dotchin Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew Picken OBE Director · appointed 2016
- Vivien Arey Director · appointed 2021
- Patricia Anne Read Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Alka Chandrayan Director · appointed 2023
- Amy Garrison Director · appointed 2019
- Bethany Mcneil Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Nigel Thomas Dotchin Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew Picken OBE Director · appointed 2016
- Patricia Anne Read Director · appointed 2017
- Amy Garrison Director · appointed 2019
- Bethany Mcneil Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Nigel Thomas Dotchin Director · appointed 2013
- Vivien Arey Director · appointed 2021
- Patricia Anne Read Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Alka Chandrayan Director · appointed 2023
- Amy Garrison Director · appointed 2019
- Bethany Mcneil Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Andrew Picken OBE Director · appointed 2016
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
- 03249335
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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