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Preston Domestic Violence Services

Combined office administrative service activities

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

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Previous officers 72

  1. Tatiana Bespalyj 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Janice Hurst 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Coulson 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Louise Anne Mattinson 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Rachel Ann Hobson 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Lynn Harvey 2018-2022 Director View profile
  7. France, Margaret, Cllr 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Janette Smith 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Sanchia Hodkinson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  10. Catherine Anne Turner 2017-2024 Director View profile
  11. Wendy Molyneux 2017-2018 Director View profile
  12. Eleanor Sedgwick 2017-2018 Director View profile
  13. Veronica Stephens 2017-2017 Director View profile
  14. Colette Eaton 2017-2018 Director View profile
  15. Emma Heslewood 2015-2017 Director View profile
  16. Patricia Hesketh Sullivan 2015-2018 Director View profile
  17. Helen Agnes Hubberstey 2015-2017 Director View profile
  18. Laura Penketh 2015-2015 Director View profile
  19. Penny Jane Clough 2015-2015 Director View profile
  20. Catherine Alexandra Duerden 2015-2016 Director View profile
  21. Tracy Ann Hopkins 2015-2017 Director View profile
  22. Stefenie Davies 2015-2015 Director View profile
  23. Rita Gough 2013-2013 Director View profile
  24. Elaine Elizabeth Abbot 2013-2015 Director View profile
  25. Sharon Reid 2013-2013 Director View profile
  26. Jane Harker 2012-2013 Director View profile
  27. Judith Mary Gillibrand 2012-2013 Director View profile
  28. Margaret Alice Anne Ellison 2012-2012 Director View profile
  29. Shelley Briggs 2012-2013 Director View profile
  30. Suzanne Bushell 2010-2011 Director View profile
  31. Clare Louise Riding 2009-2011 Director View profile
  32. Ruth Pepper 2008-2009 Director View profile
  33. Mary Louise Thackeray 2008-2010 Director View profile
  34. Sarah Griffin 2008-2009 Director View profile
  35. Sahida Hanif Ahmed 2008-2015 Director View profile
  36. Hana Patel 2007-2008 Director View profile
  37. Saheda Badat 2007-2008 Director View profile
  38. Patricia Ann Woods 2006-2008 Director View profile
  39. June Alison Barkley 2005-2010 Director View profile
  40. Denise Claire Hartley 2004-2007 Director View profile
  41. AL-Serraj, Jean, Cllr 2004-2007 Director View profile
  42. Karen Helen Bradley 2004-2013 Director View profile
  43. Linda Mary Edwards 2004-2005 Director View profile
  44. Susan Reed 2004-2004 Director View profile
  45. Angela Milne Picken 2003-2014 Director View profile
  46. Elizabeth Anne Irvine 2003-2004 Director View profile
  47. Carole Anne Alston 2001-2004 Director View profile
  48. Carole Anne O'Neill 2001-2004 Director View profile
  49. Doreen Grimes 2001-2002 Director View profile
  50. Jennifer Carthy 2001-2003 Director View profile
  51. Louise Jane Ashworth 2001-2003 Director View profile
  52. Wendy Morrison Hogg 2000-2003 Director View profile
  53. Patricia Ann Roberts 2000-2000 Director View profile
  54. Jean Wendy Mccubbin 2000-2000 Director View profile
  55. Jennifer Sylvia Smith 1997-2000 Director View profile
  56. Wendy Teresa Parsons 1997-1998 Director View profile
  57. Irene Black 1997-2001 Director View profile
  58. Melanie Jane Close 1997-2003 Director View profile
  59. Denise Partington 1996-1999 Director View profile
  60. Bernadette Kelly 1996-1997 Director View profile
  61. Denise Margaret Maclachlan 1996-2000 Director View profile
  62. Tracy Lynda Singleton 1996-1997 Director View profile
  63. Julie Ann Barnard 1996-1997 Director View profile
  64. Maxine Hartley Nightingale 1996-1997 Director View profile
  65. Marion Margaret Bamford 1996-1998 Director View profile
  66. Jasbinder Singh 1996-1997 Director View profile
  67. Julie Humphrey 2017-2023 Secretary View profile
  68. Sheela Solanki 2004-2012 Secretary View profile
  69. Janet Manogue 2004-2015 Secretary View profile
  70. Julie Humphrey 1999-2003 Secretary View profile
  71. Janette Ellen Symington 1996-1999 Secretary View profile
  72. Valerie Wise 1996-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Combined office administrative service activities; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Incorporated
10/12/1996
Registered office
Preston
Also a registered charity
Preston Domestic Violence Services
Previous names
Preston Womens' Refuge (until 21/01/2010)

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.

  • Jacqueline Charmaine Williams ceased 2025-06-09
    appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-04-24

Group

  1. Preston Domestic Violence Services is controlled by Jacqueline Charmaine Williams
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-04-24, ceased 2025-06-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jacqueline Charmaine Williams.

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

5 grants · £1,579,152 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 · £1,545,899 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £33,253

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £233,5102024-02-16
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £172,0582021-03-19
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £33,2532020-07-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £500,0002013-10-23
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £640,3312008-04-09
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.

5 directors on the board

8.8y median 6.9y
average tenure
28.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Business services 2Professional services 2Construction 1Education 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03289949
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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