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Company · Derbyshire

Direct Help & Advice LTD.

Direct Help & Advice LTD. is an active UK company (number 03495233), incorporated 1998, with 3 current directors including David Edward Walsh and Justine Erika Claxton. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.

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Previous officers 49

  1. Dr Jonathan Glen Merritt 2026-2026 Director View profile
  2. Ursula Cameron 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Richard James Crisp 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas John Williams 2021-2026 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Thomas Mcgrath 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Steven Bravery 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. Patricia Mary Coleman 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Paul Steven Davies 2019-2026 Director View profile
  9. Edward Arwel Davies 2019-2021 Director View profile
  10. Joanne Marie Neville 2019-2019 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Paul Knighton 2018-2019 Director View profile
  12. John Benjamin Scruton 2016-2018 Director View profile
  13. Gavin James Freeman 2016-2021 Director View profile
  14. Rachel Susan Morris 2016-2021 Director View profile
  15. Andrew William Deighton 2016-2022 Director View profile
  16. Jamie Gratton 2015-2016 Director View profile
  17. Jean Eleanor Douglas 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Nadina Sheila Wallis 2013-2016 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Bryan 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. Rafe Laurence Nauen 2013-2018 Director View profile
  21. Gerard Anthony Kennedy 2012-2012 Director View profile
  22. Anthony Lewis Charles Glover 2011-2014 Director View profile
  23. Jillian Cotton 2010-2011 Director View profile
  24. Jane Annette Foster 2010-2013 Director View profile
  25. Carl Anthony Whysall 2010-2010 Director View profile
  26. Paul Alfred Phillips 2008-2020 Director View profile
  27. Katherine Patricia Hill 2007-2009 Director View profile
  28. Amar Nath 2007-2007 Director View profile
  29. Barbara Elisabeth Noble 2006-2014 Director View profile
  30. Glenda Holt 2005-2013 Director View profile
  31. Alan William James Cartwright 2003-2022 Director View profile
  32. Richard Thomas Gerrard 2002-2010 Director View profile
  33. Anthony Robert Wragg 2002-2005 Director View profile
  34. Wendy Rosina Purgavie 2002-2006 Director View profile
  35. Martin John Latham 2001-2004 Director View profile
  36. Rachel Omelia 2000-2002 Director View profile
  37. Kathryn Joy Brown 1999-2004 Director View profile
  38. Amarjit Raju 1999-2000 Director View profile
  39. Mandy Pattinson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  40. Ges John Boen 1998-2000 Director View profile
  41. Jean Elizabeth Seaman 1998-2023 Director View profile
  42. Laurel May Howell 1998-2002 Director View profile
  43. Thomas Barry Foster 1998-2007 Director View profile
  44. Alison Clamp 1998-2009 Director View profile
  45. Jackie Carpenter 1998-2002 Director View profile
  46. Steve Clayton 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  47. Annette Clare Barrett 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  48. Sarah Jean Hernandez 1998-2011 Secretary View profile
  49. Carl Taylor 1998-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other information service activities n.e.c.; Activities of call centres; Educational support services
Incorporated
20/01/1998
Registered office
Derbyshire
Also a registered charity
Direct Help & Advice LTD.
Previous names
Derbyshire Housing AID LTD. (until 20/09/2012)

Grants received

10 grants · £2,308,089 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 · £2,144,645 (8 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £92,844
  • Henry Smith Foundation · £70,600

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £92,8442020-06-18
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,6402019-02-22
  • Henry Smith Foundation £70,6002016-03-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £499,3282016-03-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,5722015-10-28
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.

3 directors on the board

1y median 0.7y
average tenure
1.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03495233
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 25th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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