Company · Walsall
Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Educational Charity
First-degree level higher education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Paul Morris 2015-2017 View profile
- Michael William Bateman 2006-2017 View profile
- John Samuel Thorpe 1998-2002 View profile
- Brian James Carroll 1998-2015 View profile
- Robert Gurth Hughes 1998-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- First-degree level higher education
- Incorporated
- 10/03/1998
- Registered office
- Walsall
- Also a registered charity
- Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Educational Charity
- Previous names
- The Federation of Ophthalmic and Dispensing Opticians Educational Charity (until 18/09/2023)
Financials
- Net assets
- £506,738
- Total assets
- £506,738
- Cash
- £358,659
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- Stuart Alan Tinger Director · appointed 2015
- Harjit Sandhu Director · appointed 2019
- David Deryck Hewlett Director · appointed 2005
Directors past 6 years
- Stuart Alan Tinger Director · appointed 2015
- Harjit Sandhu Director · appointed 2019
- David Deryck Hewlett Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Stuart Alan Tinger Director · appointed 2015
- Harjit Sandhu Director · appointed 2019
- David Deryck Hewlett Director · appointed 2005
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
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
- 03524572
- 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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