Company · Rochford
Southend in Sight
Other service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Penny Jane HefferanDirector · since 2024
- Sally DaviesDirector · since 2020
- Clare Louise MclewinDirector · since 2019
- Russell Owen CableDirector · since 2018
- Jeremy Arthur DavenportDirector · since 2010
- Stephanie CooperDirector · since 2000
- David Emile WacogneDirector · since 1998
- Philip George WarburtonSecretary · since 1998
Previous officers 13
- Matthew Stephen Pinnock 2019-2022 View profile
- David Trevelyan Hurst 2014-2019 View profile
- Steven John Wright 2013-2016 View profile
- Claire Maxwell 2012-2019 View profile
- Dr Niral Karia 2010-2016 View profile
- Laurence Joseph Green 2006-2014 View profile
- Eric Whittle 2003-2013 View profile
- Anthony John Cousins 2003-2021 View profile
- Patricia Anne Browne 2000-2002 View profile
- Edwin Brian Bennett 1998-2000 View profile
- Barbara Dorothy Armitage 1998-2022 View profile
- Michael James Smith 1998-2015 View profile
- Vicki Rita George 1998-1999 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
- 28/04/1998
- Registered office
- Rochford
- Also a registered charity
- Southend in Sight
- Previous names
- Southend-on-SEA Blind Welfare Organisation (until 18/11/2022)
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Southend in Sight on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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
1 grant · £303,832 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £303,832
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Sally Davies Director · appointed 2020
- Stephanie Cooper Director · appointed 2000
- Clare Louise Mclewin Director · appointed 2019
- Russell Owen Cable Director · appointed 2018
- Jeremy Arthur Davenport Director · appointed 2010
- David Emile Wacogne Director · appointed 1998
- Penny Jane Hefferan Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Stephanie Cooper Director · appointed 2000
- Clare Louise Mclewin Director · appointed 2019
- Russell Owen Cable Director · appointed 2018
- Jeremy Arthur Davenport Director · appointed 2010
- David Emile Wacogne Director · appointed 1998
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Sally Davies Director · appointed 2020
- Stephanie Cooper Director · appointed 2000
- Clare Louise Mclewin Director · appointed 2019
- Russell Owen Cable Director · appointed 2018
- Jeremy Arthur Davenport Director · appointed 2010
- David Emile Wacogne Director · appointed 1998
- Penny Jane Hefferan Director · appointed 2024
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
- 03554422
- 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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