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Company · West Midlands

Walsall Society for the Blind Limited

Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. Baljeet Singh Siyan 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Laurence Shore 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Jacqueline Whitehouse 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. Elizabeth Smith 2013-2024 Director View profile
  5. Amanda Michelle Elliott 2012-2020 Director View profile
  6. Dr Michael Hodgson 2009-2016 Director View profile
  7. Lisa Anne Percox 2009-2013 Director View profile
  8. Frederick Carter 2008-2012 Director View profile
  9. Barton, Malcolm Thomas, Councillor 2004-2013 Director View profile
  10. Katharine Lindsay Andrews 2003-2015 Director View profile
  11. Patricia Kathleen Pilbeam 2001-2004 Director View profile
  12. Rex Thompson 2001-2016 Director View profile
  13. Dennis James Mace 2001-2012 Director View profile
  14. Roger Metcalf 2000-2003 Director View profile
  15. Kevin Merchant 1999-2025 Director View profile
  16. Charles John Hawley 1999-2000 Director View profile
  17. Margaret Lucy Stanley 1999-2015 Director View profile
  18. Malcolm Lloyd Griffiths 1999-2002 Director View profile
  19. Geoffrey John Griffin 1998-2000 Director View profile
  20. Teresa Cherry Weaver 2000-2005 Secretary View profile
  21. Arthur Vincent Sidley 1998-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Incorporated
27/11/1998
Registered office
West Midlands
Also a registered charity
Walsall Society for the Blind Limited

Ownership

Owned by (13) 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.

  • David Smith
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Cooke
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Julie Harris
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Richard Meere
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Amara Leyya Ismail-El-Banna
    significant influence · notified 2023-09-11
  • Timothy Clifft
    significant influence · notified 2024-11-21
  • Stephanie Jane Neal
    significant influence · notified 2025-11-20
  • Amanda Michelle Elliott ceased 2020-09-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Elizabeth Smith ceased 2024-11-03
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jacqueline Whitehouse ceased 2017-07-05
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Kevin Merchant ceased 2025-11-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-16 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Laurence Shore ceased 2024-09-30
    significant influence · notified 2020-02-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Baljeet Singh Siyan ceased 2024-11-21
    significant influence · notified 2023-09-11

Group

  1. Walsall Society for the Blind Limited is controlled by David Smith
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Smith.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£2,268,756
Total assets
£2,268,756
Cash
£171,293
Employees
15
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

6 grants · £305,207 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 · £220,856 (3 grants)
  • Postcode Local Trust · £50,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £34,351

Most recent

  • Postcode Local Trust £25,0002024-06-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £14,4652024-02-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £200,8652022-09-30
  • Postcode Local Trust £25,0002022-08-27
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,5262022-06-17
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.

6 directors on the board

12.6y median 9.7y
average tenure
27.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Property 4Manufacturing 1Professional services 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03674948
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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