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Southend Mencap

Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 39

  1. Duncan John Milne 2023-2023 Director View profile
  2. Wanda Wilson 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Gareth Gault 2019-2019 Director View profile
  4. Ian Wright Robinson 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Louise Nariel 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Daniel Nelson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Dr Paula Hellal 2017-2019 Director View profile
  8. Kenneth Coates 2016-2023 Director View profile
  9. Donna Mclean 2016-2017 Director View profile
  10. Ellen Jarvis 2016-2019 Director View profile
  11. Ian Ross 2016-2016 Director View profile
  12. Gemma Lesley Strawford 2014-2016 Director View profile
  13. Lynne Theresa Nardone 2014-2025 Director View profile
  14. Josephine Hixson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  15. Royston Salmon 2013-2016 Director View profile
  16. Jacqueline Atkinson 2010-2013 Director View profile
  17. Rod Heath 2009-2009 Director View profile
  18. Paul Roland Mardon 2008-2018 Director View profile
  19. Susanne Rowland 2007-2013 Director View profile
  20. Tessa Ann Ross 2005-2006 Director View profile
  21. Richard Noel Morgan 2005-2011 Director View profile
  22. Avril Brassell 2004-2008 Director View profile
  23. Jennifer Goddard 2003-2006 Director View profile
  24. Jayne Quildam 2003-2005 Director View profile
  25. Christine Ann Lingley 2002-2005 Director View profile
  26. Kathryn Nicholls 2001-2008 Director View profile
  27. Steve Gill 2001-2004 Director View profile
  28. Anne Hooper 2000-2014 Director View profile
  29. Karen Christine Seaby 1999-2008 Director View profile
  30. Peggy Edwina Fairless 1999-2003 Director View profile
  31. Ian James Simpson 1999-2003 Director View profile
  32. Dawn Smith 1999-2005 Director View profile
  33. Maureen Margaret Weedon 1999-2005 Director View profile
  34. Florence Georgina Iris Jones 1999-2007 Director View profile
  35. Royston John Jones 1999-2007 Director View profile
  36. Michael Douglas Wilson 1999-2005 Director View profile
  37. Albany Harvey 1999-2001 Director View profile
  38. Pauline Anne Watts 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  39. Rosalind Beryl Murdin 1999-2006 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
03/02/1999
Registered office
Southend on Sea
Also a registered charity
Southend Mencap

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.

Group

  1. Southend Mencap is controlled by Christopher Charles Hebden
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-10-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Charles Hebden.

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

Employees
0.29
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

32 grants · £746,311 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 · £548,168 (20 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £145,597 (3 grants)
  • Essex Community Foundation · £36,556 (7 grants)
  • Postcode Places Trust · £14,500
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,490

Most recent

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

6.9y median 6.7y
average tenure
12.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

1
left in the last 12 months

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
03707017
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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