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Merton Voluntary Association for the Blind
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rachel BurrellDirector · since 2025
- Trevor John HallDirector · since 2025
- Nikki Sarah HughesDirector · since 2025
- Susan FairbairnDirector · since 2025
- Valerie Ann MorrisonDirector · since 2011
- Simon Richard Duncan CoatesDirector · since 2010
- Steven John MooreDirector · since 2009
- Wayne Albert BusbridgeDirector · since 2008
- Francesca May HibbertDirector · since 2000
- Harry Alan CowdDirector · since 1999
Previous officers 35
- Harry Meade 2023-2023 View profile
- Natascha Gibson 2020-2023 View profile
- Helen Julia Mcauley 2020-2023 View profile
- Stacy Scott 2020-2023 View profile
- Ruth Fiona Bowman 2020-2025 View profile
- Mariza Jurgens 2020-2023 View profile
- Francine Patricia Pugh 2015-2025 View profile
- Michael David O'Riordan 2008-2011 View profile
- David Michael Orme Slocombe 2008-2009 View profile
- Peter Crispin Moss 2008-2008 View profile
- Hilary Mary Brockhurst Leacock 2007-2019 View profile
- Lillian Josephine Males 2005-2013 View profile
- Alice Anne Wicks 2005-2015 View profile
- Roy Graham Benjamin 2004-2023 View profile
- Laurence Christopher Gardner 2004-2019 View profile
- Margaret Patricia Jones 2003-2005 View profile
- Daphne Patricia Cushing 2003-2004 View profile
- Derek William Jones 2003-2005 View profile
- Gladys Mabel Keen 2002-2004 View profile
- John Anthony Wall 2002-2008 View profile
- Geoffrey John Parsons 2002-2004 View profile
- Margaret O Brien 2001-2002 View profile
- Albert Denis Garlick 2001-2002 View profile
- Catherine Stephanie Wilmore Hearty 2001-2003 View profile
- Mary Elizabeth Henrietta Smith 2000-2003 View profile
- Allen Richardson 2000-2017 View profile
- Eileen Marjorie Attenborough 2000-2007 View profile
- Graham John Clifford 2000-2002 View profile
- Peter Remini 1999-2007 View profile
- Edna Edith Mary Bailey 1999-2001 View profile
- Sean O'Brien 1999-2000 View profile
- Roger Pond 1999-2000 View profile
- Mckenna, James Joseph, Jp 1999-2001 View profile
- Julie Lindup 1999-2006 View profile
- Derek James Henry Forbes 1999-2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/04/1999
- Also a registered charity
- Merton Voluntary Association for the Blind
Financials
- Employees
- 0.13
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
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
7 grants · £434,154 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 · £373,449 (2 grants)
- The Wimbledon Foundation · £50,600 (2 grants)
- The London Community Foundation · £9,997
- Department for Transport · £108 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
10 directors on the board
- Steven John Moore Director · appointed 2009
- Rachel Burrell Director · appointed 2025
- Simon Richard Duncan Coates Director · appointed 2010
- Valerie Ann Morrison Director · appointed 2011
- Trevor John Hall Director · appointed 2025
- Harry Alan Cowd Director · appointed 1999
- Nikki Sarah Hughes Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Fairbairn Director · appointed 2025
- Wayne Albert Busbridge Director · appointed 2008
- Francesca May Hibbert Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- Steven John Moore Director · appointed 2009
- Simon Richard Duncan Coates Director · appointed 2010
- Valerie Ann Morrison Director · appointed 2011
- Harry Alan Cowd Director · appointed 1999
- Wayne Albert Busbridge Director · appointed 2008
- Francesca May Hibbert Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Steven John Moore Director · appointed 2009
- Simon Richard Duncan Coates Director · appointed 2010
- Valerie Ann Morrison Director · appointed 2011
- Nikki Sarah Hughes Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Fairbairn Director · appointed 2025
- Wayne Albert Busbridge Director · appointed 2008
Portfolio (4)
- Rachel Burrell Director · appointed 2025
- Trevor John Hall Director · appointed 2025
- Harry Alan Cowd Director · appointed 1999
- Francesca May Hibbert Director · appointed 2000
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Francine Patricia Pugh Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2025
- Ruth Fiona Bowman Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
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
- 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
- 03758661
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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