Merton Voluntary Association for the Blind
Company 03758661 Active
Registered charity: Merton Voluntary Association for the Blind
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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
12.1y median 15.2y
average tenure
27.2y
longest tenure
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.
Professional services 2Education 1Finance 1Transport 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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Merton Community Transport 1 shared director
- Alra 1 shared director
- Simmons Taylor Hall Professional Services Limited 1 shared director
- TJH Building Consultancy Limited 1 shared director
- Nexus Install & Maintain LTD 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 03758661 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 23/04/1999 |
| Address | THE GUARDIAN CENTRE 67 CLARENDON, ROAD, LONDON, SW19 2DX |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Officers (45)
- Rachel Burrell Director · appointed 2025
- Trevor John Hall Director · appointed 2025
- Nikki Sarah Hughes Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Fairbairn Director · appointed 2025
- Valerie Ann Morrison Director · appointed 2011
- Simon Richard Duncan Coates Director · appointed 2010
- Steven John Moore Director · appointed 2009
- Wayne Albert Busbridge Director · appointed 2008
- Francesca May Hibbert Director · appointed 2000
- Harry Alan Cowd Director · appointed 1999
Show 35 former officers
- Harry Meade Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2023
- Natascha Gibson Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2023
- Helen Julia Mcauley Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2023
- Stacy Scott Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2023
- Ruth Fiona Bowman Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- Mariza Jurgens Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2023
- Francine Patricia Pugh Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2025
- Michael David O'Riordan Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2011
- David Michael Orme Slocombe Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2009
- Peter Crispin Moss Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2008
- Hilary Mary Brockhurst Leacock Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2019
- Lillian Josephine Males Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2013
- Alice Anne Wicks Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2015
- Roy Graham Benjamin Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2023
- Laurence Christopher Gardner Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2019
- Margaret Patricia Jones Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
- Daphne Patricia Cushing Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2004
- Derek William Jones Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
- Gladys Mabel Keen Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2004
- John Anthony Wall Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2008
- Geoffrey John Parsons Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2004
- Margaret O Brien Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
- Albert Denis Garlick Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
- Catherine Stephanie Wilmore Hearty Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
- Mary Elizabeth Henrietta Smith Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2003
- Allen Richardson Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2017
- Eileen Marjorie Attenborough Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2007
- Graham John Clifford Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2002
- Peter Remini Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2007
- Edna Edith Mary Bailey Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2001
- Sean O'Brien Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
- Roger Pond Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
- Mckenna, James Joseph, Jp Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2001
- Julie Lindup Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2006
- Derek James Henry Forbes Secretary · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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