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The Advocacy People

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 37

  1. Simi Gandhi-Whitaker 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Charlotte Bates 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Alison Solemani 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Matthew James Hilton 2018-2018 Director View profile
  5. Julie Swaffer 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Jane Scott Dodson 2017-2024 Director View profile
  7. Adam Chambers 2016-2022 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Voyce 2016-2020 Director View profile
  9. Avril Davinia Chester 2015-2020 Director View profile
  10. Verna Connolly 2015-2019 Director View profile
  11. Joanne Susanna Ainsley 2015-2016 Director View profile
  12. Veronique Suzanne Monique Briant 2013-2016 Director View profile
  13. Elizabeth Helen Sherwood 2013-2015 Director View profile
  14. Alison Gwendy Bird 2010-2011 Director View profile
  15. Graham John Parker 2010-2017 Director View profile
  16. Paul Cooper 2010-2012 Director View profile
  17. James Weller 2010-2013 Director View profile
  18. Elizabeth Mccreadie 2008-2011 Director View profile
  19. Alison Bird 2008-2010 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Michael Ward 2006-2007 Director View profile
  21. Sarah Holmes Smith 2004-2015 Director View profile
  22. Raymond Andrew Voyce 2003-2004 Director View profile
  23. Daphne Broadley 2002-2004 Director View profile
  24. Brian Pearse 2002-2004 Director View profile
  25. Maggie Hawke 2001-2002 Director View profile
  26. Amanda Louise Heslop 2001-2019 Director View profile
  27. Liz Fenton 2001-2003 Director View profile
  28. Marie Casey 2000-2012 Director View profile
  29. Georgina Clarke 2000-2001 Director View profile
  30. Jacqueline Heather Langley 2000-2007 Director View profile
  31. Barbara Browning 2000-2013 Director View profile
  32. Jennifer Bolton 2000-2001 Director View profile
  33. David Iain Nicoll Wilson 2000-2000 Director View profile
  34. Marie Casey 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  35. Paul Edward Richardson 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  36. Jill Miles 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  37. Christopher Whelan 2000-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £2,028,491 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Buyer: Buckinghamshire Council £35,241 2025-09-12 CPV 85000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The provision of Independent Health Complaints Advocacy services across Buckinghamshire.

  • All Age Advocacy Services - AWARD Buyer: IN-TEND LIMITED £1,993,250 2025-09-09 CPV 85000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of All Age Advocacy Services. The procurement will be split into 3 separate lots: - Lot 1 - Advocacy Services for Children - Lot 2 - Advocacy Services fo…

  • Integrated Statutory Advocacy Services Buyer: London Borough of Hillingdon Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The London Borough of Hillingdon awards for the service provision of Integrated advocacy in adult social care and health ensuring a coordinated approach where advocacy services work collaboratively across health and social care systems to s…

  • Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Buyer: Buckinghamshire Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Buckinghamshire Council has awarded a 12-month contract for the provision of Independent Health complaints advocacy via a Direct Award starting on the 1 July 2026, expiring on the 30 June 2027

About

Incorporated
03/04/2000
Also a registered charity
The Advocacy People

Grants received

3 grants · £141,361 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 · £89,155 (2 grants)
  • Ministry of Defence · £52,206

Most recent

  • Ministry of Defence £52,2062020-06-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,4682006-02-16
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £85,6872005-10-26
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

4.8y median 5.3y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Education 1Professional services 1Tech and media 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03963421
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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