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The Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace Group) LTD

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

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

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Previous officers 56

  1. Matthew Vaughan Prosser 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Sharon Lee Bridglalsingh 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Jennifer Red Rowlands 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. David Robert Thomas 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Joanne Lucille Roney 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Sian Louise Sanders 2020-2023 Director View profile
  7. Doreen Elizabeth Forrester-Brown 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Ruth Elizabeth Hyde 2020-2025 Director View profile
  9. David Victor Plank 2020-2024 Director View profile
  10. Martin Swales 2019-2021 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Howard Fitzgerald 2018-2025 Director View profile
  12. Paul David Dunphy 2018-2020 Director View profile
  13. Anne Marian Donaghy 2018-2022 Director View profile
  14. Mary Teresa Weastell 2018-2021 Director View profile
  15. Jane Burns 2018-2025 Director View profile
  16. Diana Terris 2018-2021 Director View profile
  17. Gavin Lindsay Jones 2016-2024 Director View profile
  18. John Patrick Comber 2016-2020 Director View profile
  19. Andrew William Muter 2016-2022 Director View profile
  20. Robert Harold Kenyon 2016-2018 Director View profile
  21. Johanna Elizabeth Miller 2016-2019 Director View profile
  22. Prof Jane Elizabeth Robinson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  23. Kim Ryley 2014-2016 Director View profile
  24. Lyn Carpenter 2014-2016 Director View profile
  25. Stuart Mark Rogers 2014-2016 Director View profile
  26. Mark James Hynes 2014-2020 Director View profile
  27. Simon William Baker 2014-2016 Director View profile
  28. Joanna Elizabeth Killian 2014-2015 Director View profile
  29. Teresa Jacqueline Mcdougall 2014-2020 Director View profile
  30. Deborah Jean Wood 2014-2016 Director View profile
  31. Graeme Victor Mcdonald 2014-2026 Director View profile
  32. John Anthony Williams 2013-2014 Director View profile
  33. Mariana Pexton 2013-2014 Director View profile
  34. Peter Lionel Sloman 2013-2014 Director View profile
  35. Stephen James Atkinson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  36. Abdool Mahmad Kara 2012-2014 Director View profile
  37. Laura Susan Mcgillivray 2012-2014 Director View profile
  38. Daniel John Goodwin 2011-2013 Director View profile
  39. Averil Mary Price 2011-2018 Director View profile
  40. Andrew Collinge 2011-2013 Director View profile
  41. John Gerald O'Brien 2011-2014 Director View profile
  42. Gordon Scotland Mitchell 2008-2011 Director View profile
  43. Paul Howard Lankester 2007-2011 Director View profile
  44. Byron Davies 2006-2007 Director View profile
  45. Richard John Cummins 2005-2010 Director View profile
  46. Alan Grant Campbell 2005-2010 Director View profile
  47. Paul Bernard Croft 2004-2011 Director View profile
  48. Rita Marie Dexter 2001-2012 Director View profile
  49. Gillian Collins Norton 2001-2010 Director View profile
  50. Frederick William Saunders 2001-2011 Director View profile
  51. Sir David George Henshaw 2001-2009 Director View profile
  52. Graham Barry Farrant 2001-2004 Director View profile
  53. Roger John Bowring Morris 2001-2011 Director View profile
  54. Robert Alan Taylor 2000-2005 Director View profile
  55. John Peter Mullooly 2001-2011 Secretary View profile
  56. Dr Clive Lester Grace 2000-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.; Other business support service activities n.e.c.; Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
16/08/2000
Registered office
Wakefield
Also a registered charity
The Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace Group) LTD
Previous names
The Solace Foundation (until 13/02/2015)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace Group) LTD on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 other companies in this group

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.

Grants received

2 grants · £225,215 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

  • Department for Education · £225,215 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £2,2002023-04-01
  • Department for Education £223,0152020-04-01
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.

20 directors on the board

3.3y median 2.7y
average tenure
7.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (14)

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.

Professional services 9Other services 4Arts and leisure 2Business services 2Construction 1Education 1Health and social care 1Property 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04053417
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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