Company
Autistic Society Greater Manchester Area
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Peter Matthew Howard HowarthDirector · since 2026
- Sherree SchaeferDirector · since 2026
- Claire Louise SmithDirector · since 2025
- Professor William Jonathan DaviesDirector · since 2023
- Toby James SmithDirector · since 2022
- Isaadore Mcdonald DzuranyamaDirector · since 2022
- Robert Firth JohnsonDirector · since 2020
- David SmithDirector · since 2019
- Dr Debra Susan BradleyDirector · since 2018
Previous officers 42
- James Nicholas Ellaby 2021-2021 View profile
- Helen Elizabeth Leighs 2019-2020 View profile
- Professor Helen Jane Laville 2018-2023 View profile
- Christopher Michael Bryan 2018-2022 View profile
- Siobhan Mckeever 2018-2018 View profile
- Tom Walker 2017-2018 View profile
- Karen Julie Priestley 2017-2017 View profile
- April Elizabeth Rose Preston 2017-2018 View profile
- Paige Elizabeth Hughes 2017-2017 View profile
- Shannon Ashleigh Louise Reynolds 2017-2017 View profile
- Emma Jane Morris 2016-2017 View profile
- Sally Jane Mcinerney 2016-2018 View profile
- Wesley Auden 2016-2025 View profile
- Belinda Sarah Hepburn Lewis 2015-2018 View profile
- Caspian Alexander Jamie 2015-2017 View profile
- Sinead O'Connor 2015-2016 View profile
- Ian Douglas Paterson 2014-2015 View profile
- Kate Simpson 2013-2015 View profile
- Sarah Louise Pineger 2012-2013 View profile
- Rosalyn Chandler 2010-2016 View profile
- Anne Forster 2010-2012 View profile
- Justine Wallace 2010-2016 View profile
- Bernard Nigel Yardley 2008-2022 View profile
- Catherine Elizabeth Connor-Guscott 2008-2013 View profile
- Leslye Vaughan 2008-2010 View profile
- Emma Margaret Jane Shaw 2008-2011 View profile
- Alfred David Clarke 2004-2010 View profile
- Lesley Joan Roberts 2004-2010 View profile
- Edward John Bond 2004-2008 View profile
- Joseph Connor 2003-2004 View profile
- Richard Exley 2002-2004 View profile
- Jodie Shaw 2002-2004 View profile
- Pauline Blakeley 2002-2004 View profile
- Philip Christopher Palmer 2001-2002 View profile
- Geoffrey Kimpton 2001-2008 View profile
- Deborah Tomlinson 2001-2002 View profile
- Ann Hodges 2001-2002 View profile
- William Haley 2001-2011 View profile
- Stephen Michael Crook 2017-2018 View profile
- Paul Jonathan King 2006-2013 View profile
- Frank Redfern 2002-2006 View profile
- Rosemary Mcdwyer 2001-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 21/11/2001
- Also a registered charity
- Autistic Society Greater Manchester Area
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.
- Belinda Sarah Hepburn Lewis ceased 2018-01-29
appoints directors · notified 2016-07-05
Group
- Autistic Society Greater Manchester Area
is controlled by Belinda Sarah Hepburn Lewis
Evidence
ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-07-05, ceased 2018-01-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Belinda Sarah Hepburn Lewis.
1 other company 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
7 grants · £221,154 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
- BBC Children in Need · £100,263 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £80,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £29,891 (3 grants)
- The Clothworkers Foundation · £11,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
9 directors on the board
- Toby James Smith Director · appointed 2022
- Professor William Jonathan Davies Director · appointed 2023
- Robert Firth Johnson Director · appointed 2020
- David Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Peter Matthew Howard Howarth Director · appointed 2026
- Isaadore Mcdonald Dzuranyama Director · appointed 2022
- Sherree Schaefer Director · appointed 2026
- Claire Louise Smith Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Debra Susan Bradley Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Robert Firth Johnson Director · appointed 2020
- David Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Debra Susan Bradley Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Toby James Smith Director · appointed 2022
- Robert Firth Johnson Director · appointed 2020
- Peter Matthew Howard Howarth Director · appointed 2026
- Sherree Schaefer Director · appointed 2026
- Claire Louise Smith Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Debra Susan Bradley Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (3)
- Professor William Jonathan Davies Director · appointed 2023
- David Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Isaadore Mcdonald Dzuranyama Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Wesley Auden Director · appointed 2016 · 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
- 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
- 04326334
- 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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