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Spitfire Advice and Support Services LTD

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

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Previous officers 36

  1. Elaine Karen Gale 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. John Barry Miles 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Amanda Cutler 2017-2019 Director View profile
  4. Claudette Ellen Griffiths 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. Claire Marshell 2015-2021 Director View profile
  6. Lynda Alice Clinton 2014-2020 Director View profile
  7. Michael John Sharp 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Rachael Ann Woodbridge 2013-2013 Director View profile
  9. Mike Wroe 2012-2017 Director View profile
  10. John Martin Cooper 2012-2015 Director View profile
  11. Paz Thakrar 2012-2015 Director View profile
  12. Terrence Joseph Quinn 2010-2012 Director View profile
  13. Christine Joyce Richardson 2009-2012 Director View profile
  14. Maurice Smith 2009-2011 Director View profile
  15. Janett Holness-Lyons 2009-2012 Director View profile
  16. Janice Winnifred Davies 2008-2017 Director View profile
  17. Samantha Ann Lowe 2008-2012 Director View profile
  18. Lynn Denise Nind 2006-2008 Director View profile
  19. Doreen Mabel Palmer 2004-2015 Director View profile
  20. Tracey Michelle Hughes 2004-2012 Director View profile
  21. Bridgette Muriel Caddick 2004-2008 Director View profile
  22. Vincent Smith 2004-2007 Director View profile
  23. Margaret Evelyn Allbert 2004-2005 Director View profile
  24. Ivan Lynd 2004-2006 Director View profile
  25. Patricia Anne Romano 2003-2009 Director View profile
  26. Marjorie Angeletta Farrier 2003-2005 Director View profile
  27. Michael Doyle 2003-2019 Director View profile
  28. Graham Leslie Westwood 2003-2012 Director View profile
  29. Anthony Romano 2003-2009 Director View profile
  30. Eric Frederick Shaw 2002-2008 Director View profile
  31. Brian Pike 2002-2003 Director View profile
  32. Harold Stanley Reeves 2002-2003 Director View profile
  33. Rachael Victoria Palmer 2002-2005 Director View profile
  34. Margaret Elizabeth Hadley 2002-2003 Director View profile
  35. Carole Ann Rafferty 2002-2008 Director View profile
  36. Grant Edward Williams 2002-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of professional membership organizations
Incorporated
27/02/2002
Registered office
Birmingham
Also a registered charity
Spitfire Advice and Support Services LTD
Previous names
Castle Vale Tenants & Residents Alliance (Birmingham) LTD (until 14/10/2016)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Spitfire Advice and Support Services LTD on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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

33 grants · £1,868,431 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 · £1,656,461 (17 grants)
  • Birmingham City Council · £73,000 (6 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £41,000 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £36,970 (4 grants)
  • CAF · £30,500

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,3802025-07-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £170,2992025-02-26
  • Postcode Community Trust £30,0002025-01-10
  • BBC Children in Need £5002022-10-20
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £9,5702022-08-18
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.

5 directors on the board

7.5y median 6.3y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

1
also govern a charity
0
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.

Other services 2

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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04382420
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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