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

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Previous officers 24

  1. Sir Ron Watson 2017-2019 Director View profile
  2. Neil Whitmarsh 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. Anne Whitmarsh 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Angela Shute 2013-2015 Director View profile
  5. Keith Ernest Elford 2013-2018 Director View profile
  6. William Joseph Barnes 2011-2017 Director View profile
  7. Thomas Cheetham 2011-2024 Director View profile
  8. Marie Teresa Shearwood 2010-2017 Director View profile
  9. Malcolm George Francis Rugen 2008-2014 Director View profile
  10. Jo Higham 2006-2013 Director View profile
  11. Edward James Darlington 2006-2011 Director View profile
  12. James Walter Conalty 2006-2007 Director View profile
  13. Tanya Jane Clarke 2006-2023 Director View profile
  14. Jean Simms 2005-2013 Director View profile
  15. Brian Shipton 2004-2006 Director View profile
  16. Diane Edith Roberts 2004-2006 Director View profile
  17. Fred Roberts 2004-2006 Director View profile
  18. Maureen Francise Gledhill 2004-2005 Director View profile
  19. John Hanratty 2002-2006 Director View profile
  20. Elizabeth Claire Johnson 2002-2005 Director View profile
  21. Julie Rimmer 2002-2011 Director View profile
  22. Paul Paschal Cummins 2002-2006 Director View profile
  23. Robert Thomas 2002-2003 Director View profile
  24. Margaret Maureen Coghlin 2002-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/08/2002
Also a registered charity
Sefton Advocacy

Grants received

3 grants · £24,900 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

Most recent

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

9.7y median 8.8y
average tenure
13.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
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.

Professional services 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
  • 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
04501827
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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