Company
Citizens Advice Bradford & Airedale and Bradford LAW Centre LTD
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Howard KewDirector · since 2024
- Colin CoghillDirector · since 2023
- Simon RobinsonDirector · since 2022
- Atif Waqar BostanDirector · since 2020
- Ruth BeattieDirector · since 2020
- Andrew Charles NorthageDirector · since 2017
- Robin Walker ListerDirector · since 2017
- Shakil AzamDirector · since 2011
- Richard Kofi WilkinsonSecretary · since 2023
Previous officers 48
- Ummer Daraz 2025–2026 View profile
- Janet Ann Crouch 2019–2023 View profile
- Sylvia Theresa Valentine 2018–2020 View profile
- Peggy Alexander 2017–2018 View profile
- Mark Hadfield 2017–2020 View profile
- Nigel Charles Rowlands 2017–2018 View profile
- Ameet Patel 2016–2017 View profile
- Ashok Kumar Nair 2016–2019 View profile
- Melanie June Robinson 2015–2019 View profile
- Richard John Longbottom 2015–2017 View profile
- Alicia Walker 2013–2014 View profile
- Hardev Sohal 2013–2017 View profile
- Michael Brown 2013–2016 View profile
- Marian Modupe-Ore Olonade-Taiwo 2013–2014 View profile
- David John Richard Fearnside 2011–2018 View profile
- Lindsey Cross 2011–2014 View profile
- Baldeep Thiara 2011–2017 View profile
- John Morris Prestage 2009–2018 View profile
- Clamp, Dorothy, Mrs (Councillor) 2009–2011 View profile
- Pamela Margaret Essler 2009–2023 View profile
- Kathleen Bottomley 2009–2010 View profile
- Howard Pugh 2009–2010 View profile
- Susan Longbottom 2009–2017 View profile
- Julia Marie Sheer 2008–2011 View profile
- John Michael Corbishley 2006–2011 View profile
- Michael Gill 2005–2006 View profile
- Gavin Michael Cawthra 2005–2017 View profile
- Michael Evan Mcabe 2005–2010 View profile
- Naweed Hussain 2005–2006 View profile
- Stuart Valentine Smith 2004–2010 View profile
- Rosemary Anne Stinton 2004–2021 View profile
- Elizabeth Robertshaw 2004–2008 View profile
- Amanda Elizabeth Steele 2003–2019 View profile
- Geoffrey Alan Helme 2003–2004 View profile
- Kevin John Reilly 2003–2004 View profile
- Anthony William Jeffery 2003–2003 View profile
- John Michael Cronin 2003–2004 View profile
- Binney, Valerie, Councillor 2003–2004 View profile
- John Graeme Irvine Brown 2003–2004 View profile
- Sandra Marina Saville 2003–2008 View profile
- Brenda Christine Torry 2002–2010 View profile
- David Gordon Naylor 2002–2003 View profile
- Rev Paul John Flowers 2002–2010 View profile
- Gordon Mitchell 2002–2004 View profile
- Hilary Christine Putman 2002–2006 View profile
- Andrew Charles Taylor 2005–2023 View profile
- Susan Carol Wigley 2003–2004 View profile
- Jane Floweth 2002–2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 31/10/2002
- Also a registered charity
- Citizens Advice Bradford & Airedale and Bradford LAW Centre
Board analysis for researchers
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.
8 directors on the board
- Howard Kew Director · appointed 2024
- Colin Coghill Director · appointed 2023
- Shakil Azam Director · appointed 2011
- Atif Waqar Bostan Director · appointed 2020
- Andrew Charles Northage Director · appointed 2017
- Robin Walker Lister Director · appointed 2017
- Ruth Beattie Director · appointed 2020
- Simon Robinson Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Shakil Azam Director · appointed 2011
- Andrew Charles Northage Director · appointed 2017
- Robin Walker Lister Director · appointed 2017
- Ruth Beattie Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Howard Kew Director · appointed 2024
- Colin Coghill Director · appointed 2023
- Atif Waqar Bostan Director · appointed 2020
- Robin Walker Lister Director · appointed 2017
- Ruth Beattie Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (3)
- Shakil Azam Director · appointed 2011
- Andrew Charles Northage Director · appointed 2017
- Simon Robinson Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Ummer Daraz Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04578503
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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