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Gloucestershire Counselling Service

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 27

  1. Rachel Poynor 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Edward Weir 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Sam Clark-Stone 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Dr Jim Laidlaw 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Julia Ann Jones 2018-2022 Director View profile
  6. Svetlin Vasilev Vrabtchev 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. Nigel Brabbins 2017-2025 Director View profile
  8. Erin Marie Sawyer 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Lynn Emslie 2017-2023 Director View profile
  10. Emma Louise Payne 2017-2022 Director View profile
  11. Nicola Hermine De Longh 2016-2024 Director View profile
  12. Caroline Elizabeth Gilbert 2016-2018 Director View profile
  13. Fiona Talwar-Lomberg 2015-2018 Director View profile
  14. Katherine Ann Rooksby 2014-2024 Director View profile
  15. Emma Louise Griffiths 2012-2014 Director View profile
  16. John Henry Whitwell 2009-2019 Director View profile
  17. Stuart Ernest Evans 2004-2007 Director View profile
  18. Nicholas Thomas Oliver O'Kane 2004-2014 Director View profile
  19. Judith Phillips 2003-2018 Director View profile
  20. Patricia Hancock 2003-2011 Director View profile
  21. Beverley Anne Bleasdale 2003-2014 Director View profile
  22. Anne-Marie Bignell 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  23. Ellen Edwards 2018-2024 Secretary View profile
  24. Jackie Cox 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  25. Palminder Kaur Rai 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  26. Sally Shewring 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  27. Pauline Ann Millman 2003-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/05/2003
Also a registered charity
Gloucestershire Counselling Service

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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.

  • Emma Louise Payne ceased 2017-05-06
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-16 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Nigel Brabbins ceased 2017-05-06
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-06
  • Lynn Emslie ceased 2017-05-06
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-06
  • Erin Marie Sawyer ceased 2017-05-06
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-06
  • Fiona Talwar-Lomberg ceased 2017-05-06
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-06
  • John Henry Whitwell ceased 2017-05-06
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-06
  • Judith Phillips ceased 2017-05-06
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Nicola Hermine De Longh ceased 2017-05-06
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-06

Group

  1. Gloucestershire Counselling Service is controlled by Emma Louise Payne
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-03-16, ceased 2017-05-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Emma Louise Payne.

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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

5 grants · £316,453 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

  • CAF · £286,527 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £29,926 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • CAF £267,6772021-11-05
  • CAF £18,8502021-01-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002020-04-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9262019-01-30
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002017-07-05
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.

4 directors on the board

2.2y median 2y
average tenure
3.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

1
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 2Professional 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

  • 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
04754643
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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