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Catholic Blind Institute

Catholic Blind Institute is an active UK company (number 05010874), incorporated 2004, with 5 current directors including Peter James Halpin and Bernadette Elizabeth Ann Buckle. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 36

  1. Robin Edward Robinson Fca 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Angela O'Brien 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Lee William Johnson 2022-2022 Director View profile
  4. William Tudor Mansel Roberts 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. John Dawson 2021-2022 Director View profile
  6. Michael Gerard Scanlan 2021-2024 Director View profile
  7. Roger Nelson Phillips 2021-2024 Director View profile
  8. Geraldine Amy Bounds 2021-2024 Director View profile
  9. Francis William Mcfarlane 2021-2022 Director View profile
  10. Joanne Bentley 2019-2021 Director View profile
  11. Rev Julia Margaret Jesson 2019-2022 Director View profile
  12. Eamonn Martin Murphy 2019-2024 Director View profile
  13. Stephen Peter Boardman 2019-2019 Director View profile
  14. Emma Victoria Lockwood 2017-2022 Director View profile
  15. Brian Thomas Gibbs 2017-2018 Director View profile
  16. Tighe, Theresa, Sister 2015-2025 Director View profile
  17. Dr Sian Snelling 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Kathleen Mary Francis Kennedy 2011-2015 Director View profile
  19. Kevin Paul Callaghan 2010-2017 Director View profile
  20. O'Connor, Mary Theresa, Sister 2009-2011 Director View profile
  21. Anne Marie Reading 2007-2021 Director View profile
  22. Anne Redmond 2005-2008 Director View profile
  23. Eileen Byrne 2005-2017 Director View profile
  24. Maria Goretti Robb 2005-2011 Director View profile
  25. Dr Maura Murphy 2004-2013 Director View profile
  26. Dr Mary Felicity Knight 2004-2022 Director View profile
  27. Elizabeth Anne Jones 2004-2018 Director View profile
  28. James Terence Bates 2004-2022 Director View profile
  29. Rev Richard Atherton 2004-2012 Director View profile
  30. Michael Clayton 2004-2016 Director View profile
  31. James Stephen Boyes 2004-2015 Director View profile
  32. Paul Edward Robbins 2004-2021 Director View profile
  33. John Dawson 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  34. Susan Marie Hayes 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  35. Susan Robertson 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  36. Martin Joseph Sandeman 2004-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/01/2004
Also a registered charity
Catholic Blind Institute

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Catholic Blind Institute 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.

Financials

Employees
0.9
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

4 grants · £259,444 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 · £259,444 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £12,0002024-08-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,4572022-08-19
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £232,3452021-07-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,6422013-05-22
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

8.4y median 4.1y
average tenure
21.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Education 3

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
05010874
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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