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Who leads it
- Harry Guido MeadeDirector · since 2025
- James William FernleyDirector · since 2024
- Vanda June WatlingDirector · since 2024
- Alan Charles WilliamsDirector · since 2024
- Neil Wencel MeixnerDirector · since 2020
- Theodora Helen CrawshawDirector · since 2020
- Darren John SmithDirector · since 2019
- Sara Dorothy PorterDirector · since 2017
- Robert Lionel JacksonDirector · since 2011
- Jonathan Simon DixonSecretary · since 2020
Previous officers 12
- Richard William Marshall 2012-2023 View profile
- Ronald Horace Stanley Coe 2011-2019 View profile
- Allan Richard Mabert 2011-2023 View profile
- Dorothy Aristides 2009-2018 View profile
- Alan Bernard Brooker 2004-2004 View profile
- Dr Peter Richard Wilson 2004-2011 View profile
- Susan Marilyn Mann 2004-2024 View profile
- Francis Michael John Fitzpatrick 2004-2020 View profile
- Bryan Richard Gates 2004-2009 View profile
- Geoffrey Claud Waterer 2004-2018 View profile
- Brian Francis Beveridge 2004-2019 View profile
- Janet Christine Plant 2005-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/04/2004
- Also a registered charity
- Essex Blind Charity
Grants received
11 grants · £292,993 total360Giving 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 · £214,915 (2 grants)
- Essex Community Foundation · £78,078 (9 grants)
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.
9 directors on the board
- Darren John Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Robert Lionel Jackson Director · appointed 2011
- Alan Charles Williams Director · appointed 2024
- James William Fernley Director · appointed 2024
- Harry Guido Meade Director · appointed 2025
- Neil Wencel Meixner Director · appointed 2020
- Vanda June Watling Director · appointed 2024
- Theodora Helen Crawshaw Director · appointed 2020
- Sara Dorothy Porter Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Darren John Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Robert Lionel Jackson Director · appointed 2011
- Theodora Helen Crawshaw Director · appointed 2020
- Sara Dorothy Porter Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Darren John Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Robert Lionel Jackson Director · appointed 2011
- Vanda June Watling Director · appointed 2024
- Sara Dorothy Porter Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (5)
- Alan Charles Williams Director · appointed 2024
- James William Fernley Director · appointed 2024
- Harry Guido Meade Director · appointed 2025
- Neil Wencel Meixner Director · appointed 2020
- Theodora Helen Crawshaw Director · appointed 2020
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
- 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
- 05098747
- 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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