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Alex, the Leukodystrophy Charity

Retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. Stephanie Tan 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Karen Elizabeth Amber 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr John Henry Livingston 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Gavin Metcalf 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Nahed Sarig 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Senai Jimenez 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. Olivia Bostock 2020-2026 Director View profile
  8. Nathan Long 2019-2022 Director View profile
  9. Laura Winn 2019-2023 Director View profile
  10. Thea Mary Victoria Watkins 2019-2024 Director View profile
  11. Dr Gemma Bridge 2018-2024 Director View profile
  12. Simon Cork 2018-2020 Director View profile
  13. Aleksandr Al-Dhahir 2018-2019 Director View profile
  14. Arabella Lilly Warden 2017-2021 Director View profile
  15. Lucy Penrose 2017-2019 Director View profile
  16. Diana Evans 2017-2017 Director View profile
  17. Jane Watson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  18. Denise Hemestretch 2015-2015 Director View profile
  19. Ian Bateman 2013-2017 Director View profile
  20. Barbara Pennington 2012-2013 Director View profile
  21. Paola Pierri 2012-2017 Director View profile
  22. Peter Steadman 2012-2015 Director View profile
  23. Mark Andrew Bostock 2010-2017 Director View profile
  24. Kathryn Miranda Purkis 2007-2010 Director View profile
  25. Katharine Elizabeth Tipper 2007-2017 Director View profile
  26. Frank James Smith 2007-2011 Director View profile
  27. Virginia Jane Prifti 2006-2008 Director View profile
  28. Mark Liley 2006-2006 Director View profile
  29. Christopher Thomas Walter Ogden 2004-2018 Director View profile
  30. Dr Ashok Vellodi 2004-2007 Director View profile
  31. Lilian Madeline Dennis 2004-2007 Director View profile
  32. Dr Philip Jonathan Lee 2004-2008 Director View profile
  33. Michael John Hensby 2004-2018 Director View profile
  34. Patricia Jean Hensby 2004-2011 Director View profile
  35. Marie Valerie Risolino 2004-2015 Director View profile
  36. Elizabeth Alex Hunter 2004-2006 Director View profile
  37. Claire Elizabeth Goldie 2004-2007 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)
Incorporated
01/06/2004
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Alex, the Leukodystrophy Charity
Previous names
ALD Life (until 13/05/2019)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Alex, the Leukodystrophy Charity 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
0.27
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

8 grants · £259,280 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 · £231,114 (5 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £28,166 (3 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.

11 directors on the board

2.9y median 2.2y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Property 6Professional services 5Tech and media 4Retail and trade 2Business services 1Dormant 1Health and social care 1Other 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05142341
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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