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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
- Francis Patrick Murphy Director · appointed 2017
- Robin John Herdman Director · appointed 2017
- Ruth Craig-Murphy Director · appointed 2024
- Michael James Connolly Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Francis Patrick Murphy Director · appointed 2017
- Robin John Herdman Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Francis Patrick Murphy Director · appointed 2017
- Ruth Craig-Murphy Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Robin John Herdman Director · appointed 2017
- Michael James Connolly Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Martin Macmurtrie Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2025
- Andrew Alan Woodford Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
- Anthony John Smare Director · appointed 2024 · 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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Sunderland Deaf Centre Trading Limited 1 shared director
- Deafinitions Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 05291167 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
| Incorporated | 19/11/2004 |
| Address | THE VICTORY, 39-41, NORTH BRIDGE STREET, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR5 1AH |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Officers (12)
- Ruth Craig-Murphy Director · appointed 2024
- Michael James Connolly Director · appointed 2024
- Francis Patrick Murphy Director · appointed 2017
- Robin John Herdman Director · appointed 2017
- Dawn Marshall Secretary · appointed 2009
Show 7 former officers
- Andrew Alan Woodford Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
- Anthony John Smare Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- Martin Macmurtrie Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2025
- Jeff Brattan-Wilson Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2017
- Tessa Elizabeth Margaret Padden Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2012
- Julie Winifred Stephenson Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2009
- Duport Director Limited Corporate-director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2004
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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