Company · Sunderland
Becoming Visible Limited
Other service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Andrew Alan Woodford 2024-2025 View profile
- Anthony John Smare 2024-2026 View profile
- Martin Macmurtrie 2012-2025 View profile
- Jeff Brattan-Wilson 2011-2017 View profile
- Tessa Elizabeth Margaret Padden 2004-2012 View profile
- Duport Director Limited 2004-2004 View profile
- Julie Winifred Stephenson 2004-2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 19/11/2004
- Registered office
- Sunderland
- Also a registered charity
- Becoming Visible Limited
Grants received
1 grant · £30,000 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
- BBC Children in Need · £30,000
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.
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
- 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05291167
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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