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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.
6
directors on the board
9.1y median 8.6y
average tenure
20.7y
longest tenure
3
directors past 6 years
4 vs 1 portfolio
first-time directors
1
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 2Other services 1
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Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.
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- European Network of Deaf Muslims 1 shared director
Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 05608965 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
| Incorporated | 01/11/2005 |
| Address | LEEDS SOCIETY FOR DEAF AND BLIND PEOPLE, ST. MARY'S STREET, LEEDS, LS9 7DP |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
72200 - Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities85600 - Educational support services
Ownership - persons with significant control (9)
- Mr David Claude Leach ceased 2024 British
voting rights 75-100% as trust significant influence or control - Mr Frank Brian Daltrey ceased 2024 British
voting rights 75-100% as trust significant influence or control - Mr Stephen Gibson ceased 2023 British
voting rights 75-100% as trust significant influence or control - Mr John Kennedy ceased 2020 British
voting rights 75-100% as trust significant influence or control - Mr Khalid Ashraf ceased 2024 British
voting rights 75-100% as trust significant influence or control - Mr Owais Tayyeb Murad ceased 2021 British
voting rights 75-100% as trust significant influence or control - Mr Andrew Smith ceased 2022 British
voting rights 75-100% as trust significant influence or control - Ms Georgina Brown ceased 2023 British
voting rights 75-100% as trust significant influence or control - Ms Gillian Jones-Leach ceased 2024 British
voting rights 75-100% as trust significant influence or control
Officers (31)
- Elisabeth Taunton Director · appointed 2025
- Olivia Wyres-Thomas Drinkwater Cowhig Director · appointed 2025
- Mohsin Yakub Patel Director · appointed 2021
- Falak Sher Adil Secretary · appointed 2019
- Gillian Jones- Leach Director · appointed 2014
- Khalid Ashraf Director · appointed 2011
- Ian Edward Randell Director · appointed 2005
Show 24 former officers
- Harriet Rice Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Thomas Edward Prideaux Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2024
- Sohaib Khan Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2024
- Aquib Karim Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2021
- Rachel Ann Hardcastle Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2019
- John Smith Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2022
- Andrew Smith Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2022
- John Kennedy Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2018
- Georgina Brown Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2023
- Owais Tayyeb Murad Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2017
- Richard David France Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
- Stephen Gibson Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2023
- Ruth Sen Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2014
- Valerie Pratt Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2011
- Ian Wilkes Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2010
- Laura Mcquillan Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2009
- Sarah Eaton Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2010
- Serena Blackburn Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2014
- Reena Curran Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2009
- Frank Brian Geoffrey Daltrey Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2024
- David Claude Leach Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2025
- Ruth Janet Wells Smith Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
- Fellowes Michael Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
- Jill Jones Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2014
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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