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Voluntary Norfolk

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 30

  1. Josephine Smithson 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Richard William Packham 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Huw Williams 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. David Steven Town 2018-2021 Director View profile
  5. Rachel Helen Cowdry 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Vivienne Helen Clifford-Jackson 2014-2025 Director View profile
  7. Timothy Giles Williams 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. William James Armstrong 2013-2015 Director View profile
  9. Seligman OBE, JP DL, Penelope Ann 2013-2018 Director View profile
  10. Robert Hetherington 2011-2025 Director View profile
  11. Colin Robert Bland 2011-2019 Director View profile
  12. John Kirkwood Archibald 2010-2025 Director View profile
  13. Ian David Lambert 2010-2013 Director View profile
  14. Howard Paul Wynn 2009-2014 Director View profile
  15. Simon Roger Middleton 2008-2009 Director View profile
  16. Leigh Vallance 2007-2010 Director View profile
  17. James Alexander Hugh Woodrow 2005-2007 Director View profile
  18. Patricia Olive Marguerite Hitchins 2005-2013 Director View profile
  19. Wendy Ann Thorogood 2005-2011 Director View profile
  20. Trevor John Brown 2005-2006 Director View profile
  21. Helen Johnson 2005-2020 Director View profile
  22. Michael George Farbrother 2005-2006 Director View profile
  23. Rex Humphrey 2005-2011 Director View profile
  24. Saskia Stephanie Kent 2005-2010 Director View profile
  25. John Terence Hines 2005-2013 Director View profile
  26. Frances Margaret Harrold 2005-2015 Director View profile
  27. Victoria Smillie 2005-2008 Director View profile
  28. Jill Louisa Kimpton Chambers 2005-2016 Director View profile
  29. Edward Thomas Murrell 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  30. Adrian Marcus Possener 2005-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.; Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled; Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.; Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated
08/11/2005
Registered office
Norwich
Also a registered charity
Voluntary Norfolk
Previous names
Norwich and Norfolk Voluntary Services (until 13/11/2008)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Voluntary Norfolk on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 other companies 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.

Grants received

11 grants · £1,101,105 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 · £1,009,309 (8 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £72,602
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £10,000
  • Norfolk Community Foundation · £9,194

Most recent

  • Norfolk Community Foundation £9,1942023-02-10
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £72,6022020-07-08
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9852015-08-05
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £49,7662014-07-30
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002014-07-10
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.

6 directors on the board

5.2y median 1.8y
average tenure
19.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Hospitality 3Other services 3Arts and leisure 1Education 1Finance 1Health and social care 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.

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
05616120
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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