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Helping Hands (Rhymney Cancer Self-Help Group)

Helping Hands (Rhymney Cancer Self-Help Group) is an active UK company (number 05617885), incorporated 2005, with 7 current directors including Sonia Owen and Alison Margaret Symonds. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Theresa Godfrey 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Joyce Anita Gronow 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Barbara Hook 2015-2022 Director View profile
  4. Susan Davies 2014-2023 Director View profile
  5. John Bevan 2012-2013 Director View profile
  6. Paul Thomas 2012-2013 Director View profile
  7. Iris Roper 2011-2018 Director View profile
  8. Verena Harris 2011-2014 Director View profile
  9. Barbara Watkins 2010-2011 Director View profile
  10. Richard Pugh 2010-2013 Director View profile
  11. Olwen Harris 2010-2012 Director View profile
  12. Paul Thomas 2009-2010 Director View profile
  13. Maureen Cann 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. Verena Harris 2007-2009 Director View profile
  15. Shurmer, Doris, Chairperson 2007-2020 Director View profile
  16. Hester Jones 2007-2017 Director View profile
  17. Darlington, Ann, Secretary 2005-2020 Director View profile
  18. Christine Stephens 2005-2010 Director View profile
  19. Peter Charles Whitworth Bailie 2005-2012 Director View profile
  20. Susan Davies 2017-2023 Secretary View profile
  21. Ann Darlington 2010-2017 Secretary View profile
  22. Joyce Margaret Williams 2005-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/11/2005
Also a registered charity
Helping Hands (Rhymney Cancer Self Help Group)

Grants received

3 grants · £7,391 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 · £7,391 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,1922014-12-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8962013-12-18
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £3,3032012-09-27
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.

7 directors on the board

5.7y median 4.1y
average tenure
12.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05617885
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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