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

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Previous officers 34

  1. David Sidney Bernstein 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. John Brett Theroux 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Katherine Emma Sykes 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Dr Angela Spatharou 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Professor Gerald William Libby 2016-2021 Director View profile
  7. James Robert Drummond Smith 2014-2026 Director View profile
  8. Tanya Louise Farrell 2014-2021 Director View profile
  9. David Howard Blunn 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Hugo De Ferranti 2014-2021 Director View profile
  11. Frances Gibb 2012-2021 Director View profile
  12. Robert Michael John Fox 2012-2021 Director View profile
  13. David Ian Yelland 2012-2017 Director View profile
  14. Edward John Lloyd 2011-2021 Director View profile
  15. Luke Johnson 2011-2012 Director View profile
  16. Edward James Day 2010-2016 Director View profile
  17. Sarah Evans 2007-2009 Director View profile
  18. Dame Vivian Yvonne Hunt 2007-2017 Director View profile
  19. Lord Clive Brooke 2006-2013 Director View profile
  20. Andrew Stafford Deitsch 2006-2010 Director View profile
  21. Michael John Pearse 2006-2014 Director View profile
  22. Carla Jean Bamberger 2006-2009 Director View profile
  23. Dominic James Andrew Casserley 2006-2011 Director View profile
  24. Giles Timothy Robert Rowe 2006-2010 Director View profile
  25. Dr Barbara Joyce Brockman 2006-2010 Director View profile
  26. Andrew John May 2006-2015 Director View profile
  27. Melanie Vere Nicoll 2006-2018 Director View profile
  28. Cherry Eleanor Corner 2021-2026 Secretary View profile
  29. David Mcneil 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  30. Tracey Cheetham 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  31. Victoria Jane Whitworth 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  32. Michael John Clark 2007-2015 Secretary View profile
  33. Helen Julie Lunt 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  34. BWB Secretarial Limited 2006-2006 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/09/2006

Group

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

7 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

3 grants · £343,713 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 · £343,713 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,1002009-09-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £87,5002007-08-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £248,1132007-05-18
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.

2 directors on the board

7.2y median 7.2y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 2Business services 1Finance 1Professional services 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05947481
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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