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Suffolk GP Federation C.I.C.

General medical practice activities

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

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Dr Thomas Henry Curtis 2019-2021 Director View profile
Craig James Sheridan 2017-2017 Director View profile
Dr Matthew Thomas Piccaver 2016-2019 Director View profile
Dr Michael James Barstow 2015-2016 Director View profile
Dr Sriyangika Ratnayake 2015-2016 Director View profile
Marilyn Martin 2015-2015 Director View profile
Marilyn Martin 2015-2025 Director View profile
Ann Elizabeth Sisson 2015-2016 Director View profile
Dr Gareth Henry Taylor 2014-2014 Director View profile
Dr Crispin Dunne 2014-2019 Director View profile
Dr Mike Barstow 2014-2014 Director View profile
Dr Brian Ainsworth 2014-2014 Director View profile
Scott Ian Burley 2014-2015 Director View profile
Kevin Donald Bernard 2014-2015 Director View profile
Dr Debasish Banerjee 2013-2022 Director View profile
Dr Tim John Reed 2013-2014 Director View profile
Dr David Ward 2013-2019 Director View profile
Dr Ehsan Ullah Ahmadi 2013-2013 Director View profile
Dr Simon Victor Rudland 2011-2026 Director View profile
Dr Charles Edward Wright 2010-2011 Director View profile
Dr Kenneth Philip Yates 2009-2011 Director View profile
Dr Charles William Elson 2007-2011 Director View profile
Dr Philip Getting 2007-2010 Director View profile
Dr Judith Shelley 2007-2009 Director View profile
Dr Luke Morgan 2007-2011 Director View profile
Susana Reed 2007-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: General medical practice activities
Incorporated: 26/03/2007
Registered office: Ipswich
Previous names: Partners in Practice Suffolk Limited (until 29/10/2013)
Deben Health Limited (until 24/10/2011)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Suffolk GP Federation C.I.C. on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

GPF Estates Limited

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.

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.

11 directors on the board

Jane Wallace Director · appointed 2013
Dr Ruth Angela Bushaway Director · appointed 2019
Dr Peter Matthew Smye Director · appointed 2020
Sonja Andrea Clarke Director · appointed 2013
Dr Paul Driscoll Director · appointed 2012
Dr Andrew Hall Director · appointed 2022
Dr Mark Richard Hunter Director · appointed 2022
Dr Firas Watfeh Director · appointed 2022
James Pawsey Director · appointed 2022
John Peter Lynch Director · appointed 2017
Dr Nicholas Andrew William Rayner Director · appointed 2015

8.2y median 6.9y

average tenure

14.5y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Jane Wallace Director · appointed 2013
Dr Ruth Angela Bushaway Director · appointed 2019
Dr Peter Matthew Smye Director · appointed 2020
Sonja Andrea Clarke Director · appointed 2013
Dr Paul Driscoll Director · appointed 2012
John Peter Lynch Director · appointed 2017
Dr Nicholas Andrew William Rayner Director · appointed 2015

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Jane Wallace Director · appointed 2013
Dr Ruth Angela Bushaway Director · appointed 2019
Dr Peter Matthew Smye Director · appointed 2020
Sonja Andrea Clarke Director · appointed 2013
Dr Paul Driscoll Director · appointed 2012
Dr Andrew Hall Director · appointed 2022
Dr Mark Richard Hunter Director · appointed 2022
James Pawsey Director · appointed 2022
John Peter Lynch Director · appointed 2017

Portfolio (2)

Dr Firas Watfeh Director · appointed 2022
Dr Nicholas Andrew William Rayner Director · appointed 2015

also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Dr Simon Victor Rudland Director · appointed 2011 · 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.

Health and social care 3Property 2Retail and trade 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
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.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 06183049
Status: Active
Type: Community Interest Company
Accounts next due: 31/12/2027
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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