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Isle of Wight Society for the Blind

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. Paul Clifford Humphreys 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Bridget Rose Preston 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Saretha Naude 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Jeannie Lesley Wright 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Christina Jayne Conroy 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Jacqueline Anne Gazzard 2017-2023 Director View profile
  7. Dr Emma Rosamund Sainsbury 2015-2018 Director View profile
  8. Bryan Peter Lowe 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. David Melvyn Ambrosini 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. David Kenneth Walters 2013-2015 Director View profile
  11. Geoffrey Charles Davies 2013-2013 Director View profile
  12. Diana Arthur 2012-2013 Director View profile
  13. Henry Ross Doig 2012-2014 Director View profile
  14. Robert Edward Biggs 2012-2012 Director View profile
  15. John Michael Lockley 2012-2019 Director View profile
  16. Herbert Stuart Kitching 2012-2015 Director View profile
  17. Paul Maxwell Rutherford 2012-2022 Director View profile
  18. Ian Robert Attrill 2012-2012 Director View profile
  19. Peter Ronald Tayler 2012-2012 Director View profile
  20. Mary Elizabeth Anker 2012-2015 Director View profile
  21. Heather Ann Stevens 2012-2013 Director View profile
  22. William Walter Wyke 2009-2012 Director View profile
  23. John Morris Heal 2009-2012 Director View profile
  24. Colin Edward Wilson 2009-2012 Director View profile
  25. Audrey Mary Bendon 2008-2010 Director View profile
  26. Susan Jane Harold 2008-2008 Director View profile
  27. Ian Graham Bast 2008-2011 Director View profile
  28. Vivien Margaret Booth 2007-2011 Director View profile
  29. Stephen Barry Palmer 2007-2010 Director View profile
  30. Paul John Mitchell 2007-2011 Director View profile
  31. Hilary Bolton 2007-2009 Director View profile
  32. Ziskin Jacob Siegal 2007-2008 Director View profile
  33. Ian Attrill 2007-2008 Director View profile
  34. Kathleen Audrey Stone 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  35. Brenda Lawson 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  36. Anne Elizabeth Watts 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  37. William Hunter Way Buckell 2007-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/05/2007
Also a registered charity
Isle of Wight Society for the Blind

Ownership

Owned by (10) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Isle of Wight Society for the Blind is controlled by Paul Maxwell Rutherford
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Maxwell Rutherford.

1 other company 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

4 grants · £29,965 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 · £29,965 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9652022-04-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002015-07-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,0002007-03-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,0002006-03-30
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.

8 directors on the board

8.2y median 8.6y
average tenure
14.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Other services 2

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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06240404
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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