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Surrey Association for Visual Impairment

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 32

  1. Stephen Peter Plowman 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Bethany Halliday 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Catherine Ann Shevlin 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. David Robert Kitching 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Michael Wellesley Jordan 2017-2022 Director View profile
  6. Scott Francis Shanks 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Andrew James Taylor 2016-2019 Director View profile
  8. Carol Susan Miller 2015-2023 Director View profile
  9. Judy Anne Sanderson 2014-2019 Director View profile
  10. Derek Ralph Aldous 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Diane Dahaley 2013-2016 Director View profile
  12. Patrick Mccord 2013-2016 Director View profile
  13. Aidan James Kiely 2011-2017 Director View profile
  14. Anthony Albert Madison 2011-2013 Director View profile
  15. Eloise Collett Mohan 2011-2012 Director View profile
  16. Geoffrey Michael Pierson 2011-2015 Director View profile
  17. Cecilia Hebe Power 2010-2022 Director View profile
  18. Clare Elizabeth Black 2010-2015 Director View profile
  19. Colin Roger Mills 2008-2013 Director View profile
  20. David Bernard Fairweather Campling 2007-2009 Director View profile
  21. Nina Aberdeen 2007-2014 Director View profile
  22. Gail Guest 2007-2008 Director View profile
  23. Tom Bannister 2007-2011 Director View profile
  24. Edmund John Gowler 2007-2016 Director View profile
  25. Susan Mary Joslin 2007-2012 Director View profile
  26. Alan Howell 2007-2015 Director View profile
  27. Mary Campbell Syme Heathcote 2007-2009 Director View profile
  28. Peter Ankers 2007-2008 Director View profile
  29. Diana Phyllis Ann Drysdale 2007-2011 Director View profile
  30. Stephen Cleveland Caswell 2007-2013 Director View profile
  31. Robert Gurth Hughes 2013-2023 Secretary View profile
  32. Lancelot Geoffrey Clarke 2007-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/07/2007
Also a registered charity
Surrey Association for Visual Impairment

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Christine Bernedette Wilmshurst
    significant influence · notified 2024-08-13
  • Grant Emery Lewis
    significant influence · notified 2024-08-13
  • Robert Gurth Hughes ceased 2023-01-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-01
  • Cecilia Hebe Power ceased 2022-09-21
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-01
  • Derek Ralph Aldous ceased 2017-06-28
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-01
  • Possible match - 6 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 6 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Surrey Association for Visual Impairment is controlled by Clare Burgess
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2023-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Clare Burgess.

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

18 grants · £1,329,255 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

Most recent

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.

10 directors on the board

7.2y median 7.3y
average tenure
13.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Tech and media 2Business services 1Health and social care 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
  • 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
06309405
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
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