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Association of Democratic Services Officers

Association of Democratic Services Officers is an active UK company (number 07068088), incorporated 2009, with 6 current directors including Katherine O'Brien Harclerode and Matthew William Hall. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Diane Sims 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Priya Patel 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Joanna Boaler 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Professor Colin Michael Copus 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Peter Robert Savage 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Wayne Chandai 2016-2020 Director View profile
  7. David Burn 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Laura Anne Latham 2009-2016 Director View profile
  9. John Quinton 2009-2015 Director View profile
  10. Thomas Van Der Hoven 2009-2015 Director View profile
  11. John Lynch 2009-2022 Director View profile
  12. Susan Patricia Keogh 2009-2018 Director View profile
  13. Michelle Beaumont 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  14. Priya Patel 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  15. Peter Savage 2018-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/11/2009

Financials

Total assets
£715,180
Cash
£773,028
Employees
0.09
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

6 directors on the board

8.5y median 6.2y
average tenure
16.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Diane Sims Director · appointed 2024 · 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.

Other services 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
  • 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
07068088
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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