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Bowel Cancer West

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Edward Angus Sinclair 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Paul Gerard Lidder 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Sebastian Smolarek 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Helen Isabelle Suffell 2017-2023 Director View profile
  5. Roger Geoffrey Stone 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. Desmond John Bustin 2013-2016 Director View profile
  7. Geoffrey Charles Whitlow 2012-2015 Director View profile
  8. Shirley Edith Spurgeon 2012-2012 Director View profile
  9. Denise Richards Brown 2012-2016 Director View profile
  10. Nicola Jane Mellor 2012-2018 Director View profile
  11. Dr Gary Minto 2010-2020 Director View profile
  12. Dr Andrew Richard Latchford 2010-2013 Director View profile
  13. Dr Francis Daniel 2010-2014 Director View profile
  14. Richard David Shinner Darke 2010-2024 Director View profile
  15. Jonathan Michael Mills 2010-2025 Director View profile
  16. Laura Langsford 2010-2013 Director View profile
  17. Mary Hayward 2010-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other human health activities
Incorporated
16/09/2010
Registered office
Plymouth
Also a registered charity
Bowel Cancer West
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

7.9y median 6.1y
average tenure
15.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Property 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
07378488
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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