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Assisted Reading for Children

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Derek John Thornhill 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jane Elizabeth Williamson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Margaret Jane Stevens 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Honor Margaret Somerset 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Ian Donald Hudspeth 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Susan Heather Hine 2021-2024 Director View profile
  7. Nilam Moorcroft 2021-2023 Director View profile
  8. Michelle Jeanette Price 2021-2021 Director View profile
  9. Emily Jane Hodges 2020-2021 Director View profile
  10. Roberto Hortal Munoz 2020-2022 Director View profile
  11. David Peter Harding 2019-2021 Director View profile
  12. Pauline Edwards 2019-2023 Director View profile
  13. Saira Ali 2019-2024 Director View profile
  14. Dr Jacqueline Melissa Piper 2019-2021 Director View profile
  15. Neil Yeo Morrick 2018-2019 Director View profile
  16. Kathleen Gilbert 2017-2021 Director View profile
  17. David Bettle 2015-2021 Director View profile
  18. Lynn Knapp 2015-2019 Director View profile
  19. David John Jones 2015-2020 Director View profile
  20. Mark Walter Hofman 2014-2019 Director View profile
  21. Janet Evelyn Eustace 2014-2017 Director View profile
  22. Sally Dorothy Green 2013-2015 Director View profile
  23. Tracey Lee 2013-2016 Director View profile
  24. Noel Hetherington 2013-2021 Director View profile
  25. Anne Ross 2013-2020 Director View profile
  26. Sam Peates 2013-2015 Director View profile
  27. Cheryl Rose Anne Taylor 2012-2016 Director View profile
  28. Christine Anna Williams 2012-2015 Director View profile
  29. Christopher John Quniton 2012-2013 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/02/2012
Also a registered charity
Assisted Reading for Children

Ownership

Owned by (27) 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.

  • Benjamin Robert Morel-Allen
    significant influence · notified 2024-03-19
  • Curtis Leung
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-07-09
  • Joanna Frances Waton
    significant influence · notified 2025-05-19
  • Veronica Margaret Mary Carlton
    significant influence · notified 2025-06-16
  • Hayley Louise Nock
    significant influence · notified 2025-10-09
  • Ian Corkin
    significant influence · notified 2025-10-09
  • Anne Ross ceased 2020-09-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Noel Hetherington ceased 2021-07-23
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-01
  • Janet Evelyn Eustace ceased 2017-09-19
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-01
  • Mark Walter Hofman ceased 2019-01-02
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-01
  • David Bettle ceased 2021-05-05
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-01
  • David John Jones ceased 2020-09-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lynn Knapp ceased 2019-09-17
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-01
  • Kathleen Gilbert ceased 2021-03-04
    significant influence · notified 2017-07-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Neil Yeo Morrick ceased 2019-03-21
    significant influence · notified 2018-12-04
  • Pauline Edwards ceased 2023-05-31
    significant influence · notified 2019-12-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Saira Ali ceased 2024-11-12
    significant influence · notified 2019-12-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David Peter Harding ceased 2021-07-22
    significant influence · notified 2019-12-18 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Roberto Hortal Munoz ceased 2022-02-10
    appoints directors · notified 2020-01-27
  • Michelle Jeanette Price ceased 2021-07-23
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2021-03-16
  • Nilam Moorcroft ceased 2023-09-19
    appoints directors (firm) · notified 2021-03-16
  • Ian Donald Hudspeth ceased 2025-09-07
    significant influence · notified 2021-12-07
  • Susan Heather Hine ceased 2024-11-12
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2021-12-07
  • Honor Margaret Somerset ceased 2025-03-11
    significant influence · notified 2022-02-14
  • Margaret Jane Stevens ceased 2026-01-13
    significant influence · notified 2022-02-14
  • Jane Elizabeth Williamson ceased 2026-01-13
    significant influence · notified 2023-01-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Derek John Thornhill ceased 2025-03-15
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-01-16
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Assisted Reading for Children is controlled by Benjamin Robert Morel-Allen
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-03-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Benjamin Robert Morel-Allen.

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

14 grants · £117,320 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

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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.

7 directors on the board

1.3y median 1.2y
average tenure
2.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

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

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07962217
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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