Company · Birkenhead
Wirral Society of the Blind and Partially Sighted
Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 23
- Martin Ralfe 2024-2024 View profile
- Charlotte Simister 2022-2023 View profile
- Gary Hodgson 2022-2025 View profile
- John Alan Bolderson 2017-2023 View profile
- Teresa Holmes 2017-2020 View profile
- Stephen Joiner 2016-2019 View profile
- Paula Ashton 2016-2018 View profile
- Geoffrey Pennock 2016-2020 View profile
- Daryl Charles Vickers 2014-2017 View profile
- Edward John Lamb 2013-2022 View profile
- Christine Pennock 2013-2015 View profile
- Lynda Sedgwick 2013-2016 View profile
- Paul Raymond Egan 2013-2021 View profile
- Patricia Gail Goulborn 2012-2012 View profile
- Susan Kendrick 2012-2015 View profile
- Paticia Thew 2012-2013 View profile
- Catherine Beauchamp 2012-2013 View profile
- Harry Jones 2012-2017 View profile
- Jeanette Wagg 2012-2013 View profile
- Alan Dodd 2012-2015 View profile
- Paul Blackburn 2012-2014 View profile
- Susan Hadley 2012-2015 View profile
- Jonathan Craig Endeacott 2012-2013 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
- Incorporated
- 08/03/2012
- Registered office
- Birkenhead
- Also a registered charity
- Wirral Society of the Blind and Partially Sighted
Grants received
11 grants · £462,071 total360Giving 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
- Henry Smith Foundation · £259,450 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £146,630 (5 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £37,500
- People's Health Trust · £18,491
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Gary Hodgson Director · appointed 2026
- Michael Andrew Jones Director · appointed 2017
- Adele Law Director · appointed 2015
- Christopher John Kelly Director · appointed 2023
- Alan Melville Brown Director · appointed 2019
- Lynn Collins Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Michael Andrew Jones Director · appointed 2017
- Adele Law Director · appointed 2015
- Alan Melville Brown Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Gary Hodgson Director · appointed 2026
- Alan Melville Brown Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Michael Andrew Jones Director · appointed 2017
- Adele Law Director · appointed 2015
- Christopher John Kelly Director · appointed 2023
- Lynn Collins Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 07982870
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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