Company
The Central (Local Optical Committee) Fund Limited
The Central (Local Optical Committee) Fund Limited is an active UK company (number 08457465), incorporated 2013, with 4 current directors including Amy Rebecca Seaman and Ian Charles White. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Andrew Rupert Mcgregor 2016-2023 View profile
- Bhavin Shantilal Thanki 2014-2018 View profile
- Michael Shinn 2013-2019 View profile
- Susan Elizabeth Bennett 2013-2016 View profile
- Ruth Cuthbert 2013-2017 View profile
- Keith Chapple 2013-2015 View profile
- Kishor Bardolia 2013-2013 View profile
- Roy Kenneth Brackley 2013-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/03/2013
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.
- Ruth Cuthbert ceased 2017-11-09
significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-01-01 - Michael Shinn ceased 2019-11-13
significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-01-01 - Bhavin Shantilal Thanki ceased 2018-04-24
significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-01-01 - Andrew Rupert Mcgregor ceased 2020-09-29
significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-01-01 - Susan Berenice Leighter ceased 2020-09-29
significant influence · notified 2017-11-08
Group
- The Central (Local Optical Committee) Fund Limited
is controlled by Ruth Cuthbert
Evidence
ceased significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-01-01, ceased 2017-11-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ruth Cuthbert.
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.
Financials
- Total assets
- £523,550
- Cash
- £529,705
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Susan Berenice Leighter Director · appointed 2017
- Ian Charles White Director · appointed 2019
- Amy Rebecca Seaman Director · appointed 2023
- Linda Diane Vernon-Wood Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Susan Berenice Leighter Director · appointed 2017
- Ian Charles White Director · appointed 2019
- Linda Diane Vernon-Wood Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Susan Berenice Leighter Director · appointed 2017
- Amy Rebecca Seaman Director · appointed 2023
- Linda Diane Vernon-Wood Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Ian Charles White Director · appointed 2019
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
- 08457465
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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