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Northern Ireland Optometric Society - the

Northern Ireland Optometric Society - the is an active UK company (number NI003280), incorporated 1953, with 11 current directors including Alison Moira Edwards and Jack Thomas Gilsenan. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 33

  1. Joseph Edward Quinn 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Seamus O'Rourke 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Richard Jess 2018-2026 Director View profile
  4. Hamish Barbour 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Judith Maureen Long 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Simon David Bond 2016-2023 Director View profile
  7. Jill Linda Campbell 2016-2016 Director View profile
  8. Shauna Reeves 2015-2018 Director View profile
  9. Claire Nicola Savage 2015-2023 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Petticrew 2014-2016 Director View profile
  11. Helen Rocks 2014-2018 Director View profile
  12. Michael Connor 2014-2016 Director View profile
  13. Richard Gilmour 2014-2022 Director View profile
  14. Frank John Petticrew 2014-2021 Director View profile
  15. Maria Anderson 2014-2018 Director View profile
  16. Samuel Barbour 2014-2016 Director View profile
  17. Fergus James Bain 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Brian Mckeown 2012-2016 Director View profile
  19. Jane Robinson 2010-2014 Director View profile
  20. Timothy Young 2008-2016 Director View profile
  21. Natasha Healey 2008-2015 Director View profile
  22. D.R. Mc Dowell 2000 Director View profile
  23. Frank Petticrew 2000 Director View profile
  24. Ronnie Glass 1996 Director View profile
  25. David Alexander 1996 Director View profile
  26. Alan J Rundle 2000 Director View profile
  27. Raymond Curran 2008 Director View profile
  28. Barry Curran 2008 Director View profile
  29. David Cresswell 1988 Director View profile
  30. Sylvia Ferguson 2014 Director View profile
  31. Michael Coates 2025 Director View profile
  32. Briege Crossin 2002 Director View profile
  33. Orla Mooney 2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/11/1953

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Michael Coates ceased 2025-01-07
    significant influence · notified 2017-01-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Northern Ireland Optometric Society - the is controlled by Michael Coates
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-01-01, ceased 2025-01-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Coates.

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.

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.

11 directors on the board

5.2y median 3.6y
average tenure
12.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Health and social care 3Retail and trade 3Finance 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
NI003280
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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