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Northern Ireland Hospice

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 68

  1. Steven Leonard Cockcroft 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Patrick Thomas O'Hagan 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Joanne Ramsay 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Martin Murphy 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Kate Thompson 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Alan William Dickson 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Heather Moore 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Dr Randal Hayes 2019-2019 Director View profile
  9. Helen Pallin 2019-2019 Director View profile
  10. Garth Calow 2019-2024 Director View profile
  11. Anne Teresa Walsh MBE 2017-2019 Director View profile
  12. Dr Gerry Millar 2017-2025 Director View profile
  13. Georgina Anne Witherow 2016-2019 Director View profile
  14. Brian Dornan 2016-2020 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Wayne Talbot 2015-2023 Director View profile
  16. David Clements 2014-2022 Director View profile
  17. Helen Chambers 2014-2016 Director View profile
  18. Professor John Randal Hayes 2013-2019 Director View profile
  19. John Ford Graham 2013-2021 Director View profile
  20. Pamela Mcmillen 2012-2013 Director View profile
  21. Elizabeth Johnston 2012-2013 Director View profile
  22. Margaret Mary Butler 2012-2019 Director View profile
  23. Gillian Lesley Mcauley 2012-2020 Director View profile
  24. Rodney Lees Mccurley 2010-2017 Director View profile
  25. Elizabeth Duffin 2008-2011 Director View profile
  26. Dr Ronald James Atkinson 2008-2012 Director View profile
  27. William James Webb 2008-2016 Director View profile
  28. Bernadette Mcnally 2008-2014 Director View profile
  29. John Kane 2007-2008 Director View profile
  30. Norman Mcauley 2007-2016 Director View profile
  31. Dr Edward Smyth 2004-2012 Director View profile
  32. Lorretta Margaret Gribben 2004-2007 Director View profile
  33. John Anthony Rainey 2003-2011 Director View profile
  34. Alan Corry Finn 2003-2013 Director View profile
  35. Robert Ian Seath 2002-2004 Director View profile
  36. Thomas Hagan Hill 2002-2003 Director View profile
  37. Lilian Hill 2001-2002 Director View profile
  38. Carol O'Malley 2001-2012 Director View profile
  39. Joan Sheeran 2001-2002 Director View profile
  40. Magaret Dodds 2001-2003 Director View profile
  41. Robert Joseph Copeland 2001-2004 Director View profile
  42. Sheeran Joan 2001-2002 Director View profile
  43. Fiona Semple 2001-2003 Director View profile
  44. David Campbell Lynn 2001-2004 Director View profile
  45. Brian Boston 2001-2001 Director View profile
  46. John Carson 2001-2001 Director View profile
  47. Jane Sandra Humes 2001-2001 Director View profile
  48. Dr Hugh Mcallister Taggart 2001-2001 Director View profile
  49. Mary Allen 2001-2001 Director View profile
  50. Dr Kate Sullivan 2001-2001 Director View profile
  51. Rosemary Calvert 2001-2001 Director View profile
  52. William Odling-Smee 2001-2001 Director View profile
  53. John Joseph Mccomiskey 1999-2001 Director View profile
  54. Brian Adgey 1981-2001 Director View profile
  55. Edwin Sloan 1981-1999 Director View profile
  56. Bridie Mc Cusker 1981-2000 Director View profile
  57. Professor Philip Reilly 1981-2001 Director View profile
  58. Winifred Mcconkey 1981-2001 Director View profile
  59. John Patrick Cooley 1981-2001 Director View profile
  60. Hilary Herron 1981-1946 Director View profile
  61. Pat Mackean 1981-2001 Director View profile
  62. Dr Michael William Robert Mawhinney 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  63. Gillian Wright 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  64. Myles Mckeown 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  65. Trevor Mccartney 2018-2021 Secretary View profile
  66. Aine Gallagher 2014-2018 Secretary View profile
  67. Edwin John Magowan 2006-2014 Secretary View profile
  68. Robert Crothers 1981-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/03/1981

Ownership

Owned by (17) 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.

  • Brian Dornan ceased 2020-04-23
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David Clements ceased 2020-04-23
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Margaret Mary Butler ceased 2019-11-14
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Ford Graham ceased 2020-04-23
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Norman Mcauley ceased 2017-11-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Rodney Lees Mccurley ceased 2017-11-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Gillian Lesley Mcauley ceased 2020-04-23
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Helen Pallin ceased 2019-08-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Georgina Anne Witherow ceased 2019-07-19
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Andrew Wayne Talbot ceased 2020-04-23
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Anne Teresa Walsh MBE ceased 2019-02-21
    significant influence · notified 2017-11-16
  • David Stevenson Vincent ceased 2020-04-23
    significant influence · notified 2018-12-13
  • Russell Houston ceased 2020-04-23
    significant influence · notified 2019-08-20
  • Helen Pallin ceased 2019-11-14
    significant influence · notified 2019-08-20
  • Heather Moore ceased 2020-02-27
    significant influence · notified 2019-11-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Alan William Dickson ceased 2020-04-23
    significant influence · notified 2019-11-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Janice Smyth ceased 2020-04-23
    significant influence · notified 2019-11-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - 17 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 17 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • 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. Northern Ireland Hospice is controlled by Brian Dornan
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-29, ceased 2020-04-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Brian Dornan.

1 other company in this group

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 · £1,405,348 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,341,259 (10 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £64,089 (4 grants)

Most recent

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

2.7y median 1.5y
average tenure
6.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Finance 8Professional services 3Retail and trade 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Health and social care 1Tech and media 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
NI014817
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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