Skip to content
Governance Register

Company

Victim Support Northern Ireland

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

Network

The large node is Victim Support Northern Ireland. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 81

  1. Jan Winton 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Tracy Lavery 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Sheena Martina Mahaffey 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Katrina Hinfey 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Rachel Helen Toner 2020-2025 Director View profile
  6. Laurence Thomas Cheshire 2018-2026 Director View profile
  7. Adrianne Susan Peltz 2018-2019 Director View profile
  8. Peter Daniel James Mann 2017-2022 Director View profile
  9. Samuel David Lennox 2017-2020 Director View profile
  10. Joan Mary Broder 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Allyson Kathleen Mckimm 2016-2018 Director View profile
  12. Dale Anthony Ashford 2016-2022 Director View profile
  13. Barry Connolly 2016-2024 Director View profile
  14. Alice Chapman 2015-2019 Director View profile
  15. Louise Frances Craig 2015-2019 Director View profile
  16. Rhyannon Aveen Blythe 2015-2023 Director View profile
  17. Kathleen Alice Laverty 2013-2017 Director View profile
  18. Neil Benedict Lavery 2013-2018 Director View profile
  19. Olive Paula Hill 2013-2020 Director View profile
  20. Christopher John Mccracken 2013-2014 Director View profile
  21. Louis Jones 2013-2016 Director View profile
  22. Una Macauley 2012-2015 Director View profile
  23. Anthony Paul Barclay MBE 2012-2013 Director View profile
  24. Brendan Loughran 2011-2017 Director View profile
  25. Frances Anthony Murphy 2011-2013 Director View profile
  26. Marcella Mary Leonard 2011-2015 Director View profile
  27. Catherine Brigid Hughes 2011-2013 Director View profile
  28. Judith Cross 2011-2017 Director View profile
  29. Joseph Dunne 2010-2016 Director View profile
  30. Joe Magee 2009-2011 Director View profile
  31. Sam Cooke 2009-2012 Director View profile
  32. Patricia Mary Josephine Mallon 2009-2015 Director View profile
  33. Raymond Andrew Kitson 2009-2011 Director View profile
  34. Kay Nellis 2008-2012 Director View profile
  35. Robert Mc Cann 2006-2009 Director View profile
  36. John Murray Cowan 2005-2012 Director View profile
  37. John Nelson Savage 2005-2009 Director View profile
  38. Colette Philomena Marquess 2005-2007 Director View profile
  39. John Rutledge Paul Simpson 2005-2011 Director View profile
  40. Philip Andrew Mcquiggan 2005-2013 Director View profile
  41. Judith Margaret Mccormick 2003-2011 Director View profile
  42. Suneil Sharma 2003-2003 Director View profile
  43. Roley Mcintyre 2002-2006 Director View profile
  44. Sean O'Grady 2002-2008 Director View profile
  45. Robert James Hunniford 2002-2004 Director View profile
  46. Delia Elizabeth Mccartan 2000-2003 Director View profile
  47. Robert James Coulter 2000-2008 Director View profile
  48. Noel Campbell Mulholland 1999-2008 Director View profile
  49. Karima Zahi 1999-2001 Director View profile
  50. Mary Helen Anderson 1999-2004 Director View profile
  51. Mary Cumming 1999-2000 Director View profile
  52. Ronald Charles Alexander Thompson 1999-2002 Director View profile
  53. Professor Deepa Mann-Kler 1999-2000 Director View profile
  54. Duncan Mclaughlan 1987-1998 Director View profile
  55. Catherine Louisa Mary Gilchrist 1987-2008 Director View profile
  56. Sean Coll 1987-2003 Director View profile
  57. Joan M B Broder-Rodgers 1987-2001 Director View profile
  58. John Hill 1987-2002 Director View profile
  59. Sandy Spence 1987-1998 Director View profile
  60. Peter J Mclachlan O.B.E. 1987-1999 Director View profile
  61. Marguerite Faulkner 1987-1999 Director View profile
  62. Gary White 1987-2001 Director View profile
  63. Anna Louise Boyd 1987-2000 Director View profile
  64. Hilary Cockett 1987-1998 Director View profile
  65. Margaret White 1987-1999 Director View profile
  66. Cameron Ramsey 1987-1999 Director View profile
  67. Joseph Dunne 1987-2009 Director View profile
  68. Henry Terence Burrowes 1987-1999 Director View profile
  69. Ivan Edmond Webb 1987-2002 Director View profile
  70. Mary Burnell Clark-Glass 1987-2001 Director View profile
  71. Margaret Mcteggart 1987-2000 Director View profile
  72. Margaret Mahood 1987-2009 Director View profile
  73. Thomas Joseph Coyle 1987-2003 Director View profile
  74. Elaine Margaret Peel 1987-1999 Director View profile
  75. James Henry Moore 1987-2000 Director View profile
  76. Margaret Macfarlane Collinson 1987-2007 Director View profile
  77. Margaret Donnelly 1987-2001 Director View profile
  78. Smyth, David William, Hon 1987-2009 Director View profile
  79. Geraldine Teresa Hanna 2015-2022 Secretary View profile
  80. Susan Elizabeth Reid 2006-2014 Secretary View profile
  81. Roger William Brewster 1987-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

Incorporated
12/06/1987

Ownership

Owned by (15) 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.

  • Brendan Loughran ceased 2017-11-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Rhyannon Aveen Blythe ceased 2020-08-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Olive Paula Hill ceased 2020-08-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Judith Cross ceased 2017-11-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Neil Benedict Lavery ceased 2018-01-12
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Louise Frances Craig ceased 2019-10-09
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Dale Anthony Ashford ceased 2020-08-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-28
  • Allyson Kathleen Mckimm ceased 2018-05-03
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-28
  • Barry Connolly ceased 2020-08-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Joan Mary Broder ceased 2020-08-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-28
  • Alice Chapman ceased 2019-04-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Samuel David Lennox ceased 2020-03-31
    significant influence · notified 2017-11-16
  • Laurence Thomas Cheshire ceased 2020-08-06
    significant influence · notified 2018-08-09
  • Sinead Lynch ceased 2020-08-06
    significant influence · notified 2019-08-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Rachel Helen Toner ceased 2020-08-06
    significant influence · notified 2020-04-16
  • 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. Victim Support Northern Ireland is controlled by Brendan Loughran
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-11-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Brendan Loughran.

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

2 grants · £647,273 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 · £500,000
  • Comic Relief · £147,273

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £500,0002025-10-01
  • Comic Relief £147,2732016-01-27
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

3.3y median 2.9y
average tenure
7.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Education 1Health and social care 1Hospitality 1Other services 1Professional services 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
NI020562
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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data