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Blind Centre for Northern Ireland-the

Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 33

  1. Martin Stuart Davidson 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dr Heather Giles 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Alan Tinger 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Margaret Joan Bennett 2018-2018 Director View profile
  5. Eleanor May Southwood 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Terence Moody 2007-2019 Director View profile
  7. Kevin Francis Carey 2007-2017 Director View profile
  8. Alan John Suttie 2007-2013 Director View profile
  9. LOW, Colin Mackenzie, the Lord Low of Dalston 2007-2009 Director View profile
  10. Kenneth John Mcnamara 2002-2007 Director View profile
  11. Stanley Lightowler 2000-2007 Director View profile
  12. William Henry Heaney MBE 1987-2001 Director View profile
  13. Martin Pitt 1987-2007 Director View profile
  14. Owen F Adams 1987-2007 Director View profile
  15. Henry Toner OBE Jp Fhcima 1987-2007 Director View profile
  16. Rita Fidelma Marshall 1987-2007 Director View profile
  17. Roger Edmund Arndell 1987-2007 Director View profile
  18. Margaret Rita Murphy 1987-1998 Director View profile
  19. Clarence Thomas Hogg MBE Ud Jp Dl 1987-2007 Director View profile
  20. Albert S Baird 1987-2007 Director View profile
  21. Dr Brian Patrick Caul 1987-1999 Director View profile
  22. Dorothy Elizabeth Callan 1987-2007 Director View profile
  23. Lady Elizabeth Bloomfield 1987-2007 Director View profile
  24. Alan John Gordon 1987-2007 Director View profile
  25. Jessica Holifield 2020-2026 Secretary View profile
  26. Sarah Mary Plant 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  27. Jayne Frampton 2018-2018 Secretary View profile
  28. Amy Gelsthorpe-Hill 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  29. Simmi Khandpur 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  30. Kathrin Louise John 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  31. Patrick Dermot Macdonald 2009-2013 Secretary View profile
  32. Kevin Leonard Geeson 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  33. Owen Francis Adams 1987-2007 Secretary 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
09/07/1987
Registered office
Derry

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.

Group

  1. Blind Centre for Northern Ireland-the is controlled by Royal National Institute of Blind People
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-11-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Royal National Institute of Blind People.

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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.

3 directors on the board

4.1y median 5.6y
average tenure
5.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

2
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.

Arts and leisure 3Health and social care 2Manufacturing 2Finance 1Professional services 1Property 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
NI020701
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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