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Challenge A Northern Ireland Charity for People With Learning Disabilities

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

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Previous officers 31

  1. Patrick Stewart Harrington 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jason Rance 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. John Melvin 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Alyson Dunn 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Yvonne Cooke 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Patrick Ambrose Mcloughlin 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Nolan 2017-2021 Director View profile
  8. Herbert Alan Hunter 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Ken Simpson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  10. Noreen Mary Roche 2015-2024 Director View profile
  11. Carol Maria Phillips 2014-2019 Director View profile
  12. Carol Patricia Moore 2012-2017 Director View profile
  13. Dr Christine Elizabeth Margaret Kennedy 2012-2021 Director View profile
  14. John Lawson Barrons 2011-2019 Director View profile
  15. Francis Donal Mcferran 2011-2016 Director View profile
  16. Dr Etta Eid-Jennings 2011-2014 Director View profile
  17. Vincent Malone 2005-2015 Director View profile
  18. Rosemarie Moore 2005-2011 Director View profile
  19. John Shields 2002-2005 Director View profile
  20. Anne S Vance 2002-2016 Director View profile
  21. William James Canning 2002-2011 Director View profile
  22. Etta-Eid Jennings MBE 2000-2007 Director View profile
  23. Michael Joseph Keenan 1993-2007 Director View profile
  24. Carol Graham 1993-1998 Director View profile
  25. Arthur Douglas Canning 1993-2011 Director View profile
  26. Oliver Edward Pattison Shanks 1993-2015 Director View profile
  27. Professor Stuart Lewis 1993-1998 Director View profile
  28. Robert John Poole 1993-2000 Director View profile
  29. Margaret Stevenson 1993-2012 Director View profile
  30. Paul Gerard Shevlin 1993-2000 Director View profile
  31. Nevin Woodside Ringland 1993-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/11/1993

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • John Lawson Barrons ceased 2018-01-25
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Carol Patricia Moore ceased 2017-09-28
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Carol Maria Phillips ceased 2018-01-25
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Andrew Nolan ceased 2018-01-25
    significant influence · notified 2017-09-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ken Simpson ceased 2018-01-25
    significant influence · notified 2017-09-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Herbert Alan Hunter ceased 2018-01-25
    significant influence · notified 2017-09-28
  • Possible match - 12 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 12 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.
  • 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. Challenge A Northern Ireland Charity for People With Learning Disabilities is controlled by John Mcgregor
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-01-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Mcgregor.

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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.

10 directors on the board

7.7y median 3.7y
average tenure
32.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (9)

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 9Business services 4Finance 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 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
NI027973
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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