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Oxfam Ireland

Oxfam Ireland is an active UK company (number NI033800), incorporated 1998, with 7 current directors including Liam Padraig Doherty and Damien Paul Dwyer. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 43

  1. Yvonne Byrne 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Alf Smiddy 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Deirdre Grant 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Ross Mccracken 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Susan Patricia Murphy 2015-2023 Director View profile
  6. Maria Mccann 2015-2021 Director View profile
  7. Dr Maurice Manning 2015-2021 Director View profile
  8. Robin Charles Masefield 2014-2020 Director View profile
  9. Jack Patrick Macgowan 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Peter Oneill 2012-2017 Director View profile
  11. Glyn Roberts 2012-2014 Director View profile
  12. Leila Jane Blacking 2012-2015 Director View profile
  13. Kevin Rafter 2012-2017 Director View profile
  14. Joe Quinn 2012-2018 Director View profile
  15. Peig Murray 2007-2014 Director View profile
  16. Dr Henrietta Dr Campbell 2006-2018 Director View profile
  17. Fiona Marlow 2005-2006 Director View profile
  18. Lyn Sheridan 2005-2014 Director View profile
  19. Paul Shovlin 2005-2014 Director View profile
  20. Catherine Byrne 2004-2013 Director View profile
  21. Desmond Doherty 2004-2010 Director View profile
  22. Mick Lanigan 2004-2009 Director View profile
  23. Anna Mcaleavy 2003-2013 Director View profile
  24. Donal Mcdunphy 2002-2011 Director View profile
  25. Rob Morrision 2002-2010 Director View profile
  26. David Ellis 2001-2003 Director View profile
  27. Garrett Sheehan 2001-2002 Director View profile
  28. Sharon Thompson 2001-2004 Director View profile
  29. Brigid Wilkinson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  30. Oliver Donohoe 1998-2005 Director View profile
  31. Margaret Kathleen Rogers 1998-2003 Director View profile
  32. Fred L Nesbitt 1998-2003 Director View profile
  33. Ronan Deazley 1998-2001 Director View profile
  34. Barbara Sweetman Fitzgerald 1998-2002 Director View profile
  35. Mairin Macgorain 1998-2001 Director View profile
  36. Hugh Anthony Mcmullan 1998-2010 Director View profile
  37. Christopher Anthony Hudson 1998-2002 Director View profile
  38. Andrew Mccracken 2019-2024 Secretary View profile
  39. Frank Long 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  40. Hugh William Walker 2012-2016 Secretary View profile
  41. Janice Craig 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  42. Louise Mcaree 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  43. Julie Mcsorley 1998-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/03/1998

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.

  • Catherine Gaynor
    appoints directors · notified 2020-06-19
  • Joyce Bourne
    appoints directors · notified 2021-09-27
  • Deirdre Grant ceased 2024-09-06
    appoints directors · notified 2018-04-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Andrew Ross Mccracken ceased 2024-09-06
    appoints directors · notified 2018-04-20
  • Alf Smiddy ceased 2025-09-05
    appoints directors · notified 2019-06-28
  • Yvonne Byrne ceased 2024-04-19
    appoints directors · notified 2021-06-25

Group

  1. Oxfam Ireland is controlled by Catherine Gaynor
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2020-06-19 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Catherine Gaynor.

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.

7 directors on the board

4.6y median 4.8y
average tenure
8.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
NI033800
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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