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U3A Foyle

U3A Foyle is an active UK company (number NI041287), incorporated 2001, with 10 current directors including Marie Pauline Lynch and David Alexander James Hill. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 41

  1. Michael Mcdaid 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Orla Gerrard Quigley 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Seanaid Mccullagh 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Catherine Mccay 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Daniel Gabriel Mcneill 2015-2019 Director View profile
  6. David Roy Moss-Bowpitt 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Brian Brownlee 2012-2018 Director View profile
  8. Liana Maria Coombs 2011-2015 Director View profile
  9. John Norbert Magee 2010-2019 Director View profile
  10. Robert Mccaig Coull 2010-2022 Director View profile
  11. Vera Elizabeth Goodman 2010-2013 Director View profile
  12. Bernard Celestine O'Kane 2010-2022 Director View profile
  13. Wendy Ann Kirk 2009-2010 Director View profile
  14. Helen Mc Nicholl 2008-2023 Director View profile
  15. Ivan Mc Allister 2008-2014 Director View profile
  16. Doreen Mccurdy 2006-2017 Director View profile
  17. Muriel Sharkley 2004-2012 Director View profile
  18. Rosemary O'Donnell 2004-2022 Director View profile
  19. Elizabeth Gabrielle Deans 2004-2010 Director View profile
  20. Margaret Elizabeth Millar 2004-2012 Director View profile
  21. Nancy O'Donoghue 2004-2005 Director View profile
  22. Marion Kee 2003-2004 Director View profile
  23. Doreen Elizabeth Bolton 2003-2007 Director View profile
  24. Timothy Patrick Connelly 2002-2004 Director View profile
  25. Pat Deery 2002-2019 Director View profile
  26. Margaret Elizabeth Montgomery 2001-2002 Director View profile
  27. Maurice Cunningham Evans 2001-2002 Director View profile
  28. Florence Emily Mckinney 2001-2006 Director View profile
  29. Myra Simpson 2001-2004 Director View profile
  30. Jean Josephine Mccourt 2001-2003 Director View profile
  31. Paul Fearon Haslam 2001-2006 Director View profile
  32. Patrick Pascal Mcdonald 2001-2012 Director View profile
  33. John Moody 2001-2011 Director View profile
  34. William Deane 2001-2007 Director View profile
  35. Francis John Curran 2001-2003 Director View profile
  36. William James Duffy 2001-2008 Director View profile
  37. Maimie Kathleen Pederson 2001-2004 Director View profile
  38. Malcolm Arthur Colin Muir 2001-2008 Director View profile
  39. Mary Geraldine Kelley 2020-2024 Secretary View profile
  40. Rosemary O'Donnell 2015-2020 Secretary View profile
  41. Rosemary O Donnell 2007-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/08/2001

Ownership

Owned by (10) 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.

  • Avril Isobel Alexander ceased 2017-08-09
    appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Brian Brownlee ceased 2017-08-09
    appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Robert Mccaig Coull ceased 2017-08-09
    appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Helen Mcnicholl ceased 2017-08-09
    appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • David Roy Moss-Bowpitt ceased 2017-08-09
    appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Rosemary O'Donnell ceased 2017-08-09
    appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Bernard Celestine O'Kane ceased 2017-08-09
    appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Daniel Gabriel Mcneill ceased 2017-08-09
    appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Doreen Mccurdy ceased 2017-08-09
    appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Pat Deery ceased 2017-08-09
    appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-16 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • 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. U3A Foyle is controlled by Avril Isobel Alexander
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-08-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Avril Isobel Alexander.

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

8 grants · £84,997 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 · £77,247 (6 grants)
  • Community Foundation for Northern Ireland · £7,750 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £18,1802024-10-08
  • Community Foundation for Northern Ireland £6,2502020-08-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,6202020-07-28
  • Community Foundation for Northern Ireland £1,5002020-03-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,4502013-08-09
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

5.3y median 5.2y
average tenure
12.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

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
NI041287
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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