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Befriending Networks LTD

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 64

  1. Rita Chadha 2024–2026 Director View profile
  2. Clare Watson 2021–2024 Director View profile
  3. Dr Lynnette Claire Pryke 2021–2023 Director View profile
  4. Kerryanne Duffin 2021–2023 Director View profile
  5. Prof Lynn Helen Ann Jamieson 2019–2021 Director View profile
  6. Louise Andree 2019–2021 Director View profile
  7. Glenn Francis Liddall 2019–2023 Director View profile
  8. Scott Coyne 2018–2023 Director View profile
  9. Jack Beau Laird 2018–2023 Director View profile
  10. Gillian Marie Frame 2018–2023 Director View profile
  11. Christina Macleod 2018–2021 Director View profile
  12. Jeanette Elaine Bates 2017–2022 Director View profile
  13. Gillian Astley 2017–2022 Director View profile
  14. Alister Irvine 2016–2017 Director View profile
  15. Keith Walker 2016–2018 Director View profile
  16. Peggy Winford 2015–2024 Director View profile
  17. Dr Neil Thin 2015–2019 Director View profile
  18. Elaine Marie Smith 2013–2015 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Hamilton Findlay 2013–2018 Director View profile
  20. Stuart Turnbull Murray 2013–2018 Director View profile
  21. Fiona Margaret Couper 2013–2018 Director View profile
  22. Jennifer Diane White 2012–2013 Director View profile
  23. Paul Okroj 2012–2018 Director View profile
  24. Katherine Barton 2011–2015 Director View profile
  25. Maureen Frances O'Reilly 2011–2016 Director View profile
  26. Neil Charles Mathers 2010–2012 Director View profile
  27. Wendy Elizabeth Bates 2009–2012 Director View profile
  28. Stephen David Platt 2009–2014 Director View profile
  29. Sandra Mcleod Brown 2009–2011 Director View profile
  30. Christine Macnally 2009–2010 Director View profile
  31. Elizabeth Ann Mcleish 2008–2012 Director View profile
  32. Angela Lyall Gourdie 2008–2010 Director View profile
  33. David Michael Shipley 2008–2012 Director View profile
  34. Mhairi Anne Weir 2008–2008 Director View profile
  35. James Mcbeath Hamilton 2007–2008 Director View profile
  36. Christina Ann Orr 2006–2011 Director View profile
  37. Melanie Barbara Lambert 2004–2008 Director View profile
  38. Leslie Samuel Jacobs 2004–2007 Director View profile
  39. Sheila Campbell 2003–2008 Director View profile
  40. Joette Lynn Thomas 2003–2007 Director View profile
  41. James Leary 2003–2008 Director View profile
  42. Claire Emily Binnie 2003–2004 Director View profile
  43. Rosemary Cameron 2003–2008 Director View profile
  44. Kathleen Helen White 2002–2003 Director View profile
  45. Christine Harriet Hutchings 2002–2006 Director View profile
  46. Colette Gallagher 2002–2007 Director View profile
  47. Anthony Kevin John Stevenson 2001–2003 Director View profile
  48. Alexandra Jean Mcmurtrie 2001–2003 Director View profile
  49. Joe Fletcher Pearson 2001–2003 Director View profile
  50. Kathryn Mary Thomson 2001–2004 Director View profile
  51. Diane Isobel Sutherland-Lockhart 2001–2003 Director View profile
  52. Jennifer Elizabeth Roe 2001–2002 Director View profile
  53. Joanne Aitken 2000–2001 Director View profile
  54. Frances Young 2000–2002 Director View profile
  55. Jane Patricia Brennan 2000–2000 Director View profile
  56. Paula Abla Fummey 1999–2000 Director View profile
  57. Jenny Heath 1999–1999 Director View profile
  58. Louise Frances Pitcairn 1999–2002 Director View profile
  59. Jo Dean 1999–2002 Director View profile
  60. John Ithell 1999–2000 Director View profile
  61. Carole Anne Nicol 1999–2004 Director View profile
  62. Mary Bogle 1999–2001 Director View profile
  63. Sarah Anne Vanputten 2017–2023 Secretary View profile
  64. Michael Charles Nicholson 1999–2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/05/1999

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. Befriending Networks LTD is controlled by Paul Okroj
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-11-04, ceased 2018-04-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Okroj.

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 for researchers

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.

9 directors on the board

2.6y median 2.9y
average tenure
4.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Rita Chadha Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026

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 1Hospitality 1Retail and trade 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
SC195896
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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