Active 00061274 126 years old

STROKE ASSOCIATION

STROKE ASSOCIATION is a UK charity registered as a private company limited by guarantee, incorporated in 1899 and connected to the gambling industry through a UK Gambling Commission lottery licence held since 2010. It's one of the country's oldest active healthcare charities, using licensed gambling activities to raise funds for stroke research and survivor support.

Positive Signals

  • Incorporated since 1899, over 126 years of continuous registration
  • Active status confirmed with no outstanding charges
  • Company score 100 (A+), highest possible rating
  • UK-resident board of nine current directors
  • Accounts and confirmation statements up to date
  • UKGC licensed since 2010, over 16 years of continuous licensing

Overview

Gambling Connection: STROKE ASSOCIATION holds a UKGC gambling licence, active since 10 January 2010, which it uses to run charitable lottery fundraising activities. Its presence in this database relates to that licensed gambling operation, not any commercial betting or gaming activity.

STROKE ASSOCIATION was incorporated on 25 March 1899, making it one of the longest-standing registered companies in the UK. It operates as a private company limited by guarantee with no share capital, a structure typical of charities and not-for-profit organisations. The company's registered office is Stroke Association House in London, EC1V 2PR, and its primary activity falls under SIC code 86900, covering other human health activities.

The charity earns a company score of 100 (A+), reflecting 126 years of continuous incorporation, active status, a full board of UK-resident directors, up-to-date accounts and confirmation statements, and no outstanding charges. Its governance record is clean across every measure. The ownership structure carries a formal PSC exemption statement, which is standard for charities of this type where no single individual or entity holds significant control.

Its board has remained consistently large and UK-based, with members drawn from medical and healthcare backgrounds. That consistency over such a long period of time is a marker of institutional stability and is reflected in its top-tier score.

Governance

The board comprises nine current UK-resident directors alongside one secretary, drawn largely from medical and clinical backgrounds. The company filed a PSC exemption statement in July 2016 declaring no individual or entity with significant control, which is standard for charities structured as companies limited by guarantee.

Linked UKGC Operators

This company is the registered entity for the following UKGC licensed operators:

Directors & Officers

Current Officers

Current directors and officers — source: Companies House
Name Role Appointed Status
AL-SHAHI SALMAN, Rustam, Professor Director Active
KENNEDY, Niamh, Dr Director Active
CATCHPOOL, Hannah Claire Director Active
ARCHIBALD, Andrew Robert Director Active
SPENTZOS, George Director Active
DRUMMOND, Avril Elizabeth Roberta, Professor Director Active
LEE, Ian Macpherson Director Active
JONKER, Jan Willem Secretary Active
BUCKLE, David John Director Active
GARCEZ, Eduardo Antonio Pereira Director Active
GILLESPIE, Katherine Mary Director Active
JONKER, Jan Willem Secretary Active

Former Officers

Former directors and officers — source: Companies House
Name Role Appointed Resigned
MCVEA, Virginia Director
STANLEY, Elizabeth Director
JACKSON, Ceri Director
LYNAGH, Michael Patrick Thomas Director
MEAR, Elizabeth Helen, Dr Director
RATTAN, Harvinder Singh Director
TORRANS, Stephen Albert Director
SCOTT, Murray John Secretary
SCOTT, Murray John Secretary
KING, Stephen Phillip Director
COCKBURN, Charles Christopher, Sir Director
REILLY, Philip Marius, Professor Director
SMITH, Kevin Anthony Edwin Director
BOYD, Helen Elizabeth Director
JAMES, Martin Anthony, Doctor Director
LEACY, John Paul Director
SHAH, Niraj Director
GORDON, Anne, Dr Director
ROBINSON, Thompson, Professor Director
TROY, Peter Anthony Director
BOWDEN, Holly Patricia Secretary
BOWDEN, Holly Patricia Secretary
VARNEY, David Robert, Sir Director
EMPSON, Robert James Director
DUNCAN, Susan Mary Alison Director
FLETCHER, Stuart Barron Director
TYRRELL, Philippa Jane, Professor Director
BLACK, Ian Director
CORNBLEET, Michael Alan, Dr Director
TRACEY, Eric Frank Director
WALKER, Marion Fraser, Professor Director
STOUT, Robert William, Professor Director
WATTS, Michael John Colin Director
GEORGE, Charles Frederick, Professor Sir Director
RAWLINSON, Peter Director
BOOTHMAN, John Campbell Director
FOWLER, Jacqueline Audrey Director
JENKINSON, Damien Francis, Dr Director
MUIR, Keith William, Dr Director
FREEMAN, Eleanor Anne, Dr Director
MCCULLOUGH, Eric Director
BAMFORD, John Michael Director
DAWS, Andrew Michael Bennett Director
GOULD, Vivien Mary, Ms. Director
RUDD, Anthony George, Professor Director
NYFIELD, Susan Director
HANCOX, John Philip Dale Director
PATEL, Naren, Lord Director
CAPORN, Carol Ann Director
SMITH OF CLIFTON, Trevor Arthur, Professor Lord Director
STOBART, Eric St Clair Director
CLARK, Timothy John Hayes, Professor Director
POLSON, Richard Ian Secretary
POLSON, Richard Ian Secretary
BRAISBY, Helen Joyce Director
COLEBORN, John Ernest Director
CONNOR, Norman Secretary
CONNOR, Norman Secretary
FENTEM, Peter Harold, Professor Director
SALMON, Nigel Edward Director
STEVENSON, James David Secretary
STEVENSON, James David Secretary
WALKER, Neil Director
GOOSE, Margaret Elizabeth Secretary
GOOSE, Margaret Elizabeth Secretary
CLUTTERHAM, Robin Mcintyre Secretary
CLUTTERHAM, Robin Mcintyre Secretary
POLLOCK, Stephen Swinnerton, Doctor Director
SEVERS, Martin Peter Director
ASHLEY MILLER, Michael, Doctor Director
GATENBY, Michael Richard Brock Director
LINCOLN, Nadina Berrice Director
THOMAS, Richard, Admiral Sir Director
LUMSDEN, Peter James Scott Director
ASHBURN, Ann Margaret, Professor Director
COOKE, Patrick Joseph Dominic Director
CHAMBERLAIN, Marcella Anne, Professor Director
MILLER, Simon Gilbert, Professor Director
THOMAS, David John, Dr Director
MARSHALL, John, Professor Director
ROSE, Susan Pamela Director
SKELMERSDALE, Roger, Lord Director
SULLY, John Roy Director
MANSFIELD, Averil Olive, Professor Director
PRATT, Ivan Walter Secretary
ATKINSON, David, Sir Director
BARRETT, John David, Dr Director
BLACKWOOD, Roger, Dr Director
CHEADLE, Eric, Sir Director
CLARKE, Timothy John Hayes, Professor Director
EMANUEL, Richard, Dr Director
FOWLER, Godfrey, Professor Director
GRAHAM, Peter Marsden Director
HAMILTON, Winifred Mary, Lady Director
HOLLAND, Leonard Director
HORNE, Norman Wemyss Director
KNIGHT, Robert Director
LOWRY, Roger, Dr Director
MEYER, Thomas Thowtagus Director
POLLOCK, Thomas Millar, Dr Director
RODGERS, Geoffrey Director
ROWORTH, Pamela Mary Director
SMITH OF MARLOW, Lord Director
STEVENS, Richard Stewart, Doctor Director
STOCKLEY, Robert Andrew, Prof. Director
WILLIAMS, David Director
WOOD, Charles Alan Director
PRATT, Ivan Walter Secretary

Ownership & Significant Control

PSC Exemption Statement

This company has declared that no individual or entity has significant control.

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