# The National Youth Advocacy Service

## Details

- **Company number:** [02722134](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02722134)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- **Incorporated:** 10 Jun 1992
- **Registered office:** UNITS 1 - 4 PRIORY MEWS, MONKS FERRY, BIRKENHEAD, CH41 5AZ
- **Nature of business:** [69102](/sic/69102) Solicitors, [88990](/sic/88990) Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.


## Previous names

- Irchin Trust Limited (until 20 Jul 1998)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Joan Davies | director | 10 Jun 1992 | 16 Nov 1992 |
| SAWBRIDGE, Mary Phillida Tudor | director | 10 Jun 1992 | 10 Oct 1994 |
| PAYNE, Malcolm Stuart | director | 10 Jun 1992 | 1 Dec 1995 |
| DE'ATH, Erica Gold | director | 12 May 1995 | 20 Sep 1996 |
| JONES, Chris | director | 12 May 1995 | 22 Mar 1999 |
| TIMMS, Judith | secretary | 10 Jun 1992 | 1 Sep 2000 |
| RICHARDS, James Manson | director | 29 Nov 1996 | 27 Sep 2000 |
| ATKINSON, Carole | director | 9 Feb 1995 | 27 Sep 2000 |
| PAYNE, Malcolm Stuart, Professor | director | 30 Jan 1998 | 31 Dec 2000 |
| HOYAL, Jane | director | 27 Sep 2000 | 24 Jun 2001 |
| STEVENSON, Marianne June | director | 10 Jun 1992 | 12 Sep 2001 |
| BRAND, Joyce Helen | director | 28 Feb 2001 | 21 Feb 2002 |
| LYON, Christina Margaret | director | 10 Jun 1992 | 6 Jul 2002 |
| BAHL, Anjana | director | 12 Dec 2001 | 12 Sep 2002 |
| PEPLER, Hilary Judith | director | 12 Dec 2001 | 17 Jul 2003 |
| SYMINGTON, Ronald Ernest | director | 22 Feb 1993 | 16 Jun 2004 |
| WHEELER, Patrick Oliver | director | 12 Dec 2001 | 23 Aug 2004 |
| DRUERY, Kathleen Ada | director | 12 Sep 2001 | 8 Dec 2004 |
| OVERD, Matthew Michael, Dr | director | 10 Jul 2002 | 15 Feb 2005 |
| WINN OAKLEY, Maureen Valerie, Dcotor | director | 12 Sep 2001 | 14 Jun 2005 |
| DOUGLAS, Gillian, Professor | director | 15 Sep 2004 | 20 Sep 2006 |
| BERTALI, Nunzia | director | 15 Sep 2004 | 27 Apr 2007 |
| MURCH, Mervyn Arthur, Professor | director | 15 Sep 2004 | 30 Jun 2007 |
| MITCHELL, Guy | director | 31 May 2001 | 28 Aug 2007 |
| PLUNKETT, Andrew Christopher, Hhj | director | 12 Sep 2007 | 30 Jun 2009 |
| ROBERTS, Maureen Francis | director | 14 Sep 2005 | 8 Dec 2009 |
| ADOLPHE, Marilyn | director | 15 Sep 2004 | 24 Feb 2010 |
| FOWLER, Elena | secretary | 1 Sep 2000 | 16 Nov 2010 |
| CAPPER, Gordon | director | 6 Dec 2006 | 30 Nov 2010 |
| LUCKING, George Jnr | director | 12 Sep 2007 | 7 Jun 2011 |
| STEPHEN, George Martin, Dr | director | 14 Sep 2010 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| GOPFERT, Michael, Dr | director | 10 Sep 2008 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| ASKHAM, Vicki Leanne | director | 7 Jun 2011 | 27 Nov 2012 |
| ROBERTS, Jack | director | 19 Jun 2012 | 25 Nov 2013 |
| CAMERON, Hamish Clark | director | 6 Mar 2012 | 10 Dec 2013 |
| WHITEHOUSE, David Henry | director | 5 Dec 2007 | 4 Jan 2014 |
| FORSTER, Jonathan Makepeace | director | 18 Sep 2002 | 19 Feb 2014 |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth Ifor | director | 4 Dec 2002 | 31 Mar 2015 |
| COTTRELL, David John, Professor | director | 10 Dec 2013 | 3 Jul 2015 |
| RENOUF, Christine Margaret | secretary | 16 Nov 2010 | 2 Mar 2016 |
| MITCHELL, Anthony Paul, His Honour Judge | director | 28 Feb 2001 | 31 Mar 2017 |
| PHILLIPS, Karen Marie | director | 9 Jun 2015 | 1 Jun 2017 |
| MCCARTHY, Neil | director | 6 Mar 2012 | 26 Sep 2018 |
| BLACKBURN, Michael | director | 7 Jul 1999 | 12 Dec 2018 |
| HANSON, Daniel Alexander | director | 19 Jun 2012 | 4 Apr 2019 |
| ELLISON, Gemma Victoria | director | 6 Mar 2019 | 6 Mar 2020 |
| LEA, Jeremy Hugh Chaloner, Judge | director | 4 Mar 2015 | 27 Jun 2020 |
| VIZARD, Eileen Anna, Dr | director | 27 Sep 2017 | 9 Dec 2020 |
| HULME, Barry Graham | director | 8 Jun 2017 | 9 Dec 2020 |
| LEWIS, Christopher David Lawday | director | 29 Sep 2021 | 19 Nov 2021 |
| HARRIS, Kelly Marie | director | 11 Dec 2019 | 28 Sep 2022 |
| JONES, Roy Lindsey | director | 29 Jun 2016 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| COVER, Martha | director | 11 Dec 2019 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| RAINFORD, Claire Louise | director | 30 Sep 2025 |  |
| ANCLIFFE, Shiva | director | 30 Sep 2025 |  |
| CORMACK, Scott Roger | director | 28 Feb 2024 |  |
| GALLOWAY, Norman Terence | director | 16 Mar 2022 |  |
| HEDLEY, Mark, Sir | director | 9 Dec 2020 |  |
| WATERS, Rita Therese | secretary | 2 Mar 2016 |  |
| BEST, Martyn James | director | 9 Jun 2015 |  |
| WRIGHT, Robert Annesley | director | 1 Oct 2013 |  |
| TIMMS, Judith Ellen | director | 8 Jun 2010 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rita Therese Waters | significant-influence-or-control, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 6 Apr 2016 | 9 Sep 2020 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Employees |
|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | 2 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | 239 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | 202 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 181 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 167 |





## Directors' other companies

- [BEST, Martyn James](/person/5533770) - director at [TSL Resources Limited](/company/09400982)
- [GALLOWAY, Norman Terence](/person/5533773) - director at [Norman Galloway Vb Services Limited](/company/12830305)
- [WRIGHT, Robert Annesley](/person/5533775) - director at [Foster Care Matters Ltd](/company/14936705)