British Diabetic Association(the)

Active00339181 Private company limited by guarantee

What British Diabetic Association say about themselves

“We are Diabetes UK, the leading charity for people living with diabetes in the UK. Our vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm.”

— from diabetes.org.uk
Incorporated
11 April 1938 (88 years)
Industry
Other human health activities (86900)
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990)
Directors
Sarah Woolnough
George Boyne
Mark Lewis Evans
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
Wells Lawrence House
126 Back Church Lane
London
E1 1FH

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
22 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
8 July 2026

Officers 16 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Woolnough, Sarah
Director · Appointed 20 May 2026
British
Born November 1979
Boyne, George, Professor
Director · Appointed 3 July 2025
British
Born October 1955 (71)
Evans, Mark Lewis, Professor
Director · Appointed 3 April 2025
British
Born April 1964 (62)
Murali, Kris
Director · Appointed 1 February 2024
British
Born August 1955 (71)
Jarvis, Sian Elizabeth
Director · Appointed 25 May 2023
British
Born April 1963 (63)
Dewhurst, Martin John
Director · Appointed 30 March 2023
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Foulds, Emma Jane Wilson
Director · Appointed 30 March 2023
British
Born December 1975 (50)
Director · Appointed 30 March 2023
British
Born June 1978 (48)
Ali, Sarah Neshat, Dr
Director · Appointed 26 May 2022
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2022
Also at Coram Hempsall Consultancies Limited, The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Coram Trading Limited · more companies
British
Born April 1960 (66)
Bauld, Linda Caroline, Professor
Director · Appointed 30 September 2021
British
Born June 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 30 September 2021
Also at Northern Ireland Netball · more companies
Irish
Born October 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 30 September 2021
Also at National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC, Belfast Gas Transmission Limited, Moyle Interconnector Limited · more companies
British
Born January 1972 (54)
Yunus, Asiya, Dr
Director · Appointed 30 September 2021
British
Born March 1981 (45)
Gray, Melanie Stephenson
Director · Appointed 1 January 2021
British
Born April 1988 (38)
Galvin, Graham Patrick William
Secretary · Appointed 9 February 2017
Officer history (154 former)
20 May 2026
Appointed Woolnough, Sarah as Director
3 July 2025
Appointed Boyne, George, Professor as Director
30 April 2025
Resigned Hanif, Mohamed Wasim, Dr as Director
9 April 2025
Resigned Emeagi, Ngozi Mary as Director
3 April 2025
Appointed Evans, Mark Lewis, Professor as Director
1 February 2024
Appointed Murali, Kris as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Watson, Janice Ann as Director
25 May 2023
Appointed Jarvis, Sian Elizabeth as Director
25 May 2023
Appointed Emeagi, Ngozi Mary as Director
12 May 2023
Resigned King, Ian James as Director
31 March 2023
Resigned Mccallum, Helen Mary as Director
30 March 2023
Appointed Dewhurst, Martin John as Director
30 March 2023
Appointed Higham, Matthew as Director
30 March 2023
Appointed Foulds, Emma Jane Wilson as Director
3 February 2023
Resigned Thomson, Wendy Ann, Dr as Director
30 November 2022
Resigned Swindell, Robin Thomas as Director
31 May 2022
Resigned Young, Robert James, Dr as Director
26 May 2022
Appointed Ali, Sarah Neshat, Dr as Director
28 February 2022
Resigned Cunningham Thomas, Rosemary as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Homden, Carol Ann, Dr as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Dixon, Peter John Bellett, Sir as Director
30 September 2021
Appointed Yunus, Asiya, Dr as Director
30 September 2021
Appointed Lewis, Alexandra Morton as Director
30 September 2021
Appointed Gibbs, Michael as Director
30 September 2021
Appointed Bauld, Linda Caroline, Professor as Director
6 August 2021
Resigned Burns, Henry James Gerard, Sir as Director
31 January 2021
Resigned Hoskin, Gareth John as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed Gray, Melanie Stephenson as Director
19 July 2020
Resigned Franklin, Noah Felix Kalman as Director
13 December 2019
Resigned Williams, David Robert Rhys, Professor as Director
2 July 2019
Resigned Baust, Julian Paul Fraser as Director
20 July 2017
Appointed Thomson, Wendy Ann, Dr as Director
20 July 2017
Appointed Cunningham Thomas, Rosemary as Director
20 July 2017
Appointed King, Ian James as Director
20 July 2017
Appointed Swindell, Robin Thomas as Director
2 May 2017
Resigned Mccall, James Daniel as Director
9 February 2017
Resigned Dunstan-Lee, Hester Kathleen as Secretary
9 February 2017
Appointed Galvin, Graham Patrick William as Secretary
17 October 2016
Appointed Dunstan-Lee, Hester as Secretary
17 October 2016
Resigned Dunstan-Lee, Hester as Secretary
22 September 2016
Appointed Dunstan-Lee, Hester Kathleen as Secretary
12 August 2016
Resigned Woodbridge, Mark as Secretary
14 July 2016
Resigned Khan, Halima Noor as Director
19 January 2016
Appointed Burns, Henry James Gerard, Sir as Director
7 July 2015
Appointed Woodbridge, Mark as Secretary
7 July 2015
Resigned Dunstan-Lee, Hester Kathleen as Secretary
1 May 2015
Appointed Hanif, Mohamed Wasim, Dr as Director
21 January 2015
Resigned Tosh, Gerald Gourie as Director
20 January 2015
Resigned Browell, Susan Margaret as Director
1 January 2015
Appointed Hoskin, Gareth John as Director
1 January 2015
Appointed Watson, Janice Ann as Director
23 December 2014
Resigned Brenchley-King, Helene Lisa as Director
13 November 2014
Resigned Cookman, Gavin Michael as Director
5 June 2014
Resigned Mccance, David Robert, Professor as Director
4 June 2014
Appointed Mccall, James Daniel as Director
1 April 2014
Resigned Fine, Gillian Anne as Director
1 April 2014
Appointed Mccallum, Helen Mary as Director
14 February 2014
Appointed Dunstan-Lee, Hester Kathleen as Secretary
14 February 2014
Resigned Moore, Caroline as Secretary
14 October 2013
Appointed Williams, David Robert Rhys, Professor as Director
2 July 2013
Resigned Moxon, Frank Hoyt as Director
1 July 2013
Appointed Khan, Halima Noor as Director
30 June 2013
Resigned Hawthorne, Kamila, Professor as Director
1 June 2013
Appointed Young, Robert James, Dr as Director
1 January 2013
Appointed Dixon, Peter John Bellett, Sir as Director
1 January 2013
16 March 2012
Resigned Grumitt, John Paul George as Director
6 February 2012
Appointed Brenchley-King, Helene Lisa as Director
19 December 2011
Resigned Wadhwani, Rekha as Director
1 August 2011
Resigned Drinkwater, Renata as Director
13 July 2011
Appointed Franklin, Noah Felix Kalman as Director
13 July 2011
Appointed Hawthorne, Kamila, Professor as Director
8 February 2011
Resigned Spooner, Graham Michael as Director
3 July 2010
Appointed Baust, Julian Paul Fraser as Director
3 July 2010
Resigned Pall, Navnit Kaur as Director
3 July 2010
Resigned Powell, Ian William as Director
3 July 2010
Appointed Fine, Gillian Anne as Director
3 July 2010
Appointed Cookman, Gavin Michael as Director
3 July 2010
Resigned Finney, Alison Louise as Director
15 June 2009
Resigned Thomas, Rosemary Elizabeth as Secretary
15 June 2009
Appointed Moore, Caroline as Secretary
28 February 2009
28 February 2009
23 January 2009
Appointed Browell, Susan Margaret as Director
23 January 2009
Appointed Wadhwani, Rekha as Director
23 January 2009
Appointed Tosh, Gerald Gourie as Director
28 September 2008
Appointed Mccance, David Robert, Professor as Director
28 September 2008
Appointed Drinkwater, Renata as Director
28 September 2008
Appointed Spooner, Graham Michael as Director
26 September 2008
Resigned Walker, James David, Dr as Director
26 September 2008
Resigned Drinkwater, Renata as Director
26 September 2008
Resigned Mccance, David Robert, Professor as Director
26 September 2008
Resigned Kerr, Lubna, Dr as Director
26 September 2008
Resigned Spooner, Graham Michael as Director
27 December 2007
Resigned Husband, Helen as Director
12 December 2007
Appointed Walker, James David, Dr as Director
12 December 2007
Appointed Mccance, David Robert, Professor as Director
12 December 2007
Appointed Kerr, Lubna, Dr as Director
30 September 2007
Appointed Moxon, Frank Hoyt as Director
29 September 2007
Resigned Walker, Mark, Professor as Director
29 September 2007
Resigned Shah, Mayank Ramanlal, Dr as Director
29 September 2007
Resigned Gibson, Peter Andrew James as Director
29 September 2007
Resigned Kerr, Lubna, Dr as Director
13 December 2006
Appointed Gibson, Peter Andrew James as Director
13 December 2006
Appointed Kerr, Lubna, Dr as Director
13 December 2006
Appointed Shah, Mayank Ramanlal, Dr as Director
30 September 2006
Resigned Hirst, Michael William, Sir as Director
30 September 2006
Resigned Beer, Stephen Frederick, Dr as Director
30 September 2006
Resigned Gibson, Peter as Director
13 December 2005
Appointed Thomas, Rosemary Elizabeth as Secretary
13 December 2005
Resigned Coventon, David William Edward as Secretary
30 October 2005
Appointed Drinkwater, Renata as Director
24 September 2005
Resigned Anaokar, Ramakant Shripad as Director
24 September 2005
Appointed Spooner, Graham Michael as Director
28 January 2005
Appointed Coventon, David William Edward as Secretary
24 November 2004
Appointed Beer, Stephen Frederick, Dr as Director
24 November 2004
Appointed Howell, Simon Laurence, Professor as Director
17 November 2004
Resigned Stewart, Patrick Rupert Cooper as Secretary
19 September 2004
Appointed Powell, Ian William as Director
19 September 2004
Resigned Burden, Andrew Charles, Dr as Director
19 September 2004
19 September 2004
Resigned Saunders, Gillian Margaret as Director
19 September 2004
Resigned Wootten, Brian John as Director
31 January 2004
Appointed Walker, Mark, Professor as Director
4 October 2003
Appointed Grumitt, John Paul George as Director
4 October 2003
Resigned Hunter, Margaret Mary as Director
4 October 2003
Resigned Matthews, David Richard, Prof. as Director
17 February 2003
Appointed Finney, Alison Louise as Director
17 February 2003
Appointed Gibson, Peter as Director
29 January 2003
Appointed Pall, Navnit Kaur as Director
29 January 2003
Appointed Husband, Helen as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Cavan, David Anthony as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Peters, John Redmond, Doctor as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Andrews, William John, Doctor as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Gane, Wendy as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Hoggins, Jennifer Anne as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Higgins, Michael Thomas as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Burden, Mary Lynette as Director
30 September 2002
30 September 2002
Resigned Westwell, Timothy as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Hall, Michael Stephen, Dr as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Knibbs, Susan Elizabeth as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Webber, Alan Robert as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Bilous, Rudolph William, Dr as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Small, Michael as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Finney, Brian as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Cole, Lucius as Director
30 September 2002
Resigned Tettey, Jessie as Director
13 May 2002
Resigned Millar, Patrick John as Director
24 April 2002
Resigned Banks, David John as Director
15 March 2002
Resigned Tasker, Peter Roy William, Dr as Director
15 March 2002
Resigned Tooke, John Edward, Professor as Director
10 March 2002
Appointed Robinson, Douglas James Heskeith as Director
10 March 2002
Resigned Harrison, Moira Joan, Doctor as Director
28 November 2001
Resigned Williams, Rhys, Professor as Director
25 July 2001
Appointed Knibbs, Susan Elizabeth as Director
25 July 2001
Resigned Gladwin, Derek Oliver as Director
25 July 2001
Appointed Webber, Alan Robert as Director
25 July 2001
Appointed Cole, Lucius as Director
25 July 2001
Resigned Holland, Richard Leslie, Dr as Director
17 June 2001
Resigned Grainger, Jeremy Christopher as Director
25 April 2001
Appointed Saunders, Gillian Margaret as Director
18 April 2001
Appointed Andrews, William John, Doctor as Director
18 April 2001
Resigned Carson, Dennis John, Dr as Director
24 March 2001
Appointed Harrison, Moira Joan, Doctor as Director
24 March 2001
Appointed Wootten, Brian John as Director
21 February 2001
Resigned Mcneill, Aveen Roberta as Director
19 February 2001
Resigned Maddox, William as Director
10 October 2000
Appointed Westwell, Timothy as Director
10 October 2000
Resigned Jefferson, Ian as Director
26 July 2000
Appointed Finney, Brian as Director
26 July 2000
Appointed Tettey, Jessie as Director
26 July 2000
Appointed Banks, David John as Director
26 July 2000
Appointed Williams, Rhys, Professor as Director
26 July 2000
Resigned Borsey, David Quentin, Dr as Director
26 July 2000
Resigned Cartwright, Dorothy as Director
26 July 2000
Resigned Hoy, Tim John as Director
10 May 2000
Resigned Addington, Karen Frances as Director
1 May 2000
Appointed Small, Michael as Director
16 March 2000
Resigned Cradock, Susan as Director
16 March 2000
Appointed Cavan, David Anthony as Director
10 February 2000
Resigned Matthews, David, Dr as Director
1 January 2000
Appointed Mcneill, Aveen Roberta as Director
1 January 2000
Appointed Matthews, David Richard, Prof. as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Bloom, Stephen, Professor as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Webber, Alan Robert as Director
8 October 1999
Resigned Bootle, Stuart John, Dr as Director
8 October 1999
Appointed Tasker, Peter Roy William, Dr as Director
29 July 1999
Appointed Tooke, John Edward, Professor as Director
28 July 1999
Appointed Anaokar, Ramakant Shripad as Director
28 July 1999
Resigned Card, Pauline Sylvia as Director
28 July 1999
Resigned Finney, Brian as Director
28 July 1999
Appointed Hoggins, Jennifer Anne as Director
28 July 1999
Resigned Rothman, Doreen, Dr as Director
29 April 1999
Appointed Howell, Simon Laurence, Professor as Director
29 April 1999
Appointed Bilous, Rudolph William, Dr as Director
29 April 1999
17 April 1999
Appointed Stewart, Patrick Rupert Cooper as Secretary
17 April 1999
Resigned Henley, Jeremy as Secretary
4 March 1999
Appointed Maddox, William as Director
9 February 1999
Resigned Westwell, Timothy as Director
1 January 1999
Appointed Millar, Patrick John as Director
31 December 1998
Resigned Shaw, David Aitken, Professor as Director
31 December 1998
Resigned Bury, Barbara as Director
31 December 1998
Resigned Doherty, Paul Martin as Director
12 November 1998
Appointed Peters, John Redmond, Doctor as Director
11 November 1998
Resigned Gibby, Owain Morris as Director
25 September 1998
Appointed Carson, Dennis John, Dr as Director
24 September 1998
Resigned Freel, Stuart Robert as Director
24 September 1998
Resigned Bell, Patrick Michael, Dr as Director
29 July 1998
Resigned Guppy, Trevor Charles George as Director
29 July 1998
Resigned Felton, Anne-Marie Mary as Director
29 July 1998
Appointed Burden, Mary Lynette as Director
29 July 1998
Appointed Gane, Wendy as Director
29 July 1998
29 July 1998
Appointed Grainger, Jeremy Christopher as Director
18 February 1998
1 December 1997
Appointed Burden, Andrew Charles, Dr as Director
21 October 1997
Appointed Westwell, Timothy as Director
20 October 1997
Resigned Williams, Carol as Director
20 October 1997
Resigned Alexander, William David, Dr as Director
9 October 1997
Appointed Cradock, Susan as Director
8 October 1997
Resigned Roberts, Susan Holt, Dr as Director
30 July 1997
Resigned Rich, Judith Mary as Director
30 July 1997
Resigned Elster, Bradley as Director
30 July 1997
Appointed Borsey, David Quentin, Dr as Director
30 July 1997
Appointed Hoy, Tim John as Director
30 July 1997
Appointed Addington, Karen Frances as Director
30 July 1997
Resigned Keen, Harry, Professor as Director
8 July 1997
Appointed Bootle, Stuart John, Dr as Director
26 February 1997
12 February 1997
Appointed Webber, Alan Robert as Director
1 January 1997
1 January 1997
Appointed Bloom, Stephen, Professor as Director
31 December 1996
Resigned Paterson, Kenneth Ross, Dr as Director
15 July 1996
Resigned Shortt, Dinah as Director
10 July 1996
Appointed Finney, Brian as Director
31 May 1996
Appointed Williams, Carol as Director
1 April 1996
Resigned Ward, John Dale, Dr as Director
29 March 1996
1 March 1996
Resigned Readman, Veronica Anne as Director
1 January 1996
Resigned Borsey, David Quentin, Dr as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Doherty, Paul Martin as Director
1 January 1996
Resigned Betts, Peter, Dr as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Bury, Barbara as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Jefferson, Ian as Director
31 December 1995
Resigned Mcalpine, Ronald as Director
6 December 1995
Appointed Shaw, David Aitken, Professor as Director
1 December 1995
Resigned Ayres, Ian Robert as Director
1 December 1995
Resigned Plummer, Albert James Ronald as Director
29 November 1995
Appointed Gibby, Owain Morris as Director
6 July 1995
Resigned Watkins, Peter John, Dr as Director
6 July 1995
Appointed Maud, Humphrey John Hamilton, Sir as Director
6 July 1995
Appointed Gladwin, Derek Oliver as Director
6 July 1995
Appointed Holland, Richard Leslie, Dr as Director
4 May 1995
Resigned Coleman, Gillian Claire as Director
16 February 1995
16 February 1995
Appointed Matthews, David, Dr as Director
7 September 1994
Appointed Roberts, Susan Holt, Dr as Director
5 July 1994
Appointed Cartwright, Dorothy as Director
5 July 1994
Resigned Secombe, Harry Donald, Sir as Director
5 July 1994
Appointed Rich, Judith Mary as Director
5 July 1994
Appointed Elster, Bradley as Director
1 July 1994
Resigned Lund, Richard Irvin as Director
1 May 1994
Appointed Freel, Stuart Robert as Director
1 March 1994
Appointed Readman, Veronica Anne as Director
1 February 1994
Resigned Croft, Albert Edward as Director
13 January 1994
Appointed Paterson, Kenneth Ross, Dr as Director
1 January 1994
Appointed Mcalpine, Ronald as Director
8 June 1993
Appointed Rothman, Doreen, Dr as Director
8 June 1993
Resigned Apfel, Jack as Director
8 June 1993
Appointed Higgins, Michael Thomas as Director
8 June 1993
Appointed Hunter, Margaret Mary as Director
8 June 1993
Appointed Card, Pauline Sylvia as Director
27 May 1993
Resigned Hirst, Jennifer Mary Dixon as Director
31 March 1993
Appointed Ward, John Dale, Dr as Director
16 January 1993
1 January 1993
Appointed Ayres, Ian Robert as Director
1 January 1993
Appointed Betts, Peter, Dr as Director
1 January 1993
Appointed Guppy, Trevor Charles George as Director
13 November 1992
Appointed Borsey, David Quentin, Dr as Director
31 October 1992
Resigned Kennedy, Laurence, Dr as Director
31 October 1992
Resigned Ward, John Dale, Dr as Director
16 October 1992
Appointed Alexander, William David, Dr as Director
5 October 1992
Appointed Henley, Jeremy as Secretary
1 October 1992
Appointed Bell, Patrick Michael, Dr as Director
23 September 1992
Appointed Shortt, Dinah as Director
31 August 1992
Resigned Rich, Judith Mary as Director
31 July 1992
Resigned Kyne Grzebalski, Deirdre Anne as Director
9 July 1992
Appointed Plummer, Albert James Ronald as Director
9 July 1992
Appointed Croft, Albert Edward as Director
9 July 1992
Appointed Coleman, Gillian Claire as Director
1 July 1992
Resigned Newton, Ray W, Dr as Director
30 June 1992
Resigned Armstrong, James Robb as Director
1 March 1992
Appointed Campbell, Ian William, Professor as Director
31 December 1991
Resigned Cartwright, Dorothy as Director
31 December 1991
Resigned Armytage, David, Captain as Secretary
31 July 1991
Resigned Woodward, Christine as Director
31 July 1991
Resigned Day, John Leigh, Dr as Director
30 April 1991
Resigned Tattersall, Robert Booth, Dr as Director
31 March 1991
Resigned Hicks, Brendan, Dr as Director
31 July 1990
Resigned Nabarro, John David Nunes, Sir as Director
1 January 1988
Appointed Felton, Anne-Marie Mary as Director

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Holdings 9

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Filings

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DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
25 July 2026Group of companies' accounts31 December 2025
23 July 2026Director's details changed
22 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates8 July 2026
27 May 2026Appointment of a director
14 November 2025Director's details changed
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