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The Southampton Masonic Hall Company Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Paul Ramsay Hill 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Paul Wright 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Gettings 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. David Charles Winnington Crosley 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Jonathon Gettings 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. John Alan Delamore 2015-2022 Director View profile
  7. Alan Donald Naylor 2014-2019 Director View profile
  8. Michael John Sanderman 2014-2023 Director View profile
  9. Graham Elliott Penn 2012-2025 Director View profile
  10. Steven Flood 2010-2012 Director View profile
  11. Brian Grace 2007-2021 Director View profile
  12. Dudley Alan Godfrey 2007-2018 Director View profile
  13. Michael Frederick Field 2004-2006 Director View profile
  14. Barry James Eagles 2004-2025 Director View profile
  15. Brian Terry Coffin 2001-2010 Director View profile
  16. Kenneth George Ilett 1998-2014 Director View profile
  17. Alexander Edward Ward 1997-2001 Director View profile
  18. John Helier Waugh 1997-1999 Director View profile
  19. Harry Gower 1996-2010 Director View profile
  20. Robert Henry Lawrence 1993-2005 Director View profile
  21. John Farmer 1993-2015 Director View profile
  22. James Herbert Duckworth 1993-1996 Director View profile
  23. William Victor Adams 1992-1998 Director View profile
  24. William Harry Tanser 1995 Director View profile
  25. Donald John Page 1993 Director View profile
  26. John Robert Fairman 1991 Director View profile
  27. John Stonehouse 1993 Director View profile
  28. Bernard Edward Cole 2004 Director View profile
  29. Edwin Allan Wetherill 1991 Director View profile
  30. John Joseph Kenneth Birch 1997 Director View profile
  31. Peter Victor Barnes 2012 Director View profile
  32. Fred Murley 1996 Director View profile
  33. William Robert Allen 2024 Director View profile
  34. Michael Moore 2015 Director View profile
  35. Matthew Albert Batey 2003 Director View profile
  36. Michael Moore 2010-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/05/1878

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.

  • William Robert Allen ceased 2022-05-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Barry James Eagles ceased 2022-05-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Barry Ronald Girdlestone ceased 2022-05-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Dudley Alan Godfrey ceased 2018-05-09
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Brian Grace ceased 2021-11-08
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Christopher Mcdonald Martin ceased 2022-05-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Graham Elliott Penn ceased 2022-05-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Michael John Sanderman ceased 2022-05-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • David Leslie Woodhouse ceased 2022-05-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Alan Delamore ceased 2022-05-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-05-06
  • 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. The Southampton Masonic Hall Company Limited is controlled by William Robert Allen
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by William Robert Allen.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£167,037
Total assets
£170,113
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£167,037
2025-12-31Not reported£167,037
2024-12-31Not reported£173,428

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

9.9y median 4.9y
average tenure
29.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (3)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Other services 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00012301
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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