Company
The Southampton Masonic Hall Company Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Stephen Wayne HumbyDirector · since 2026
- Nicholas Edmond John IrelandDirector · since 2025
- George Thomas MarsDirector · since 2025
- John Barry StovellDirector · since 2024
- Martin John BallDirector · since 2023
- Peter George DestyDirector · since 2019
- David Leslie WoodhouseDirector · since 2012
- Raymond John ShaveDirector · since 2010
- Christopher Mcdonald MartinDirector · since 2001
- Barry Ronald GirdlestoneDirector · since 1997
- Raymond John ShaveSecretary · since 2014
Previous officers 36
- Paul Ramsay Hill 2025-2026 View profile
- Paul Wright 2024-2025 View profile
- Jonathan Gettings 2023-2025 View profile
- David Charles Winnington Crosley 2022-2025 View profile
- Jonathon Gettings 2019-2021 View profile
- John Alan Delamore 2015-2022 View profile
- Alan Donald Naylor 2014-2019 View profile
- Michael John Sanderman 2014-2023 View profile
- Graham Elliott Penn 2012-2025 View profile
- Steven Flood 2010-2012 View profile
- Brian Grace 2007-2021 View profile
- Dudley Alan Godfrey 2007-2018 View profile
- Michael Frederick Field 2004-2006 View profile
- Barry James Eagles 2004-2025 View profile
- Brian Terry Coffin 2001-2010 View profile
- Kenneth George Ilett 1998-2014 View profile
- Alexander Edward Ward 1997-2001 View profile
- John Helier Waugh 1997-1999 View profile
- Harry Gower 1996-2010 View profile
- Robert Henry Lawrence 1993-2005 View profile
- John Farmer 1993-2015 View profile
- James Herbert Duckworth 1993-1996 View profile
- William Victor Adams 1992-1998 View profile
- William Harry Tanser 1995 View profile
- Donald John Page 1993 View profile
- John Robert Fairman 1991 View profile
- John Stonehouse 1993 View profile
- Bernard Edward Cole 2004 View profile
- Edwin Allan Wetherill 1991 View profile
- John Joseph Kenneth Birch 1997 View profile
- Peter Victor Barnes 2012 View profile
- Fred Murley 1996 View profile
- William Robert Allen 2024 View profile
- Michael Moore 2015 View profile
- Matthew Albert Batey 2003 View profile
- Michael Moore 2010-2014 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
- 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 ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £167,037 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £167,037 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not 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
- Peter George Desty Director · appointed 2019
- Raymond John Shave Director · appointed 2010
- George Thomas Mars Director · appointed 2025
- John Barry Stovell Director · appointed 2024
- Nicholas Edmond John Ireland Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen Wayne Humby Director · appointed 2026
- Barry Ronald Girdlestone Director · appointed 1997
- Martin John Ball Director · appointed 2023
- Christopher Mcdonald Martin Director · appointed 2001
- David Leslie Woodhouse Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Peter George Desty Director · appointed 2019
- Raymond John Shave Director · appointed 2010
- Barry Ronald Girdlestone Director · appointed 1997
- Christopher Mcdonald Martin Director · appointed 2001
- David Leslie Woodhouse Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Peter George Desty Director · appointed 2019
- Raymond John Shave Director · appointed 2010
- George Thomas Mars Director · appointed 2025
- Nicholas Edmond John Ireland Director · appointed 2025
- Barry Ronald Girdlestone Director · appointed 1997
- Martin John Ball Director · appointed 2023
- Christopher Mcdonald Martin Director · appointed 2001
Portfolio (3)
- John Barry Stovell Director · appointed 2024
- Stephen Wayne Humby Director · appointed 2026
- David Leslie Woodhouse Director · appointed 2012
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul Ramsay Hill Director · appointed 2025 · 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.
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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