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The Plymouth Athenaeum

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 32

  1. Louis Alexander Dyson 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Noreen Shirley Mary Paterson 2020-2020 Director View profile
  3. Victoria Gunston 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Benjamin Thomas Serpell 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Kenny George Knight 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. David Jack Reginald Ryles 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Jonathan Lavender 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. John Francis Warren 2015-2019 Director View profile
  9. Roy Stephen Alphey 2012-2016 Director View profile
  10. Sylvia Ann Roberts 2012-2015 Director View profile
  11. Norman Richard Pooley 2011-2012 Director View profile
  12. Philip Smith 2011-2014 Director View profile
  13. David John Stark 2011-2017 Director View profile
  14. Peter John Woodley 2010-2011 Director View profile
  15. Betty Joan Smith 2010-2015 Director View profile
  16. Richard Howson Wilcockson 2010-2018 Director View profile
  17. David Wilkinson Bennet 2010-2011 Director View profile
  18. Michael Frederick Pitman 2010-2016 Director View profile
  19. Harrold Duncan Hart 2010-2011 Director View profile
  20. Gregory Carpenter 2009-2017 Director View profile
  21. Valerie Ann Power 2008-2010 Director View profile
  22. Patricia Elizabeth Rowe 1998-2003 Director View profile
  23. Professor William Robert Dearman 1996-1998 Director View profile
  24. Muriel May Halfacre 1994-1998 Director View profile
  25. Judith Thaddeus Wallace 1993 Director View profile
  26. Arthur Norman 2018 Director View profile
  27. William Ernest Pope 1992 Director View profile
  28. Michael Fowler Scoble 1998-2014 Secretary View profile
  29. John Raymond Arnaud 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  30. Jane Clare Spring 1992-1994 Secretary View profile
  31. Denis John Power 1992-1996 Secretary View profile
  32. Philip Smith 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/04/1884
Also a registered charity
The Plymouth Athenaeum

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. The Plymouth Athenaeum is controlled by Owen David Ryles
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-20, ceased 2018-06-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Owen David Ryles.

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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.

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.

7 directors on the board

10.6y median 8.9y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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
00019639
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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