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Newcastle Diocesan Society

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

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Previous officers 55

  1. Right Reverend Mark Wroe 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Isabella Mcdonald Booth 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Elizabeth Anne Kerry 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Right Reverend Christine Elizabeth Hardman 2015-2021 Director View profile
  5. Simon Andrew Roberson 2013-2015 Director View profile
  6. Right Reverend Frank White 2013-2017 Director View profile
  7. Paul Andrew Sturgess 2013-2015 Director View profile
  8. Michael Charles Stoker 2010-2013 Director View profile
  9. Reverend Dr Dagmar Winter 2010-2015 Director View profile
  10. Reverend John Robert Sinclair 2010-2013 Director View profile
  11. Robinson, Peter John Alan, Venerable 2009-2020 Director View profile
  12. Dr Michael Mckendrick 2007-2010 Director View profile
  13. Robertson, James Alexander, Reverend Canon 2007-2015 Director View profile
  14. Robert William Charlton Wheatley 2007-2010 Director View profile
  15. Miller, Geoffrey Vincent, Venerable 2005-2018 Director View profile
  16. Reginald Peter Gordon 2001-2006 Director View profile
  17. Melvyn Storey 2001-2006 Director View profile
  18. Langley, Robert, Venerable 2001-2007 Director View profile
  19. Dennis William Robson 2001-2006 Director View profile
  20. Rev Anthony Pattison 2001-2006 Director View profile
  21. Reverend Brian Charles Hurst 1998-2000 Director View profile
  22. Right Reverend John Martin Wharton 1997-2014 Director View profile
  23. Reverend John Ernest Sadler 1996-1997 Director View profile
  24. John Squires 1995-2000 Director View profile
  25. Reverend Vincent George Ashwin 1993-1995 Director View profile
  26. Lister, Peter, the Reverend Canon 1993-1994 Director View profile
  27. Guy Ernest Warr Buckler 1993-1994 Director View profile
  28. Revd David John Elkington 1993-1996 Director View profile
  29. Elliott, Peter, Venerable 1993-2004 Director View profile
  30. Bowering, Michael Ernest, Venerable 2000 Director View profile
  31. Thomas Miller Reid 1996 Director View profile
  32. James Scott Smith 2004 Director View profile
  33. Eric Wright 2003 Director View profile
  34. Bethia Jane Lowdon 2006 Director View profile
  35. Ralph Rodney Vincent Nicholson 2000 Director View profile
  36. Rev Percy William Rudge 1991 Director View profile
  37. John Norris 2006 Director View profile
  38. Rose Elizabeth Henderson 2006 Director View profile
  39. Rev Philip Owen Bennison 1993 Director View profile
  40. Thomas, William Jordison, Venerable 1992 Director View profile
  41. Henrietta Telford 1997 Director View profile
  42. Mary Wheatley 1995 Director View profile
  43. James Henry Newton Porter 2003 Director View profile
  44. Nigel Sherlock 2001 Director View profile
  45. Robert Harding Churton 1992 Director View profile
  46. Baker-Cresswell, Gilfrid John, Canon 2021 Director View profile
  47. Andrew Alexander Kenny Graham 1997 Director View profile
  48. Joseph Edmund Whiteman 2000 Director View profile
  49. John Sherwood Stephenson 1992 Director View profile
  50. Shane Waddle 2013-2024 Secretary View profile
  51. James Kevin Scott 2013-2013 Secretary View profile
  52. Graham Palmer Barnard 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  53. Philip Davies 1998-2009 Secretary View profile
  54. John Michael Craster 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  55. David William Hide 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of religious organizations
Incorporated
13/05/1885
Registered office
North Shields
Also a registered charity
Newcastle Diocesan Society

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Newcastle Diocesan Society is controlled by Simon Robert Harper
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-05-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Robert Harper.

1 other company in this group

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.

6 directors on the board

9y median 6.5y
average tenure
19.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

0
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 6Finance 2Dormant 1Education 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00021135
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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