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British Institute of Verbatim Reporters

British Institute of Verbatim Reporters is an active UK company (number 00023811), incorporated 1887, with 6 current directors including Sarah Helen Louise Hogan and Sheryll Gail Holley. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 36

  1. Orla Marie Pearson 2018-2021 Director View profile
  2. Miriam Lily Weisinger 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. Susan Anne Mcintyre 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Nicola Anne Dutton 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Karen Marie Young 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Nicole Lisa Harrison 2014-2024 Director View profile
  7. Jean Kathryn Lukins 2013-2016 Director View profile
  8. Leah Maree Willersdorf 2012-2022 Director View profile
  9. Susan Humphries 2010-2015 Director View profile
  10. Helen Margaret Edwards 2010-2014 Director View profile
  11. Shelley Dutton 2006-2010 Director View profile
  12. Miriam Lily Boston 2005-2009 Director View profile
  13. Caroline Booth 2003-2006 Director View profile
  14. Elisabetta Elenora Matilde Cordaro 2003-2007 Director View profile
  15. Ann Maureen Lloyd 2002-2019 Director View profile
  16. Karen Joan Jobson 2002-2005 Director View profile
  17. Frances Dobson 2002-2008 Director View profile
  18. Andrw Gordon Howell 1998-2000 Director View profile
  19. Jean Helen Gough 1998-2001 Director View profile
  20. Jacqueline Roper 1993-1999 Director View profile
  21. Susan Mcintyre-Bell 1993-2001 Director View profile
  22. Stephen Thomas Paul Carter 1993-1996 Director View profile
  23. Irene Last 1992-1997 Director View profile
  24. Susan Elizabeth Barrell 1992-1995 Director View profile
  25. Robert Elson Freeman 1992-2002 Director View profile
  26. Virginia Elliot Wason 2008 Director View profile
  27. Naomi Forrest 2004 Director View profile
  28. Jennifer Evelyn Chandler 2002 Director View profile
  29. Valerie Marian Doyle 2009 Director View profile
  30. Lesley Jane Ward 1991 Director View profile
  31. Robyn Ann Nott 2008 Director View profile
  32. Lindsay Elizabeth Bickers 2004 Director View profile
  33. Susan Cooper 1992 Director View profile
  34. Graham Francis Smith 1991 Director View profile
  35. Elisabeth Joyce Willett 2017 Director View profile
  36. Patricia Pratt 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/01/1887

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. British Institute of Verbatim Reporters is controlled by Mary Carolyn Sorene
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mary Carolyn Sorene.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£24,675
Total assets
£29,610
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£24,675
2025-12-31Not reported£24,675
2024-12-31Not reported£30,623

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.

6 directors on the board

8.2y median 7.1y
average tenure
14.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
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 2Business services 1Professional services 1Property 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00023811
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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