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The Francis Bacon Society Incorporated

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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 25

  1. Diana Louise Sheppard 2022–2025 Director View profile
  2. Joan Elizabeth Fraser 2018–2021 Director View profile
  3. Gefry Horrabbin 2017–2020 Director View profile
  4. Briony Emma Claire Rawle 2016–2021 Director View profile
  5. Karen Bernadette Lennon 2016–2022 Director View profile
  6. Elizabeth Crofts 2016–2016 Director View profile
  7. Susan Jane Mcilroy 2012–2025 Director View profile
  8. Susan Haydn Sheridan 2011–2015 Director View profile
  9. Barry Clarke 2011–2012 Director View profile
  10. Edmund Nicholas Young 2005–2022 Director View profile
  11. James North 2005–2011 Director View profile
  12. George Andrew Widgery 2000–2010 Director View profile
  13. Robert Cowley 1999–2002 Director View profile
  14. John Raymond Spiers 1998–2005 Director View profile
  15. John Stammers Alabaster 1997–1999 Director View profile
  16. Peter Anthony Welsford 1993–2017 Director View profile
  17. Thomas Douglas Bokenham 2003 Director View profile
  18. Francis Carr 2009 Director View profile
  19. Sir George Trevelyn 1996 Director View profile
  20. Nigel Armitage Hardy 1992 Director View profile
  21. Clifford Gregory Hall 1996 Director View profile
  22. Anthony Peter Dawkins 1994 Director View profile
  23. Gerald Norman Salway 2003–2016 Secretary View profile
  24. Fried, Merle Lacey, Secretary Mrs 1992 Secretary View profile
  25. Mary Brameld 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/08/1903
Also a registered charity
The Francis Bacon Society Incorporated
Board analysis for researchers

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.

4 directors on the board

7.3y median 5.5y
average tenure
14.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

1
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.

Hospitality 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
00078368
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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