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Church Society Trust

Activities of religious organizations

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

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Richard Nicholson 2017-2021 Director View profile
Simmons, John Graham, Rev'D 2015-2020 Director View profile
Terence Robert Musson 2006-2017 Director View profile
Rev Stephen Guy Bowen 2006-2012 Director View profile
Rideout, Gordon Trevor, Canon 2005-2006 Director View profile
Revd John Anthony Cheeseman 2003-2017 Director View profile
Holbrooke-Jones, Stanley, Canon 2002-2003 Director View profile
John Mark Fothergill 2002-2005 Director View profile
Philip Gore 2001-2009 Director View profile
Trevor John Philip Stevenson 1995-2004 Director View profile
Gardner, Paul Douglas, the Venerable Doctor 1993-2005 Director View profile
Malcolm John William Barker 1994 Director View profile
Wheaton, David Harry, Reverend Canon 2006 Director View profile
Revd John Alexander Motyer 1993 Director View profile
Walters, Michael William, the Revd Canon 2011 Director View profile
Parkin, Trevor Kinross, Reverend Canon 2002 Director View profile
Bournon, John Raymond, the Revd Canon 1996 Director View profile
Marion Jayne Mason 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
Sophie Barker 2017-2020 Secretary View profile
Jemima Elizabeth Sohn 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
Marcus Paul Andrew Cobb 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
Michael Locke 2011-2015 Secretary View profile
Rev David Keith Phillips 2000-2011 Secretary View profile
John Michael Lindeck 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
Rev David Arthur Streater 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Activities of religious organizations
Incorporated: 04/12/1903
Registered office: Watford

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.

9 directors on the board

Revd Mark Daniel James Holdaway Director · appointed 2015
Reverend Edward John Gerald Keene Director · appointed 2025
Revd Paul Trevor Darlington Director · appointed 2009
Caroline Mary Peet Director · appointed 2023
Rev Simon Richard Gales Director · appointed 2020
Reverend Mark Edward Burkill Director · appointed 2004
Revd Nicholas Tucker Director · appointed 2017
Revd Dr Jason David Ward Director · appointed 2022
Reverend Richard William Farr Director · appointed 2006

10.3y median 9.1y

average tenure

21.7y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Revd Mark Daniel James Holdaway Director · appointed 2015
Revd Paul Trevor Darlington Director · appointed 2009
Rev Simon Richard Gales Director · appointed 2020
Reverend Mark Edward Burkill Director · appointed 2004
Revd Nicholas Tucker Director · appointed 2017
Reverend Richard William Farr Director · appointed 2006

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Revd Mark Daniel James Holdaway Director · appointed 2015
Revd Paul Trevor Darlington Director · appointed 2009
Rev Simon Richard Gales Director · appointed 2020
Reverend Mark Edward Burkill Director · appointed 2004
Revd Nicholas Tucker Director · appointed 2017

Portfolio (4)

Reverend Edward John Gerald Keene Director · appointed 2025
Caroline Mary Peet Director · appointed 2023
Revd Dr Jason David Ward Director · appointed 2022
Reverend Richard William Farr Director · appointed 2006

Also govern a charity

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 4Education 1Professional services 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: 00079323
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due: 30/09/2027
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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