Company
The Guild of Church Musicians
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- John Anthony SharplesDirector · since 2021
- Dr Elizabeth Anne StratfordDirector · since 2019
- Rowland Lloyd HughesDirector · since 2017
- Dr Hugh Raymond BenhamDirector · since 2015
- Allan, Peter George, FrDirector · since 2015
- Carl Anthony JacksonDirector · since 2015
- Roger Bernard WilkesDirector · since 2015
- Robert William AndrewsDirector · since 2011
- Robert William AndrewsSecretary · since 2015
Previous officers 22
- Revd Dr Gordon John Giles 2019-2020 View profile
- Right Revd Graeme Paul Knowles 2017-2019 View profile
- Robert Leach 2015-2017 View profile
- Foster, Avril Ann, Sister 2015-2019 View profile
- Dr Alan John Thurlow 2015-2018 View profile
- Edward Scott 2015-2026 View profile
- Dr Simon Geoffrey Lindley 2013-2014 View profile
- Dr Helen Jane Burrows 2012-2018 View profile
- Haselock, Jeremy Matthew, the Revd. Canon 2011-2017 View profile
- Walsh, Anthony Michael Dermot Gerard, Doctor 2004-2020 View profile
- June Williams 2003-2020 View profile
- Michael Bernard Nicholas 1998-2010 View profile
- Dr Anne Adams 1997-1997 View profile
- Fenwick, Richard David, the Very Reverend Canon 1993-2011 View profile
- Ernest Herbert Warrell 1992-1997 View profile
- Dame Mary Doreen Archer 2015 View profile
- Jeffrey Lionel Conway 2013 View profile
- Dobb, Arthur Joseph, Revd Canon 2003 View profile
- Frank Sellens 2004 View profile
- Ronald Whitby Cayless 2011 View profile
- Luff, Alan Harold, the Reverend Canon 1997 View profile
- John Ewington 2014-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/01/1905
- Also a registered charity
- Guild of Church Musicians
Financials
- Net assets
- £89,856
- Total assets
- £89,856
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £89,856 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £89,856 |
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.
8 directors on the board
- Dr Hugh Raymond Benham Director · appointed 2015
- Allan, Peter George, Fr Director · appointed 2015
- Robert William Andrews Director · appointed 2011
- Carl Anthony Jackson Director · appointed 2015
- Rowland Lloyd Hughes Director · appointed 2017
- John Anthony Sharples Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Elizabeth Anne Stratford Director · appointed 2019
- Roger Bernard Wilkes Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Hugh Raymond Benham Director · appointed 2015
- Allan, Peter George, Fr Director · appointed 2015
- Robert William Andrews Director · appointed 2011
- Carl Anthony Jackson Director · appointed 2015
- Rowland Lloyd Hughes Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Elizabeth Anne Stratford Director · appointed 2019
- Roger Bernard Wilkes Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Dr Hugh Raymond Benham Director · appointed 2015
- Robert William Andrews Director · appointed 2011
- Rowland Lloyd Hughes Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Elizabeth Anne Stratford Director · appointed 2019
- Roger Bernard Wilkes Director · appointed 2015
Portfolio (3)
- Allan, Peter George, Fr Director · appointed 2015
- Carl Anthony Jackson Director · appointed 2015
- John Anthony Sharples Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
- Robert William Andrews The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Downham With South Hanningfield and Ramsden Bellhouse
- Carl Anthony Jackson The Ouseley Church Music Trust, The SIR George Thalben-Ball Memorial Charitable Trust, Brunswick Vocal Arts, The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain, The Ouseley Church Music Trust, The Royal College of Organists
- Rowland Lloyd Hughes Neptons Trust, The Master Poulter's Pelican Trust - (the Pelican Trust)
- John Anthony Sharples The Crawley and Horsham District Organists' Association, East Surrey Organists' Association
Left in the last 12 months
- Edward Scott Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 00083329
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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