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The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited

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Previous officers 84

  1. Michael Clive Newey 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nick Bolton 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Very Revd Jane Barbara Hedges 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Lindsey Claire Rix 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Mark Edward Allbrook 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Bentley, Ian, the Ven 2021-2022 Director View profile
  7. Thompson Geoffrey Zulu 2021-2024 Director View profile
  8. Revd Stephen Linton Thorp 2021-2024 Director View profile
  9. Rt Revd Dr Alan Winton 2021-2023 Director View profile
  10. Hutchinson, Karen Elizabeth, the Ven 2021-2022 Director View profile
  11. Patricia Temple-Crowe 2021-2025 Director View profile
  12. Revd Michael Asquith 2019-2021 Director View profile
  13. Hugh Murray Charles Coghill 2018-2021 Director View profile
  14. Revd Timothy Weston 2016-2019 Director View profile
  15. Susan Gail Martin 2016-2024 Director View profile
  16. Vivienne Helen Clifford-Jackson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  17. Julian Taylor 2014-2021 Director View profile
  18. Revd Steven Bradford 2013-2015 Director View profile
  19. Patricia Menaul 2013-2021 Director View profile
  20. Cynthia Lucy Oborn Wake 2013-2015 Director View profile
  21. Theakston, Sally Margaret, Revd Canon 2013-2019 Director View profile
  22. Barne, Nicholas Michael Lancelot, Major 2013-2013 Director View profile
  23. Christopher Quentin Lawrence 2013-2013 Director View profile
  24. Ray Hollands 2012-2021 Director View profile
  25. Michael Anthony James Gurney 2010-2021 Director View profile
  26. Poulter, Anthony Mervyn, Captain 2010-2023 Director View profile
  27. David Urling Richardson 2010-2017 Director View profile
  28. Reverend Timothy Charles Thompson 2010-2015 Director View profile
  29. Rt Revd James Henry Langstaff 2009-2010 Director View profile
  30. Ashe, John, Venerable 2009-2012 Director View profile
  31. Marcus O'Lone 2008-2010 Director View profile
  32. William Eric Husselby 2007-2021 Director View profile
  33. Margaret Cecilia Enger 2007-2013 Director View profile
  34. Christopher Harry Cator 2004-2017 Director View profile
  35. David John Chamberlain 2004-2004 Director View profile
  36. Jeremy Gordon Sykes 2004-2021 Director View profile
  37. James Geoffrey Wortley 2004-2013 Director View profile
  38. Robin Philip Back 2003-2021 Director View profile
  39. Robin Julian Shrubb Bramall 2001-2009 Director View profile
  40. David Drummond Marris 2001-2004 Director View profile
  41. John Brian Hanson 2001-2002 Director View profile
  42. Reverend Simon Colin Stokes 2001-2009 Director View profile
  43. Geoffrey Walter Dorling 2000-2009 Director View profile
  44. Rt Rev Graham Richard James 1999-2018 Director View profile
  45. Reverend Alan Beardsmore 1999-2003 Director View profile
  46. Simon William Straton Broke 1998-2007 Director View profile
  47. Reverend Richard Julnes Bowett 1998-2002 Director View profile
  48. Roger West 1998-2001 Director View profile
  49. Rev Vivien Margaret Elphick 1996-2003 Director View profile
  50. Reverend Christopher Poulard 1996-1997 Director View profile
  51. Pauline Elsie Anne Simper 1996-1996 Director View profile
  52. Rev Grahame Leslie Humphries 1995-1996 Director View profile
  53. Sharp, David Malcolm, the Revd Canon 1995-1998 Director View profile
  54. Janet Barrow 1995-1996 Director View profile
  55. Right Reverend Peter John Nott 1995-1999 Director View profile
  56. Robert Alexander Glover 1995-2000 Director View profile
  57. Simpson, John, Reverand 1995-2003 Director View profile
  58. Roy Mealham Harrold 1995-1997 Director View profile
  59. George Langton Kendall 1995-2001 Director View profile
  60. Green, Maurice Paul, Reverend Cannon 1995-1996 Director View profile
  61. Right Reverend Hugo Ferdinand De Waal 1994-2000 Director View profile
  62. Offer, Clifford Jocelyn, Venerable 1994-2008 Director View profile
  63. Andrew Edward Buxton 1993-2004 Director View profile
  64. Makin, Alexander Ian Scott, Colonel 1992-1997 Director View profile
  65. Reverend Keith Gwilliam Crocker 1992-1994 Director View profile
  66. Dawson, Peter, the Venerable 1993 Director View profile
  67. Reverend Michael Harry Sellors 1991 Director View profile
  68. Lambert, John Ross, Air Commodore 1994 Director View profile
  69. John Henry Thornton 1992 Director View profile
  70. David Pearson 2003 Director View profile
  71. Handley, Anthony Michael, the Venerable 1994 Director View profile
  72. Foottit, Anthony Charles, Bishop 1994 Director View profile
  73. Eric Walter Barrett 2003 Director View profile
  74. Reverend Barry William Tomlinson 1994 Director View profile
  75. Reverend Paul Irving Allton 1991 Director View profile
  76. Reverend Stuart Robert Nairn 1994 Director View profile
  77. David Quintin Gurney 2001 Director View profile
  78. Anthony Edward Gent 1993 Director View profile
  79. David Mitchell 1994 Director View profile
  80. Michael Richard Butler 2009-2021 Secretary View profile
  81. Reverend Richard Julnes Bowett 2002-2009 Secretary View profile
  82. David William Adeney 1995-2002 Secretary View profile
  83. Moland, Robert William, Captain 1993 Secretary View profile
  84. Dr Brian Wardley Martin 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of religious organizations
Incorporated
28/03/1906
Registered office
Norwich
Also a registered charity
The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

4 other companies 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.

Grants received

26 grants · £5,875,196 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £5,028,014 (9 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £773,100 (8 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £35,181 (3 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £34,254 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £3,763

Most recent

  • Department for Education £949,4112024-04-01
  • Department for Education £155,4712024-04-01
  • Department for Education £43,2302024-04-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £18,9302024-04-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £15,3242023-04-01
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.

18 directors on the board

6.2y median 4.8y
average tenure
23y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (11)

Portfolio (7)

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 2Property 2Business services 1Education 1Professional services 1Retail and trade 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00088175
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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