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Grace Baptist Charities Limited

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

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Previous officers 39

  1. James Peter Southcombe 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. John Clive Andrew Hannan 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. Philip Mark Woodley 2015-2024 Director View profile
  4. Christopher John Hawthorne 2013-2014 Director View profile
  5. David Humphrey 2012-2017 Director View profile
  6. Robert Barry King 2010-2013 Director View profile
  7. Philip Jordan 2010-2015 Director View profile
  8. John Grant Miller 2008-2022 Director View profile
  9. Paul Denis Spear 2008-2020 Director View profile
  10. Nigel Eric Ernest Gillatt 2008-2009 Director View profile
  11. William George Gardner 2006-2012 Director View profile
  12. Robert Michael Read 2005-2009 Director View profile
  13. Rosemary Anne Smith 2004-2007 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Aeneas Ottley 2004-2023 Director View profile
  15. Tom Questad Forryan 2003-2008 Director View profile
  16. Rev Steven Richards 2001-2003 Director View profile
  17. David Kenvyn Walters 2000-2008 Director View profile
  18. Douglas George Greenham 1998-2000 Director View profile
  19. Reverend Philip James Tait 1998-2005 Director View profile
  20. Colin Leonard Chapman 1997-2001 Director View profile
  21. Edward Charles Porter 1996-2010 Director View profile
  22. Geoffrey Frederick Harmer 1996-2005 Director View profile
  23. Rev Raymond John Tibbs 1993-1997 Director View profile
  24. Rev William Smith 1993-2004 Director View profile
  25. Rev Geoffrey Gobbett 1992-1994 Director View profile
  26. Clive Anthony Betts 1993 Director View profile
  27. Eric Holdstock 1996 Director View profile
  28. Gordon Richard Hoppe 2006 Director View profile
  29. William Arthur Brown 1991 Director View profile
  30. Ivan Mark Stringer 2001 Director View profile
  31. Robin Ian Peter Dowling 1993 Director View profile
  32. Alvin Gordon Skelton 1996 Director View profile
  33. Luke Malcolm Winmill 2022-2026 Secretary View profile
  34. Jeffrey Andrew Green 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  35. David Francis John Ginns 2012-2019 Secretary View profile
  36. David Samuel Whitmarsh 2001-2007 Secretary View profile
  37. Derek John Moon 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  38. David Charles Chapman 2001-2015 Secretary View profile
  39. Maurice Ivan Wade 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/12/1907
Also a registered charity
Grace Baptist Charities Limited

Ownership

Owned by (12) 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.

  • Christopher John Hawthorne ceased 2017-10-07
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Colin James Clarkson ceased 2022-10-02
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Philip Jordan ceased 2019-10-05
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David Charles Chapman ceased 2017-10-07
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David James Mortimer ceased 2023-05-19
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Margaret O'Mara ceased 2023-05-19
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Andrew Aeneas Ottley ceased 2023-05-19
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Philip Mark Woodley ceased 2023-05-19
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Clive Andrew Hannan ceased 2020-05-01
    appoints directors · notified 2016-10-01
  • Adrian John Creedy ceased 2023-05-19
    appoints directors · notified 2017-10-07
  • Brandon Ray Bowen ceased 2020-12-31
    appoints directors · notified 2017-10-07
  • James David Sayers ceased 2023-05-19
    appoints directors · notified 2020-10-03
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 263 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 263 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Grace Baptist Charities Limited is controlled by Christopher John Hawthorne
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-10-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher John Hawthorne.

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.

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.

10 directors on the board

6.4y median 5.1y
average tenure
17.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Education 2Other services 1Property 1Tech and media 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
00096055
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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