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The Society of Genealogists

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Previous officers 82

  1. Sheila Elizabeth Mercieca 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Sophie Louise Hutcherson 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Keith Douglas 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Neil Allcock 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Graham Walter 2019-2026 Director View profile
  6. Raymond Liam O'Connell 2018-2026 Director View profile
  7. Robert Francis George 2017-2023 Director View profile
  8. Tom Coppin 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Janice Rachel Tullock 2017-2020 Director View profile
  10. Edward Giles Percival 2017-2023 Director View profile
  11. Amelia Katharyn Bennett 2015-2021 Director View profile
  12. Dr David Alan Wright 2014-2019 Director View profile
  13. Sandra Guilford 2014-2017 Director View profile
  14. Mark James Ayre 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Susan Margaret Hourizi 2013-2019 Director View profile
  16. Angela Marie Buckley 2012-2018 Director View profile
  17. Dr Nicholas David Barratt 2011-2016 Director View profile
  18. Diana Cecilia Swinfield 2011-2017 Director View profile
  19. Richard Harry Brooke Sturt 2010-2016 Director View profile
  20. Ian Frederick Marson 2010-2013 Director View profile
  21. Dr Michael Colin Isherwood 2010-2012 Director View profile
  22. Roy Stockdill 2009-2015 Director View profile
  23. William Michael Wood 2009-2015 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Frank Broomfield 2009-2013 Director View profile
  25. Dr Hugh Guilford 2007-2014 Director View profile
  26. William Bortrick 2007-2014 Director View profile
  27. Carole Thomas 2007-2009 Director View profile
  28. Timothy Francis Powys Lybbe 2007-2011 Director View profile
  29. John Hanson 2007-2013 Director View profile
  30. Diane Elizabeth Waters 2006-2009 Director View profile
  31. Norman Meadows 2006-2010 Director View profile
  32. Colin Ernest Allen 2006-2012 Director View profile
  33. Jackson, Michael, Doctor 2005-2006 Director View profile
  34. Peter Anthony Bailey 2004-2009 Director View profile
  35. Kathleen Isabel Elam 2004-2008 Director View profile
  36. John Egan 2003-2006 Director View profile
  37. Ian Howard Waller 2003-2009 Director View profile
  38. Mark David Herber 2003-2004 Director View profile
  39. Dr Robert Michael Williamson 2003-2009 Director View profile
  40. Marjorie Ruth Moore 2002-2002 Director View profile
  41. Sharon Hintze 2002-2006 Director View profile
  42. John Roderick Spencer Price 2001-2002 Director View profile
  43. John Townsend 2001-2001 Director View profile
  44. Alec Robert Tritton 2000-2002 Director View profile
  45. Geoffrey Thomas Stone 2000-2013 Director View profile
  46. Newington-Irving, Nicholas John Newington, Flt Lt 2000-2006 Director View profile
  47. John Burnill 1999-2001 Director View profile
  48. Francis Charles Hardy 1999-2006 Director View profile
  49. Susan Bellin Lumas 1998-2002 Director View profile
  50. John Vernon Addis Smith 1998-2002 Director View profile
  51. John Stuart Titford 1998-2002 Director View profile
  52. Deana Godmon 1997-1999 Director View profile
  53. Dr Christopher Thomas Watts 1997-1998 Director View profile
  54. Peter Christian 1996-2000 Director View profile
  55. Paul Anthony Blake 1995-2001 Director View profile
  56. Yvonne Jeanne Bunting 1995-2002 Director View profile
  57. James Willerton 1995-2003 Director View profile
  58. William Alan Mazengarb Wood 1994-2001 Director View profile
  59. Patricia Margaret Kirkland 1994-1998 Director View profile
  60. Lilian Florence Gibbens 1994-1999 Director View profile
  61. Stephen Geoffrey Hale 1994-1997 Director View profile
  62. David Hawgood 1994-1996 Director View profile
  63. Michael John Gandy 1994-2000 Director View profile
  64. Dr Colin Richard Chapman 1994-1995 Director View profile
  65. Merilyn Catty 1993-1996 Director View profile
  66. Anthony Benton 1993-1994 Director View profile
  67. Stella Colwell 1992-1992 Director View profile
  68. Neville Charles Taylor 1999 Director View profile
  69. Victor Edward Gale 1994 Director View profile
  70. Jean Tooke 1994 Director View profile
  71. Gillian Olive Valentine 1993 Director View profile
  72. Doris Whipple Jones-Baker 1998 Director View profile
  73. Elisabeth Mcdougall 1995 Director View profile
  74. Vivienne Lawrie 1998 Director View profile
  75. Leonie Rebecca Govier Race 1995 Director View profile
  76. Rebecca Rose Gregory 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  77. Patrick Barker 2023-2023 Secretary View profile
  78. Dr Wanda Michelle Wyporska 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  79. Laura Ruth Doyle 2016-2021 Secretary View profile
  80. June Marie Perrin 2001-2020 Secretary View profile
  81. Robert Gordon 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  82. Anthony John Camp 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other information service activities n.e.c.; Cultural education; Library activities; Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated
08/05/1911
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Society of Genealogists

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Society of Genealogists on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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

1 grant · £152,400 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £152,400

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £152,4001996-08-13
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

3.3y median 3.2y
average tenure
5.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

0
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 1Professional services 1Property 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
00115703
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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