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The Rochester Diocesan Society and Board of Finance
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Who leads it
- Cornell, Nicholas Simon, the VenDirector · since 2025
- Mccalla, Sandra Sheron, the VenDirector · since 2025
- Peter Anthony HarlowDirector · since 2025
- Diane Joan Mckenzie-BoyleDirector · since 2025
- Rev Dane Christopher Batley-GladdenDirector · since 2025
- Rev Andrew David McclellanDirector · since 2025
- Rev Gordon Edward James TaylorDirector · since 2025
- Stephen SmithDirector · since 2024
- Kerr, Alison Mary, the VenDirector · since 2023
- Rt Reverend Jonathan Robert GibbsDirector · since 2022
- Blunden, Jeremy Augustine, the Revd CanonDirector · since 2021
- David Roy FitzpatrickDirector · since 2019
- Very Rev Dr Philip John HeskethDirector · since 2016
- Sarah Penelope PooleDirector · since 2016
- Burton-Jones, Simon David, VenerableDirector · since 2010
- Matthew GirtSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 153
- Barnes, Katrina Crawford, the Venerable 2022-2023 View profile
- Sharon Louise Copestake 2022-2024 View profile
- Jeremy James King 2022-2024 View profile
- Revd Martyn Leonard John Saunders 2019-2024 View profile
- Nigel Howard Pope 2019-2024 View profile
- Gerald Michael O'Brien 2019-2024 View profile
- Alan Keith Strachan 2019-2024 View profile
- Rev Dr Julie Elizabeth Bowen 2019-2024 View profile
- Andrew David Wooding Jones 2018-2024 View profile
- Conalty, Julie Anne, the Ven 2017-2021 View profile
- Dr Jeffrey Vincent Blyth 2017-2018 View profile
- Judith Jane Armitt 2016-2019 View profile
- Rev James Patrick Colwill 2016-2018 View profile
- Rev Dylan Lawrence Turner 2016-2019 View profile
- Rev Mark Barker 2016-2024 View profile
- Lela Valerie Filmer Weavers 2013-2018 View profile
- Christine Mary Bostock 2013-2021 View profile
- Philip Colin French 2012-2024 View profile
- Very Reverend Dr Mark Howard Beach 2012-2015 View profile
- Rt Revd James Henry Langstaff 2010-2021 View profile
- Rev Douglas Peter Wren 2010-2015 View profile
- Rev Alyson Elizabeth Davie 2010-2021 View profile
- Christopher Huish Gallico 2010-2021 View profile
- Gordon Andrew Hunt 2008-2018 View profile
- Owen Smith 2008-2013 View profile
- Christopher Cholmondeley Thornton 2008-2011 View profile
- Perumbalath, John, Rev'D Dr 2007-2013 View profile
- James Reginald Cheeseman 2007-2009 View profile
- Richard James Latteman 2007-2013 View profile
- Rev James Patrick Stewart 2007-2014 View profile
- Peter John Ridgeley Masson 2007-2009 View profile
- Reverend Paul Turner Kerr 2007-2009 View profile
- Sonia Blandford 2007-2007 View profile
- Angela Valerie Pain 2006-2006 View profile
- Very Reverend Adrian Newman 2005-2011 View profile
- Russell James Stagg 2004-2006 View profile
- Derek Martin Shilling 2004-2009 View profile
- Rev Simon Christopher Tillotson 2004-2006 View profile
- Robert Mark Radcliffe 2004-2005 View profile
- Reverend Ruth Oates 2004-2013 View profile
- Geoffrey Charles Dalby 2004-2013 View profile
- Vousden, Alan Thomas, the Rev Canon 2004-2009 View profile
- Dr Paul Wright 2003-2022 View profile
- Meyrick, Cyril Jonathan, the Revd Canon 2003-2005 View profile
- Mansell, Clive Neville Ross, the Venerable 2002-2017 View profile
- Miller, Paul, Rev Canon 2002-2003 View profile
- Rt Revd Brian Colin Castle 2002-2015 View profile
- Graeme Crockatt King 2001-2012 View profile
- Wendy Jayne Brian 2001-2003 View profile
- David John Gater 2001-2008 View profile
- Kerr, Nicholas Ian, Rev Canon 2001-2006 View profile
- Tipp, James Edward, Rev Canon 2001-2006 View profile
- Warren, Yvonne, Doctor 2001-2006 View profile
- Rev Irene Shaw 2001-2002 View profile
- Jennifer Ann Dunlop 2001-2009 View profile
- Rev Peter Andrew Bird 1999-2000 View profile
- Redman, Douglas Stuart Raymond, the Reverend Canon 1999-2003 View profile
- Lock, Peter Harcourt D'Arcy, the Ven 1999-2009 View profile
- Alan Raymond Brown 1999-2000 View profile
- Frederick William Price 1999-2000 View profile
- Shirley Millicent Barter 1999-2000 View profile
- Collins, Christopher David, the Reverend Canon 1999-2008 View profile
- Reverend David Alexander Sellars Herbert 1999-2006 View profile
- Ian Myers 1999-2006 View profile
- Angela Mary Scott 1999-2015 View profile
- Very Reverend Edward Frank Shotter 1999-2003 View profile
- Hodge, Michael Robert, Canon 1999-1999 View profile
- Reverend David Geoffrey Willey 1999-2000 View profile
- Ernest George Mann 1999-2009 View profile
- Rev Stephen Peter Davie 1998-1998 View profile
- Reverend Jeffery Thomas Gunn 1998-1999 View profile
- Anthony Charles Oehring 1997-1998 View profile
- Anthony Edward Burlace 1997-1998 View profile
- Reverend Glyn James Ackerley 1997-1998 View profile
- John Arthur Edward Passmore 1997-1998 View profile
- Philip Edward Hustwitt 1997-1998 View profile
- Rev David Carpenter Francis 1997-1998 View profile
- Carpenter, Derek George Edwin, the Rev Canon 1997-1998 View profile
- Reverend Paul Jonathan Plumley 1996-1997 View profile
- Rose, Kathleen Judith, the Venerable 1995-2002 View profile
- Reverend Paul Miller 1995-1998 View profile
- Rev Linda Mary Lane 1995-1995 View profile
- Raymond James Miller 1995-1998 View profile
- Bryan Rushen 1995-1998 View profile
- Leonard Smith 1995-1997 View profile
- Reverend Michael Lewis Jeffries 1995-1997 View profile
- Rev John Arthur Peal 1995-1998 View profile
- Rev David Frederick Springthorpe 1995-1997 View profile
- Reverend Noel Christopher Beattie 1995-2002 View profile
- Ronald Leslie Tomlin 1995-1998 View profile
- John Allen Kirby 1995-1998 View profile
- Olga Mary Garner 1995-2003 View profile
- Nazir-ALI, Michael James, Monsignor 1994-2009 View profile
- Norman, Garth, the Venerable 1994-2003 View profile
- Rev Joseph Stephen King 1994-1998 View profile
- Reverend Martin John Henwood 1994-1998 View profile
- Right Reverend Brian Arthur Smith 1993-2001 View profile
- Raymond William Hudson 1992-1997 View profile
- Rev Michael Hugh Crawford Lumgair 1992-1994 View profile
- Reverend John Graham Clive Lawrence 1997 View profile
- Margaret Jane Mears 1998 View profile
- Denis Back 1998 View profile
- John Theodore Newton 1997 View profile
- Edwin Dawson Fox 1991 View profile
- Stevenson, Robert Brian, Canon 2003 View profile
- Rev June Barbara Hurn 1998 View profile
- Charles Frederick Rowe 1994 View profile
- Reverend Bernard Richard Ingram 1998 View profile
- Hartley, John Peter, the Reverand Doctor 1991 View profile
- Reverend Henry Anthony Atherton 1991 View profile
- David Alfred Irvin Seargeant 1991 View profile
- Rev George Brash Mccormack 1997 View profile
- Howard Blandford-Baker 1994 View profile
- Reverend John Banner 1998 View profile
- Sidebotham, Stephen Francis, Canon 1994 View profile
- Rodney Oliver Kinsey Turvey 1997 View profile
- Pansy Marion Bagshaw 1994 View profile
- Ian Wyness Fawkner 2001 View profile
- Right Reverend Anthony Michael Arnold Turnbull 1994 View profile
- Ernest Walter Gray 1996 View profile
- Laurence Ernest Oconnell 1991 View profile
- Reverend Alan Ralph Oakden Morris 1991 View profile
- Right Reverend David Bartleet 1993 View profile
- Mason, Richard John, the Ven 1995 View profile
- Barry James Mason 1991 View profile
- Richard Harvey Carter 1993 View profile
- Jack Harding 1994 View profile
- Kathryn Davies 1994 View profile
- Melhuish, Leonard John, Major 1991 View profile
- Reverend David Leslie Williams 1991 View profile
- Robin Long 1993 View profile
- Peter Richard Money 1994 View profile
- Francis, Edward Reginald, the Ven 1994 View profile
- Timothy Nicholas Nunns 1998 View profile
- Reverend Christopher John Reed 1991 View profile
- Oconnor, Brian Michael Mcdougall, Canon 1997 View profile
- Warren, Norman Leonard, the Venerable 2000 View profile
- Graeme Jolly 1992 View profile
- Ernest Charles Bissenden 1994 View profile
- Colin Stuart Moore 1994 View profile
- Reverend Michael Penton Shields 1991 View profile
- Philip George Fricker 1991 View profile
- Reverend Brian John Ash 1997 View profile
- Reverend Francis Edward John Willoughby 1994 View profile
- Colin Potter Williamson 1991 View profile
- Simmons, Brian Dudley, Canon 1998 View profile
- David Ernest Spencer Webster 2012 View profile
- Winter, Dennis Graham St Leger, the Reverend Canon 1998 View profile
- Reverend Mark Gregory Kichenside 1993 View profile
- Rev Leonard Charles Stapleton 1994 View profile
- Geoffrey Richard Marsh 2013-2019 View profile
- Louise Anne Gilbert 2000-2013 View profile
- Peter Graham Henry Law 1992-2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/06/1915
- Also a registered charity
- The Rochester Diocesan Society and Board of Finance
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Rochester Diocesan Society and Board of Finance 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
5 grants · £2,904,252 total360Giving 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 · £2,879,252 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £25,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
15 directors on the board
- Peter Anthony Harlow Director · appointed 2025
- Blunden, Jeremy Augustine, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2021
- Cornell, Nicholas Simon, the Ven Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Diane Joan Mckenzie-Boyle Director · appointed 2025
- Very Rev Dr Philip John Hesketh Director · appointed 2016
- Rt Reverend Jonathan Robert Gibbs Director · appointed 2022
- David Roy Fitzpatrick Director · appointed 2019
- Mccalla, Sandra Sheron, the Ven Director · appointed 2025
- Kerr, Alison Mary, the Ven Director · appointed 2023
- Rev Dane Christopher Batley-Gladden Director · appointed 2025
- Sarah Penelope Poole Director · appointed 2016
- Rev Andrew David Mcclellan Director · appointed 2025
- Rev Gordon Edward James Taylor Director · appointed 2025
- Burton-Jones, Simon David, Venerable Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Very Rev Dr Philip John Hesketh Director · appointed 2016
- David Roy Fitzpatrick Director · appointed 2019
- Sarah Penelope Poole Director · appointed 2016
- Burton-Jones, Simon David, Venerable Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (11)
- Cornell, Nicholas Simon, the Ven Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Very Rev Dr Philip John Hesketh Director · appointed 2016
- David Roy Fitzpatrick Director · appointed 2019
- Mccalla, Sandra Sheron, the Ven Director · appointed 2025
- Kerr, Alison Mary, the Ven Director · appointed 2023
- Rev Dane Christopher Batley-Gladden Director · appointed 2025
- Sarah Penelope Poole Director · appointed 2016
- Rev Andrew David Mcclellan Director · appointed 2025
- Rev Gordon Edward James Taylor Director · appointed 2025
- Burton-Jones, Simon David, Venerable Director · appointed 2010
Portfolio (4)
- Peter Anthony Harlow Director · appointed 2025
- Blunden, Jeremy Augustine, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2021
- Diane Joan Mckenzie-Boyle Director · appointed 2025
- Rt Reverend Jonathan Robert Gibbs Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
- Peter Anthony Harlow The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Nicholas, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks Three Arts Festival
- Blunden, Jeremy Augustine, the Revd Canon The ST George's Parish Church Beckenham Choral Foundation, The Church Fields Charity, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST George and ST Barnabas Beckenham, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST George's Beckenham, Beckenham Parochial Charity
- Cornell, Nicholas Simon, the Ven The ST Gabriel’s Kings Hill Charity
- Diane Joan Mckenzie-Boyle The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Nicholas, Sevenoaks
- Very Rev Dr Philip John Hesketh The Rochester Cathedral Trust, SIR Joseph Williamson's Charitable Trust
- David Roy Fitzpatrick The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cray, ST Barnabas
- Kerr, Alison Mary, the Ven The Inclusive Church Network
- Sarah Penelope Poole The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Beckenham.
- Rev Andrew David Mcclellan 14TH Bromley Scout Group, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST John the Evangelist, Bromley
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00140656
- 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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