Company
The Cremation Society of Great Britain
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Ian Michael RudkinDirector · since 2025
- Lucille Joan FurieDirector · since 2025
- Rt Revd Christopher Richard James FosterDirector · since 2022
- Richard David ClarkeDirector · since 2021
- Deborah Ann KerslakeDirector · since 2019
- Lord Rupert Charles De MauleyDirector · since 2018
- Dr Heather Ann ConwayDirector · since 2017
- Colin Francis RickmanDirector · since 2015
- Professor Hilary Joyce GraingerDirector · since 2008
- Wendy Ann BuchanSecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 23
- Richard John Powell 2019-2022 View profile
- Andrew Mallalieu 2018-2023 View profile
- Barbara Ruth Kehoe 2017-2019 View profile
- Dr Ian Robert Dungavell 2015-2018 View profile
- Malcolm Stronach 2010-2017 View profile
- Janet Mary Stevenson 2003-2007 View profile
- Anthony Mccarthy 2003-2014 View profile
- Stephen Leadbeatter 2002-2007 View profile
- Carole Lambert 1999-2005 View profile
- Professor Geoffrey Frederick Woodroffe 1998-2018 View profile
- Stephen Rodney Golder White 1997-2017 View profile
- Revd Dr Peter Creffield Jupp 1997-2021 View profile
- Professor Douglas James Davies 1993-1996 View profile
- Albert Edward Watson 1997 View profile
- Rt Honourable Richard Grey Earl Grey of Howick 2013 View profile
- Hon Angela Hermione Widdows 1997 View profile
- Harvey Thomas 2022 View profile
- Eric Norman Spencer 1997 View profile
- Ernest Sidney Turner 1996 View profile
- Mcdonald, John Francis, the Very Reverend Monsignor 1993 View profile
- Richard Gilbert Roberts 2004 View profile
- Miriam Lynne Deacon 2015-2020 View profile
- Roger Norman Arber 2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/07/1922
- Also a registered charity
- The Cremation Society of Great Britain
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Cremation Society of Great Britain on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
2 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.
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.
9 directors on the board
- Colin Francis Rickman Director · appointed 2015
- Richard David Clarke Director · appointed 2021
- Rt Revd Christopher Richard James Foster Director · appointed 2022
- Lord Rupert Charles De Mauley Director · appointed 2018
- Ian Michael Rudkin Director · appointed 2025
- Lucille Joan Furie Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Heather Ann Conway Director · appointed 2017
- Deborah Ann Kerslake Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Hilary Joyce Grainger Director · appointed 2008
Directors past 6 years
- Colin Francis Rickman Director · appointed 2015
- Lord Rupert Charles De Mauley Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Heather Ann Conway Director · appointed 2017
- Deborah Ann Kerslake Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Hilary Joyce Grainger Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Colin Francis Rickman Director · appointed 2015
- Richard David Clarke Director · appointed 2021
- Rt Revd Christopher Richard James Foster Director · appointed 2022
- Ian Michael Rudkin Director · appointed 2025
- Lucille Joan Furie Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Heather Ann Conway Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (3)
- Lord Rupert Charles De Mauley Director · appointed 2018
- Deborah Ann Kerslake Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Hilary Joyce Grainger Director · appointed 2008
Also govern a charity
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00183397
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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