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The Society of the Faith (Incorporated)
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Who leads it
- Dumbreck, Geoffrey James William, the Venerable DrDirector · since 2025
- Bell, Charles John Mackinnon, the Reverend DoctorDirector · since 2024
- Galloway, Peter John, the Revd Canon ProfessorDirector · since 2023
- Reverend David Lawrence-MarchDirector · since 2021
- Timothy Patrick AbrahamDirector · since 2020
- William Edward ChapmanDirector · since 2018
- Dr Andrew ChandlerDirector · since 2018
- Jacob, William Mungo, the Venerable Dr.Director · since 2017
- Dr Andrew Stephen HobleyDirector · since 2007
- Peter Gerald GastonDirector · since 2004
- Brian John Taylor HansonDirector · since 2003
- Martin Charles WoodsDirector · since 1999
- Margery Diana RobertsSecretary · since 1998
Previous officers 31
- Stanton, David John, the Revd Canon 2023-2024 View profile
- Dr Julian William Sebastian Litten 2019-2023 View profile
- Reverend Stephen Reid Tucker 2018-2026 View profile
- Revd Christopher Philip Trundle 2017-2024 View profile
- Norman, Richard Jonathan, Fr 2014-2018 View profile
- Reverend Stephen Robert Keeble 2013-2016 View profile
- Reiss, Robert Paul, the Reverend Canon 2012-2023 View profile
- Reverend William Ernest Peter Davage 2011-2019 View profile
- Very Reverend George Peter Nairn Briggs 2008-2011 View profile
- Ursell, Philip Elliott, the Revd Canon Dr 2008-2019 View profile
- Paul Reginald Martin Vaughan 2004-2018 View profile
- Reverend Barry George Hall 2004-2020 View profile
- Dr Brenda Lilian Hough 2002-2011 View profile
- Gage, Robert Edward, Canon 2000-2024 View profile
- Reverend Stephen Charles Edward Laird 1999-2008 View profile
- Andre Phillippe Davies 1997-2013 View profile
- Nagel, Lawson Chase Joseph, the Reverend Canon Dr. 1994-2014 View profile
- Maurice Chandler 1994-1996 View profile
- Stroud, Ernest Charles Frederick, the Venerable 1993-2003 View profile
- Jennifer Elizabeth Bulmer Patten 2000 View profile
- Pickard, Frank Eustace, the Reverend Canon 2006 View profile
- Joanna Mary Ingram 1997 View profile
- Revd Sir William Derek Pattinson 2002 View profile
- Revd Harold Aidan Harker 2002 View profile
- Revd Peter John Esdale Geldard 1994 View profile
- Rt Revd John Charles Broadhurst 2005 View profile
- Revd Reginald Brian Michael Hayes 1994 View profile
- Oswald William Hugh Clark 1992 View profile
- Reverend Anthony Denis Couchman 2018 View profile
- John Michael Coombs 1995 View profile
- John Oliver Creasey 2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 07/06/1926
- Also a registered charity
- The Society of the Faith (Incorporated)
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.
12 directors on the board
- William Edward Chapman Director · appointed 2018
- Galloway, Peter John, the Revd Canon Professor Director · appointed 2023
- Dumbreck, Geoffrey James William, the Venerable Dr Director · appointed 2025
- Jacob, William Mungo, the Venerable Dr. Director · appointed 2017
- Reverend David Lawrence-March Director · appointed 2021
- Peter Gerald Gaston Director · appointed 2004
- Bell, Charles John Mackinnon, the Reverend Doctor Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Andrew Chandler Director · appointed 2018
- Timothy Patrick Abraham Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Andrew Stephen Hobley Director · appointed 2007
- Brian John Taylor Hanson Director · appointed 2003
- Martin Charles Woods Director · appointed 1999
11y median 8y
average tenure
27y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- William Edward Chapman Director · appointed 2018
- Jacob, William Mungo, the Venerable Dr. Director · appointed 2017
- Peter Gerald Gaston Director · appointed 2004
- Dr Andrew Chandler Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Andrew Stephen Hobley Director · appointed 2007
- Brian John Taylor Hanson Director · appointed 2003
- Martin Charles Woods Director · appointed 1999
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Galloway, Peter John, the Revd Canon Professor Director · appointed 2023
- Reverend David Lawrence-March Director · appointed 2021
- Peter Gerald Gaston Director · appointed 2004
- Dr Andrew Chandler Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Andrew Stephen Hobley Director · appointed 2007
- Brian John Taylor Hanson Director · appointed 2003
- Martin Charles Woods Director · appointed 1999
Portfolio (5)
- William Edward Chapman Director · appointed 2018
- Dumbreck, Geoffrey James William, the Venerable Dr Director · appointed 2025
- Jacob, William Mungo, the Venerable Dr. Director · appointed 2017
- Bell, Charles John Mackinnon, the Reverend Doctor Director · appointed 2024
- Timothy Patrick Abraham Director · appointed 2020
Also govern a charity
- Dumbreck, Geoffrey James William, the Venerable Dr College of ST Barnabas, The South London Church Fund and Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance, The Friends of Saint Giles' Church Cambridge
- Jacob, William Mungo, the Venerable Dr. Great Ringstead Allotment Charity, The Historic Chapels Trust, The Chapels Society, Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, The Holland Lectureship
- Peter Gerald Gaston The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mary the Virgin ST Marychurch, Torquay.
- Timothy Patrick Abraham Keston College, Alton Abbey CIO, The ST Lazarus Charitable Trust, The Order of ST Benedict AT Alton Abbey, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Peter, Clapham, The ST John the Divine Kennington Pastoral Trust
- Dr Andrew Stephen Hobley The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Whitchurch With Tufton and Litchfield in the Diocese of Winchester
- Brian John Taylor Hanson Steyning Grammar School Foundation
- Martin Charles Woods Abbess Adelicia Charity, The Harry and Katie Pollard Trust
Left in the last 12 months
- Reverend Stephen Reid Tucker Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
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.
Arts and leisure 2Other services 2Property 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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00214216
- 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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