Company
The English Hymnal Company Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Timothy Ernest RufferDirector · since 2024
- Christine Mary SmithDirector · since 2014
- Goodall, Jonathan Michael, the Revd CanonDirector · since 2013
- Huw Griffith WilliamsDirector · since 2010
- Michael StoddartDirector · since 2009
- Revd Dr Gordon John GilesDirector · since 2006
- Christopher Charles LilleySecretary · since 2026
Previous officers 15
- Very Revd Michael Edward Tavinor 1998-2013 View profile
- Dr Simon Geoffrey Lindley 1995-2025 View profile
- Dr Christopher Hugh Dearnley 1995 View profile
- Christopher Francis Durie Moore 2009 View profile
- Draper, Martin Paul, the Reverend Canon 2024 View profile
- Michael Paschal Marcon Fleming 2006 View profile
- Timms, George Boorne, the Venerable 1997 View profile
- Gordon Arthur Knights 2013 View profile
- Ovenden, John Anthony, the Reverend Canon 2004 View profile
- Caesar, Anthony Douglass, the Revd Canon 2006 View profile
- Kay Norman 2023-2025 View profile
- Geraldine Hawkes 2017-2023 View profile
- Gloria Taviner 2006-2017 View profile
- John Crosfield Vernor Miles 2001-2006 View profile
- Gillian Margaret Yeatman 2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/11/1926
Financials
- Net assets
- £46,308
- Total assets
- £46,308
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
6 directors on the board
- Michael Stoddart Director · appointed 2009
- Revd Dr Gordon John Giles Director · appointed 2006
- Christine Mary Smith Director · appointed 2014
- Goodall, Jonathan Michael, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2013
- Huw Griffith Williams Director · appointed 2010
- Timothy Ernest Ruffer Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Michael Stoddart Director · appointed 2009
- Revd Dr Gordon John Giles Director · appointed 2006
- Christine Mary Smith Director · appointed 2014
- Goodall, Jonathan Michael, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2013
- Huw Griffith Williams Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Michael Stoddart Director · appointed 2009
- Goodall, Jonathan Michael, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2013
- Huw Griffith Williams Director · appointed 2010
Portfolio (3)
- Revd Dr Gordon John Giles Director · appointed 2006
- Christine Mary Smith Director · appointed 2014
- Timothy Ernest Ruffer Director · appointed 2024
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
- 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
- 00217212
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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