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The British Institute of Embalmers

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 45

  1. Amanda Woodward 2016-2018 Director View profile
  2. Barbara Fowley 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Craig Caldwell 2014-2016 Director View profile
  4. Graeme Easton 2013-2016 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Sinclair 2010-2013 Director View profile
  6. Marshall Robert Alexander Lindsay 2008-2012 Director View profile
  7. Ann Shepherd 2008-2011 Director View profile
  8. John Butterworth 2007-2008 Director View profile
  9. Philip Houckham 2007-2010 Director View profile
  10. Ellison James Sloan 2003-2008 Director View profile
  11. Laurie Malcolm Bolden Kendall 2003-2003 Director View profile
  12. Patricia Yvette Yvonne Dubresson 2003-2006 Director View profile
  13. Susanna Maria Barke 2003-2003 Director View profile
  14. Anthony Williams Price 2003-2003 Director View profile
  15. Nigel Charles Wright 2002-2006 Director View profile
  16. Rachel Shipley 2002-2006 Director View profile
  17. Declan Charlels Finnegan 2002-2006 Director View profile
  18. Ewan Henderson 2001-2001 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Waite 2001-2001 Director View profile
  20. Geoffrey Graham Taylor 2001-2001 Director View profile
  21. Robert Thomas Steenson 2001-2006 Director View profile
  22. John Philip Tempest 2001-2010 Director View profile
  23. Malcolm Paul Smith 2001-2002 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Livesey 2001-2006 Director View profile
  25. Tracie Hockney 2001-2006 Director View profile
  26. Philip Hoggarth 2001-2014 Director View profile
  27. James Charles Stewart Lindsay 2001-2006 Director View profile
  28. David Coster 2001-2006 Director View profile
  29. Patrick Pearson 2001-2006 Director View profile
  30. Edward Williams Price 2001-2006 Director View profile
  31. Joseph Bennett 2001-2002 Director View profile
  32. Adrian David Haler 2000-2006 Director View profile
  33. Marco Lysiuk 1998-2002 Director View profile
  34. Alfred Robert Pargetter 1997-2001 Director View profile
  35. Mark Jonathan Holland 1996-2007 Director View profile
  36. William Thomas Ivor Mcelfatrick 1995-1999 Director View profile
  37. Peter Johnson 1994-1998 Director View profile
  38. John Hopkinson 1993-1997 Director View profile
  39. Timothy Cain 1992-1995 Director View profile
  40. Robert Stephen Gauld 1992-1994 Director View profile
  41. Kaye, David Lambert, Assistant Editor 1997 Director View profile
  42. Jeffrey Horsfield 1992 Director View profile
  43. Babington, Paul, National General Secretary 1990 Director View profile
  44. Knight, Terence William, Immediate Past President 1991 Director View profile
  45. Peter John Ball 1990-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/01/1929

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The British Institute of Embalmers is controlled by Michael Paul Liddle
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Paul Liddle.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£611,909
Total assets
£611,909
Cash
£496,366
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

2 directors on the board

18.8y median 18.8y
average tenure
19.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
left in the last 12 months

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
00236671
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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