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Company · Sutton Coldfield

The Heart of England Baptist Association

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 73

  1. Dr Denise Ann Dobie 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Mercy Adhiambo Otieno Mbajah 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Rev Terry Ian Lockyer 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Revd Amy Louise Wearing 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Joanne Green 2020-2026 Director View profile
  6. Rev Glenford Alexander Gordon 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Revd Dr Edward Morton Pillar 2017-2024 Director View profile
  8. Doreen Jean Walker 2017-2022 Director View profile
  9. Edward John Rye 2016-2022 Director View profile
  10. Rev Neil Stuart Bennett 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Geoffrey Ernest Biggin 2016-2017 Director View profile
  12. Rev Martin David Neville Hobgen 2014-2018 Director View profile
  13. Patricia Couchman 2014-2017 Director View profile
  14. Rev Keith Leslie Osmund-Smith 2013-2019 Director View profile
  15. Dorien Brookes 2013-2018 Director View profile
  16. Rev Timothy Robert Fergusson 2013-2019 Director View profile
  17. Robert Angus Pengelly-Phillips 2011-2013 Director View profile
  18. Rev Duncan Charles Maclean 2011-2024 Director View profile
  19. Charles Dennis Eaves 2008-2014 Director View profile
  20. Reverend Gerald Christopher Hemp 2007-2013 Director View profile
  21. Reverend Keith Dennis Judson 2007-2014 Director View profile
  22. Reverend Linda Elsie Crebbin 2006-2010 Director View profile
  23. Mervis Veronica Hudson 2005-2012 Director View profile
  24. John David Levick 2005-2016 Director View profile
  25. Rev Alan Pike 2005-2015 Director View profile
  26. Reverend Graham Paul Rendle 2004-2005 Director View profile
  27. Raymond Gill 2004-2006 Director View profile
  28. Martin Ronald Harris 2004-2009 Director View profile
  29. Paul Richard Beesley 2003-2008 Director View profile
  30. Audrey Carol Firmin 2003-2004 Director View profile
  31. Osmund Smith, Keith Leslie, Rev'D 2003-2008 Director View profile
  32. David John Wattis 2002-2004 Director View profile
  33. Reverend Elaine Susan Lee Cockbill 2002-2005 Director View profile
  34. Marion Edith Whittington 2002-2005 Director View profile
  35. Maisie Hillary Saunders 2002-2003 Director View profile
  36. Luriteen Miller 2002-2004 Director View profile
  37. Alan Terence Markham 2002-2011 Director View profile
  38. Reverend Ian Green 2001-2004 Director View profile
  39. Revd Peter John Morden 2001-2001 Director View profile
  40. Ian Hayter 2001-2003 Director View profile
  41. Reverend Alan Betteridge 2001-2009 Director View profile
  42. Philip John Cooke 2000-2001 Director View profile
  43. Revd Dr Helen Anne Wordsworth 2000-2001 Director View profile
  44. Revd Ernest Basil Grant 2000-2001 Director View profile
  45. Revd Peter Dwyer 2000-2001 Director View profile
  46. Timothy Leonard Carter 2000-2002 Director View profile
  47. Frank Brian Mardell 1998-2000 Director View profile
  48. John Terence Green 1998-2000 Director View profile
  49. Lynne Elizabeth Reast 1998-2001 Director View profile
  50. Rev Peter Egginton 1996-1998 Director View profile
  51. Reverend Michael John Collis 1996-1997 Director View profile
  52. James Alexander Ingram 1996-1996 Director View profile
  53. Revd Brian Nicholls 1995-2005 Director View profile
  54. Reverend Glenford Alexander Gordon 1995-1998 Director View profile
  55. John Edward Knight 1995-2013 Director View profile
  56. David Beattie Kirk 1994-1995 Director View profile
  57. Reverend David Frank King 1994-1996 Director View profile
  58. Michael Sheen 1993-1998 Director View profile
  59. John Stanley Blunn 1993-1995 Director View profile
  60. John Graham Hill 2000 Director View profile
  61. David John Young 2000 Director View profile
  62. Raymond John Brown 2000 Director View profile
  63. James Archer Spurgeon 2000 Director View profile
  64. Revd Stephen Leonard Copson 1996 Director View profile
  65. Foreman, Harold, Reverend Doctor 1992 Director View profile
  66. Rev Roger Woodward 2002 Director View profile
  67. Reverend Nathaniel Belton Hall 1995 Director View profile
  68. David Frank Tennant 1999 Director View profile
  69. Clifford Henry Challinor 2000 Director View profile
  70. John Craig Jordan 2000 Director View profile
  71. Michael Peter Standbridge 1995 Director View profile
  72. Karen Averil Martindale 2002-2026 Secretary View profile
  73. Reverend Barrie Smith 2000-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of religious organizations
Incorporated
15/04/1929
Registered office
Sutton Coldfield
Also a registered charity
The Heart of England Baptist Association

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Edward John Rye ceased 2022-10-27
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-13

Group

  1. The Heart of England Baptist Association is controlled by Edward John Rye
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-13, ceased 2022-10-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Edward John Rye.

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

1 grant · £50,000 total

360Giving 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 · £50,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £50,0002005-08-09
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

3.5y median 1.8y
average tenure
11.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (7)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Business services 7

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
00238738
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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