The Incorporated Benevolent Association of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

Company 00319970 Active

Registered charity: The Incorporated Benevolent Association of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

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Board DNA

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directors on the board

12.5y median 9.8y

average tenure

27.5y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time directors

also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Professional services 2

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Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together
No director brings board experience from anywhere else
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

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Company details

Number	00319970
Status	Active
Type	PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated	26/10/1936
Address	2ND FLOOR, VIARO HOUSE 20-23 HOLBORN, C/O CIPA, LONDON, EC1N 2JD
Accounts next due	05/01/2027
Accounts last made up	05/04/2025

Industry (SIC)

96090 - Other service activities n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)

Officers (42)

Kent, Venetia Katherine Director · appointed 2025
Oliver, Suzanne Marie Director · appointed 2022
Dean, John Paul Director · appointed 2020
Clark, Charles Robert Director · appointed 2020
Funnell, Samantha Jane Secretary · appointed 2017
Davies, Lee Mark Director · appointed 2012
Eyles, Christopher Thomas Director · appointed 2007
Brown, John David, Mr. Director · appointed 2002
Mohun, Stephen John Director · appointed 1999
Arnold, Carol Alice Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
Muir, Justine Claire Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2019
Brewster, Andrea Ruth Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2019
Burt, Roger James, Dr Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2015
Mercer, Christopher Paul Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
Roberts, Timothy Wace Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2012
Bradley, David William Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2009
Weston, Robert Dale Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2008
Treves, Barry William Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2007
Alexander, Thomas Bruce Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
Chandler, Derek Richard Former Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2018
Lyndon-Stanford, Edward Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2001
Mole, Peter Geoffrey Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
EKE, Philippa Dianne Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2021
Jones, Helen Marjorie Meredith Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2016
Gold, Tibor Zoltan Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 1999
Cline, Roger Ledlie Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2007
Beckham, Robert William Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2005
Allard, Susan Joyce Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1999
Serjeant, Andrew Charles Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1997
Davies, Jonathan Mark, Dr Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1998
Mccall, John Douglas Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1995
Fawcett, Richard Fennelly Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2005
Lynd, Michael Arthur Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2026
Ralph, Michael Christopher, Mr. Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2012
Reid, John Mackay, Dr Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1994
Smith, Gillian Ruth Former Director · resigned 1997
White, Gerald William Former Director · resigned 1996
Hallybone, Huw George Former Secretary · resigned 2015
Farwell, William Robert Former Director · resigned 2003
Dyke, Marion Elizabeth Grant Former Director · resigned 1992
Carter, Caroline Ann Former Director · resigned 1999
Lees, Clifford Former Director · resigned 2002

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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