Company
The Incorporated Benevolent Association of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Venetia Katherine KentDirector · since 2025
- Suzanne Marie OliverDirector · since 2022
- John Paul DeanDirector · since 2020
- Charles Robert ClarkDirector · since 2020
- Lee Mark DaviesDirector · since 2012
- Christopher Thomas EylesDirector · since 2007
- Brown, John David, Mr.Director · since 2002
- Stephen John MohunDirector · since 1999
- Samantha Jane FunnellSecretary · since 2017
Previous officers 33
- Carol Alice Arnold 2018–2025 View profile
- Justine Claire Muir 2018–2019 View profile
- Andrea Ruth Brewster 2016–2019 View profile
- Dr Roger James Burt 2014–2015 View profile
- Christopher Paul Mercer 2012–2014 View profile
- Timothy Wace Roberts 2011–2012 View profile
- David William Bradley 2008–2009 View profile
- Robert Dale Weston 2007–2008 View profile
- Barry William Treves 2006–2007 View profile
- Thomas Bruce Alexander 2005–2006 View profile
- Edward Lyndon-Stanford 2000–2001 View profile
- Peter Geoffrey Mole 1999–2000 View profile
- Philippa Dianne Eke 1999–2021 View profile
- Helen Marjorie Meredith Jones 1999–2016 View profile
- Tibor Zoltan Gold 1999–1999 View profile
- Roger Ledlie Cline 1997–2007 View profile
- Robert William Beckham 1997–2005 View profile
- Susan Joyce Allard 1996–1999 View profile
- Andrew Charles Serjeant 1996–1997 View profile
- Dr Jonathan Mark Davies 1995–1998 View profile
- John Douglas Mccall 1994–1995 View profile
- Richard Fennelly Fawcett 1993–2005 View profile
- Michael Arthur Lynd 1993–2026 View profile
- Ralph, Michael Christopher, Mr. 1993–2012 View profile
- Dr John Mackay Reid 1993–1994 View profile
- Gillian Ruth Smith 1997 View profile
- Gerald William White 1996 View profile
- William Robert Farwell 2003 View profile
- Marion Elizabeth Grant Dyke 1992 View profile
- Caroline Ann Carter 1999 View profile
- Clifford Lees 2002 View profile
- Derek Richard Chandler 2001–2018 View profile
- Huw George Hallybone 2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/10/1936
- Also a registered charity
- The Incorporated Benevolent Association of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
Board analysis for researchers
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.
8 directors on the board
- Christopher Thomas Eyles Director · appointed 2007
- John Paul Dean Director · appointed 2020
- Brown, John David, Mr. Director · appointed 2002
- Stephen John Mohun Director · appointed 1999
- Suzanne Marie Oliver Director · appointed 2022
- Venetia Katherine Kent Director · appointed 2025
- Lee Mark Davies Director · appointed 2012
- Charles Robert Clark Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Thomas Eyles Director · appointed 2007
- Brown, John David, Mr. Director · appointed 2002
- Stephen John Mohun Director · appointed 1999
- Lee Mark Davies Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Christopher Thomas Eyles Director · appointed 2007
- John Paul Dean Director · appointed 2020
- Brown, John David, Mr. Director · appointed 2002
- Suzanne Marie Oliver Director · appointed 2022
- Venetia Katherine Kent Director · appointed 2025
- Lee Mark Davies Director · appointed 2012
Portfolio (2)
- Stephen John Mohun Director · appointed 1999
- Charles Robert Clark Director · appointed 2020
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Carol Alice Arnold Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
- Michael Arthur Lynd Director · appointed 1993 · 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.
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
- 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00319970
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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