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The Incorporated Benevolent Association of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 33

  1. Carol Alice Arnold 2018–2025 Director View profile
  2. Justine Claire Muir 2018–2019 Director View profile
  3. Andrea Ruth Brewster 2016–2019 Director View profile
  4. Dr Roger James Burt 2014–2015 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Paul Mercer 2012–2014 Director View profile
  6. Timothy Wace Roberts 2011–2012 Director View profile
  7. David William Bradley 2008–2009 Director View profile
  8. Robert Dale Weston 2007–2008 Director View profile
  9. Barry William Treves 2006–2007 Director View profile
  10. Thomas Bruce Alexander 2005–2006 Director View profile
  11. Edward Lyndon-Stanford 2000–2001 Director View profile
  12. Peter Geoffrey Mole 1999–2000 Director View profile
  13. Philippa Dianne Eke 1999–2021 Director View profile
  14. Helen Marjorie Meredith Jones 1999–2016 Director View profile
  15. Tibor Zoltan Gold 1999–1999 Director View profile
  16. Roger Ledlie Cline 1997–2007 Director View profile
  17. Robert William Beckham 1997–2005 Director View profile
  18. Susan Joyce Allard 1996–1999 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Charles Serjeant 1996–1997 Director View profile
  20. Dr Jonathan Mark Davies 1995–1998 Director View profile
  21. John Douglas Mccall 1994–1995 Director View profile
  22. Richard Fennelly Fawcett 1993–2005 Director View profile
  23. Michael Arthur Lynd 1993–2026 Director View profile
  24. Ralph, Michael Christopher, Mr. 1993–2012 Director View profile
  25. Dr John Mackay Reid 1993–1994 Director View profile
  26. Gillian Ruth Smith 1997 Director View profile
  27. Gerald William White 1996 Director View profile
  28. William Robert Farwell 2003 Director View profile
  29. Marion Elizabeth Grant Dyke 1992 Director View profile
  30. Caroline Ann Carter 1999 Director View profile
  31. Clifford Lees 2002 Director View profile
  32. Derek Richard Chandler 2001–2018 Secretary View profile
  33. Huw George Hallybone 2015 Secretary 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

12.5y median 9.8y
average tenure
27.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 2

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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