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The Liberal Catholic Church Corporation Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

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Most Reverend Graham Sidney James Wale 1999-2018 Director View profile
Right Rev Richard Arthur Palmer 1997-1999 Director View profile
June Elsie Helen Mcdowell 1995-1996 Director View profile
Michael Ralph Freeman Swingler 1995-2012 Director View profile
Reverend Robert Macalastair Brown 1993-1995 Director View profile
Reverend Bernard Albert Howard Priestnall 1992-2013 Director View profile
Rt Reverend Ralph Francis Newman Swingler 1993 Director View profile
Reverend Cameron James Levis 1996 Director View profile
Kim Robert James Langridge 1991 Director View profile
Alfred John Clarke 1993 Director View profile
John Anthony Hardy 1993 Director View profile
Most Reverend Eric Scollick Taylor 1995 Director View profile
Rt Reverend Ernest James Burton 1996 Director View profile
Very Reverend Richard Beddow Bayly 2013-2019 Secretary View profile
Heather Ann Muir 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
Nicholas Paul Ferrari 1995-2017 Secretary View profile
Reverend Henry Charles Frank Wickham-Smith 1992-1997 Secretary View profile
Reverend Kenneth Cyril Henry Notley 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 01/10/1938
Also a registered charity: The Liberal Catholic Church Corporation Limited

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.

4 directors on the board

Christine Valerie Anthony Director · appointed 2018
Right Reverend Richard Beddow Bayly Director · appointed 2012
William Martin Shepherd Director · appointed 2017
Reverend Colin Ronald Holloway Director · appointed 2013

11.1y median 11y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Christine Valerie Anthony Director · appointed 2018
Right Reverend Richard Beddow Bayly Director · appointed 2012
William Martin Shepherd Director · appointed 2017
Reverend Colin Ronald Holloway Director · appointed 2013

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Christine Valerie Anthony Director · appointed 2018
Reverend Colin Ronald Holloway Director · appointed 2013

Portfolio (2)

Right Reverend Richard Beddow Bayly Director · appointed 2012
William Martin Shepherd Director · appointed 2017

also govern a charity

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 1Tech and media 1

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: 00344872
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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