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National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'IS of the United Kingdom
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Stephen MurphyDirector · since 2026
- Shirin Munirih TaherzadehDirector · since 2023
- Dr Ronnie Yousefzadeh BindraDirector · since 2021
- Dr Shirin Marion Fozdar-ForoudiDirector · since 2021
- Olinga TahzibDirector · since 2016
- Robert Matthew WeinbergDirector · since 2015
- Wendy Cunningham MomenDirector · since 2014
- Darren SmithDirector · since 2014
- Patrick O'MaraDirector · since 2006
Previous officers 26
- Marco Milone 2022-2026 View profile
- Dr Vafa Ram 2019-2023 View profile
- Annabel Frances Djalili 2019-2021 View profile
- Vivien Craig 2016-2022 View profile
- Sara Talai 2010-2016 View profile
- Masoud Ali Mohammad Afnan 2009-2010 View profile
- Zarin Hainsworth-Fadaei 2009-2013 View profile
- Dr Vafa Ram 2005-2019 View profile
- Jill Michaele Hughes 2005-2005 View profile
- Fidelma Christine Meehan 2005-2019 View profile
- Shirin Tahzib 2000-2016 View profile
- Rita Bartlett 1994-2009 View profile
- Peter Hulme 1988-2014 View profile
- Dr Wendi Cunningham Momen 2005 View profile
- Dr Iain Stuart Palin 2005 View profile
- Carolyn Wade 2000 View profile
- Trevor Raymond James Finch 2002 View profile
- Dr John Bower Parris 2006 View profile
- Philip Hainsworth 1994 View profile
- Roger Prentice 1993 View profile
- Dr Ridvan Kaikhosrow Moqrel 1992 View profile
- Shirin Fozdar-Foroudi 2026-2026 View profile
- Patrick O'Mara 2010-2025 View profile
- Dr Kishan Fitzgerald Manocha 1998-2014 View profile
- Hon John Barnabas Leith 1993-2021 View profile
- Hugh Carswell Adamson 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 05/08/1939
- Also a registered charity
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'IS of the United Kingdom
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'IS of the United Kingdom on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £9,609,422
- Total assets
- £10,013,628
- Cash
- £537,682
- Employees
- 48
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Small company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- Dr Shirin Marion Fozdar-Foroudi Director · appointed 2021
- Patrick O'Mara Director · appointed 2006
- Darren Smith Director · appointed 2014
- Wendy Cunningham Momen Director · appointed 2014
- Olinga Tahzib Director · appointed 2016
- Dr Ronnie Yousefzadeh Bindra Director · appointed 2021
- Stephen Murphy Director · appointed 2026
- Shirin Munirih Taherzadeh Director · appointed 2023
- Robert Matthew Weinberg Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Patrick O'Mara Director · appointed 2006
- Darren Smith Director · appointed 2014
- Wendy Cunningham Momen Director · appointed 2014
- Olinga Tahzib Director · appointed 2016
- Robert Matthew Weinberg Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Dr Shirin Marion Fozdar-Foroudi Director · appointed 2021
- Wendy Cunningham Momen Director · appointed 2014
- Olinga Tahzib Director · appointed 2016
- Dr Ronnie Yousefzadeh Bindra Director · appointed 2021
- Stephen Murphy Director · appointed 2026
- Shirin Munirih Taherzadeh Director · appointed 2023
- Robert Matthew Weinberg Director · appointed 2015
Portfolio (2)
- Patrick O'Mara Director · appointed 2006
- Darren Smith Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Marco Milone Director · appointed 2022 · 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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00355737
- 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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