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The Free Church of England Central Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Samuel John IveyDirector · since 2025
- Reverend Anthony WalshDirector · since 2025
- Elizabeth SpiersDirector · since 2024
- Ford, Anthony, the ReverandDirector · since 2024
- Reverend Matthew Paul FirthDirector · since 2023
- Natalie StenstromDirector · since 2023
- Reverend Robert WilsonDirector · since 2023
- Colin Christopher MillsDirector · since 2023
- Reverend Mark SpiersDirector · since 2023
- Tamileniyal Joy Christy SahadevanDirector · since 2022
- Reverend Dr Jabson WatsonDirector · since 2022
- Right Reverend Paul Nigel HuntDirector · since 2009
- Lesley Ann SeckerDirector · since 2004
- Reverend Dr Robert StephenSecretary · since 2022
Previous officers 26
- Reverend Brett Arthur Murphy 2023-2024 View profile
- Reverend Geoffrey Edward Andow 2022-2023 View profile
- Anthony Kieran Roberts 2022-2024 View profile
- Margaret Cassidy 2016-2022 View profile
- Revd Dr Mark Gretason 2016-2018 View profile
- Right Revd Dr John Fenwick 2016-2025 View profile
- Reverend Gordon Wareing 2009-2022 View profile
- Reverend William Hall 2006-2016 View profile
- Mclean, John Daly Morton, Bishop 2004-2016 View profile
- Arthur John Bentley Taylor 2001-2003 View profile
- Brian Elwick 2001-2004 View profile
- Reverend William George Mc Geagh 1998-2000 View profile
- Reverend Donald Thomson 1997-1998 View profile
- William Albert Clements 1996-2025 View profile
- Sheila Amy Dunn 1996-2004 View profile
- Clifford Frank Hinton 1993-1996 View profile
- Rt Rev Kenneth Jon Powell 1992-2018 View profile
- Bruce Burrows 2004 View profile
- John Brimming Williamson 1993 View profile
- Dennis Harvey 2006 View profile
- Rt Reverend Cyril Milner 1998 View profile
- Cyril Eric Woodward 1996 View profile
- Albert Wilde 1992 View profile
- Reverend Ronald Ephraim Talbot 1999-2009 View profile
- William James Lawler 1992-2000 View profile
- Rt Rev Arthur Ward 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/04/1941
- Also a registered charity
- Free Church of England Central Trust
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Free Church of England Central Trust 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
- Employees
- 0.07
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.
13 directors on the board
- Reverend Matthew Paul Firth Director · appointed 2023
- Natalie Stenstrom Director · appointed 2023
- Right Reverend Paul Nigel Hunt Director · appointed 2009
- Reverend Robert Wilson Director · appointed 2023
- Lesley Ann Secker Director · appointed 2004
- Colin Christopher Mills Director · appointed 2023
- Elizabeth Spiers Director · appointed 2024
- Samuel John Ivey Director · appointed 2025
- Reverend Anthony Walsh Director · appointed 2025
- Ford, Anthony, the Reverand Director · appointed 2024
- Tamileniyal Joy Christy Sahadevan Director · appointed 2022
- Reverend Mark Spiers Director · appointed 2023
- Reverend Dr Jabson Watson Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Right Reverend Paul Nigel Hunt Director · appointed 2009
- Lesley Ann Secker Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (11)
- Reverend Matthew Paul Firth Director · appointed 2023
- Natalie Stenstrom Director · appointed 2023
- Reverend Robert Wilson Director · appointed 2023
- Lesley Ann Secker Director · appointed 2004
- Elizabeth Spiers Director · appointed 2024
- Samuel John Ivey Director · appointed 2025
- Reverend Anthony Walsh Director · appointed 2025
- Ford, Anthony, the Reverand Director · appointed 2024
- Tamileniyal Joy Christy Sahadevan Director · appointed 2022
- Reverend Mark Spiers Director · appointed 2023
- Reverend Dr Jabson Watson Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (2)
- Right Reverend Paul Nigel Hunt Director · appointed 2009
- Colin Christopher Mills Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
- Natalie Stenstrom ST John's Church, Tottington
- Lesley Ann Secker Free Church of England Southern Diocesan Synod
- Colin Christopher Mills The Railway Community Homes
- Elizabeth Spiers Norton Village Hall
- Samuel John Ivey Seabury College, Free Church of England Convocation Charity
- Reverend Dr Jabson Watson Christ Church Free Church of England, Broadstairs, Free Church of England Southern Diocesan Synod
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00366710
- 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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