Incorporated Society of Organ Builders(the)
Company 00434393 Active
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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.
6 directors on the board
- Andrew Macdonald Director · appointed 2022
- Stephen Noel Lemmings Director · appointed 2004
- John Arthur Barnes Director · appointed 2011
- Peter John Barnes Director · appointed 2026
- Daniel Robert Gritton George Spencer Director · appointed 2017
- Robert Geoffrey Ince Director · appointed 2003
12.4y median 12.3y
average tenure
22.8y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen Noel Lemmings Director · appointed 2004
- John Arthur Barnes Director · appointed 2011
- Daniel Robert Gritton George Spencer Director · appointed 2017
- Robert Geoffrey Ince Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Stephen Noel Lemmings Director · appointed 2004
- John Arthur Barnes Director · appointed 2011
- Peter John Barnes Director · appointed 2026
- Robert Geoffrey Ince Director · appointed 2003
Portfolio (2)
- Andrew Macdonald Director · appointed 2022
- Daniel Robert Gritton George Spencer Director · appointed 2017
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also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Michael Macdonald Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2025
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.
Other services 2Manufacturing 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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- H.M. Suggate Limited 1 shared director
- Bishop & SON Organ Builders LTD 1 shared director
- Michael Macdonald (Organ Restoration) LTD 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00434393 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
| Incorporated | 02/05/1947 |
| Address | 79 THE COMMON, FREETHORPE, NORWICH, NR13 3LX |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Andrew Macdonald
significant influence · notified 2023-05-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Maurice William Eglinton ceased 2022-03-19
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - John Arthur Barnes ceased 2023-05-20
significant influence · notified 2022-03-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Officers (32)
- Peter John Barnes Director · appointed 2026
- Andrew Edward Hayden Secretary · appointed 2023
- Andrew Macdonald Director · appointed 2022
- Daniel Robert Gritton George Spencer Director · appointed 2017
- John Arthur Barnes Director · appointed 2011
- Stephen Noel Lemmings Director · appointed 2004
- Robert Geoffrey Ince Director · appointed 2003
Show 25 former officers
- John Arthur Barnes Secretary · appointed 2022 · resigned 2023
- Wyld, David Graham George, Dr. Secretary · appointed 2019 · resigned 2022
- Michael Macdonald Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2025
- Maurice William Eglinton Secretary · appointed 2011 · resigned 2019
- Elaine Page Secretary · appointed 2009 · resigned 2014
- David Anthony Page Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2015
- David Chapman Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2011
- Roger Taylor Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2011
- Ruth Anne Sinclair Secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2009
- David Mcelderry Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2006
- Robin John Scott Rust Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2017
- Anthony Bishop Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2017
- Merrell, Maurice Edward, Dr Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2022
- David Harvey Wells Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1997
- David Frostick Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1998
- Michael Philip Latham Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1997
- Dick Marius Van Heck Secretary · resigned 2001
- Peter Reginald John Walker Director · resigned 1994
- Ian Bell Director · resigned 1997
- Henry Willis Director · resigned 1995
- Christopher John Gordon-Wells Director · resigned 2003
- Alastair James Maynard Rushworth Director · resigned 2008
- Francis Fowler Director · resigned 1994
- Peter Derek Collins Director · resigned 1999
- Ian Martin Frost Director · resigned 1997
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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