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The Society of the Inner Light Limited

Company 00458404 Active

Registered charity: The Society of the Inner Light Limited

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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.

5
directors on the board
17.1y median 15.9y
average tenure
29.9y
longest tenure
4
directors past 6 years
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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.

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Company details

Number00458404
StatusActive
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated02/09/1948
AddressPROVIDENCE HOUSE, 141-145 PRINCES STREET, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK, IP1 1QJ
Accounts next due31/03/2027
Accounts last made up30/06/2025

Industry (SIC)

94910 - Activities of religious organizations

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)


Officers (16)

  • Gilson, Christian Paul Director · appointed 2019
  • Harrop, Stuart Reginald, Prof Director · appointed 2011
  • Boyle, Alexander Ranald Director · appointed 2010
  • Paternoster, John Director · appointed 1996
  • Arthy, Patricia Director
  • YEO, Richard Anthony Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2014
  • Catterall, Stephen Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2014
  • Dellar, Howard John Former Secretary · appointed 2009 · resigned 2019
  • Selby, John Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2009
  • Dabrowska, Jacqueline Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2019
  • Beesley, Peter Frederick Barton Former Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2009
  • RAY, Alison Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2011
  • Williams, David Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2010
  • Pybus, Albert Former Secretary · appointed 1996 · resigned 2007
  • Peters, Anthony Alec Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Brunt, Iris Former Director · resigned 2004

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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