Company
The Society of the Inner Light Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Richard Anthony Yeo 2011-2014 View profile
- Stephen Catterall 2011-2014 View profile
- John Selby 2006-2009 View profile
- Jacqueline Dabrowska 2004-2019 View profile
- Alison Ray 2001-2011 View profile
- David Williams 2001-2010 View profile
- Anthony Alec Peters 1992 View profile
- Iris Brunt 2004 View profile
- Howard John Dellar 2009-2019 View profile
- Peter Frederick Barton Beesley 2001-2009 View profile
- Albert Pybus 1996-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/09/1948
- Also a registered charity
- The Society of the Inner Light Limited
Financials
- Total assets
- £1,454,551
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
5 directors on the board
- Christian Paul Gilson Director · appointed 2019
- Prof Stuart Reginald Harrop Director · appointed 2011
- Alexander Ranald Boyle Director · appointed 2010
- John Paternoster Director · appointed 1996
- Patricia Arthy Director
Directors past 6 years
- Christian Paul Gilson Director · appointed 2019
- Prof Stuart Reginald Harrop Director · appointed 2011
- Alexander Ranald Boyle Director · appointed 2010
- John Paternoster Director · appointed 1996
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Christian Paul Gilson Director · appointed 2019
- Prof Stuart Reginald Harrop Director · appointed 2011
- John Paternoster Director · appointed 1996
- Patricia Arthy Director
Portfolio (1)
- Alexander Ranald Boyle Director · appointed 2010
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
- 00458404
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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