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The Hexham Masonic Hall Company,Limited

The Hexham Masonic Hall Company,Limited is an active UK company (number 00462533), incorporated 1948, with 10 current directors including Ian Rich and William Robert Turnbull. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 62

  1. Kirk David Barclay 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Norman Wicks 2024-2024 Director View profile
  3. David Matthew Cox 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Douglas Bell 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Ian Townsley 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Richard Andrew Lee 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Matthew Forrester Charlton Donnelly 2019-2019 Director View profile
  8. John Paul Leonard 2018-2019 Director View profile
  9. Robin Graham 2018-2019 Director View profile
  10. John Jackson Graham 2018-2019 Director View profile
  11. Moreland Chapman 2018-2019 Director View profile
  12. George Gray 2018-2019 Director View profile
  13. George Charles Ferguson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  14. Alexander Paterson 2013-2025 Director View profile
  15. Ridley Amos 2012-2013 Director View profile
  16. Laurence Bell 2012-2013 Director View profile
  17. Richard James Connell 2011-2017 Director View profile
  18. Iain Ernest Alan Thomas 2011-2014 Director View profile
  19. David Rowland Chisholm Jnr 2009-2011 Director View profile
  20. Andrew Alan George Grey 2009-2010 Director View profile
  21. Peter Ronald Cook 2009-2021 Director View profile
  22. Thomas Allen Henderson 2009-2012 Director View profile
  23. John Sowerby 2009-2013 Director View profile
  24. Brian Thompson 2006-2007 Director View profile
  25. Barry Williamson 2005-2006 Director View profile
  26. Michael Holland 2001-2014 Director View profile
  27. Keith Rutherford 2000-2005 Director View profile
  28. John William Clarkson 2000-2006 Director View profile
  29. Alex Steele 1999-2000 Director View profile
  30. Arthur Pearson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  31. Andrew Clayton Coulson 1998-1999 Director View profile
  32. David Paul Courtnadge 1998-2025 Director View profile
  33. Terence Roy Brown 1997-1998 Director View profile
  34. David Strutt 1997-1998 Director View profile
  35. John Cunningham 1997-1999 Director View profile
  36. Clive Dixon 1996-1997 Director View profile
  37. Barry Ainsley Thompson 1996-1999 Director View profile
  38. Michael Alan Robinson 1996-1997 Director View profile
  39. Andrew Graeme Veitch 1996-1997 Director View profile
  40. Colin Hoe 1995-1996 Director View profile
  41. John Morris Stokoe 1995-1996 Director View profile
  42. Raymond Dinning 1994-1995 Director View profile
  43. Geoffrey Young 1994-1995 Director View profile
  44. Peter William Courtnadge 1993-1994 Director View profile
  45. Thomas Wilson 1992-1993 Director View profile
  46. John Andrew Watson 1992-2022 Director View profile
  47. Francis Colin 1992-1993 Director View profile
  48. Michael James Walker 1991-1992 Director View profile
  49. Mealdwyn Knight Harper 1991-1992 Director View profile
  50. Ah Soo Chen 1991-1992 Director View profile
  51. Arthur Cousins 2001 Director View profile
  52. William Alan Bolam 1992 Director View profile
  53. Jowett, Donald, Councillor 2010 Director View profile
  54. Evan Edwards 2000 Director View profile
  55. Colin Nattras 2007 Director View profile
  56. Leslie O'Neil 2013 Director View profile
  57. John Ridley Robinson 2009 Director View profile
  58. George Usher 1998 Director View profile
  59. David Tiffin 2015-2025 Secretary View profile
  60. George Arthur Gray 2009-2015 Secretary View profile
  61. William Stewart 1997-2003 Secretary View profile
  62. Thomas Gordon Rowell 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/12/1948

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Ralph Wilson Crow
    25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Howard Forster
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2021-04-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Norman Wicks
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-05-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Leslie O'Neil ceased 2021-06-02
    25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Andrew Watson ceased 2025-05-15
    25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Hexham Masonic Hall Company,Limited is controlled by Ralph Wilson Crow
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting, 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ralph Wilson Crow.

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
£72,409
Total assets
£73,181
Employees
8
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

10 directors on the board

10.5y median 10y
average tenure
25.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00462533
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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