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The Antiquarian Horological Society

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 35

  1. Rory Thomas Bycroft Mcevoy 2014-2020 Director View profile
  2. Matthew Read 2011-2016 Director View profile
  3. Jonathan Daniel Betts 2006-2024 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Lorraine King 2005-2013 Director View profile
  5. Edward George Patrick Powell 2004-2019 Director View profile
  6. Peter John Linstead Smith 2003-2017 Director View profile
  7. Brynn Hodgson 2002-2012 Director View profile
  8. David Robert Thompson 2001-2022 Director View profile
  9. David John Pay 2000-2004 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Lorraine King 1999-2004 Director View profile
  11. Brian Terence Baskerville 1998-2000 Director View profile
  12. William Kenneth Shenton 1996-2015 Director View profile
  13. Michael John Bundock 1996-2001 Director View profile
  14. Jan Henrik Leopold 1993-2005 Director View profile
  15. James Arnfield 1993-2007 Director View profile
  16. Allen Hubert Weaving 1992-1999 Director View profile
  17. Eprcy George Dawson 1992 Director View profile
  18. Alan Edwin Rippington 1994 Director View profile
  19. Arthur Alan Treherne 2018 Director View profile
  20. Joseph Henry Francis Wadsworth 2007 Director View profile
  21. Sir Nicholas Proctor Goodison 1992 Director View profile
  22. Charles Richard Peter Allix 2005 Director View profile
  23. Rita Kathleen Shenton 2004 Director View profile
  24. Michael George Hurst 2010 Director View profile
  25. Clifford Bird 2002 Director View profile
  26. Charles Kenneth Aked 1996 Director View profile
  27. Rodney James Law 1997 Director View profile
  28. Michael Monro Smith 1996 Director View profile
  29. Christopher John Hurrion 1993 Director View profile
  30. Charles Bertram Drover 1996 Director View profile
  31. Thomas Owen Robinson 1996 Director View profile
  32. Michael Trevillian Wright 1992 Director View profile
  33. Wendy Beatrice Barr 2000-2018 Secretary View profile
  34. Pauline Vera Hossbach 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  35. Maria Anne Collins 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/12/1954
Also a registered charity
The Antiquarian Horological Society

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. The Antiquarian Horological Society is controlled by James Gregor David Nye
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Gregor David Nye.

2 other companies 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

Net assets
£2,947,349
Total assets
£2,991,142
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

12 directors on the board

8.8y median 8y
average tenure
17.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Portfolio (3)

0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Business services 3Other services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00541551
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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