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Chichester Freemason's Hall Company Limited
Chichester Freemason's Hall Company Limited is an active UK company (number 00587279), incorporated 1957, with 3 current directors including John Charles William Hickman and John Edward Shade. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 23
- David George Thornley 2016-2018 View profile
- Bernard Ralph Thomas Sleep 2014-2025 View profile
- Benjamin Robert James Read 2012-2013 View profile
- Edward Arnold Grinsted 2009-2010 View profile
- Peter Gordon Cocks 2005-2012 View profile
- Christopher Edward Dodd 2005-2023 View profile
- Allan Roy Gough 2005-2011 View profile
- Colin Peter Wilson 2005-2008 View profile
- Philip George Mead 1999-2000 View profile
- Roy Harold Gardner 1998-2005 View profile
- John Everard Martin Pellett 1997-2005 View profile
- Martin John Edward Bunn 1995-2001 View profile
- Ernest Raymond Huxtable 1992 View profile
- James Twitcher 2001 View profile
- Clifford William Spawton 2006 View profile
- Edward Sinclair Gregory 1998 View profile
- David Vinson Hoare 2016 View profile
- Peter Warriner 1997 View profile
- Richard Hugh Mosse 1999 View profile
- Alan Reginald Froom 2001-2025 View profile
- John Charles Morris 1999-2009 View profile
- David Wilson Morrow 1997-2002 View profile
- Richard Charles Shrubb 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/07/1957
Ownership
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.
- John Charles William Hickman
significant influence · notified 2017-02-13 - John Edward Shade
significant influence · notified 2017-02-13 - Alan Reginald Froom ceased 2025-12-31
significant influence · notified 2017-02-13
Group
- Chichester Freemason's Hall Company Limited
is controlled by John Charles William Hickman
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2017-02-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Charles William Hickman.
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
- £71,677
- Total assets
- £99,426
- Cash
- £31,604
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. 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.
3 directors on the board
- John Edward Shade Director · appointed 2001
- John Charles William Hickman Director · appointed 2001
- Charles William Doe Director · appointed 1999
Directors past 6 years
- John Edward Shade Director · appointed 2001
- John Charles William Hickman Director · appointed 2001
- Charles William Doe Director · appointed 1999
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- John Edward Shade Director · appointed 2001
- John Charles William Hickman Director · appointed 2001
- Charles William Doe Director · appointed 1999
Left in the last 12 months
- Bernard Ralph Thomas Sleep Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2025
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00587279
- 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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