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The Newcastle Diocesan Board of Finance Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 108

  1. Gwyneth Kathleen Mckenzie 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Revd Yvette Daniel 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Lynne Craggs 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Hurst, Brian, Revd Canon 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Emma Doran 2020-2026 Director View profile
  6. Professor Gary Holmes 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. Dr Tony Thick 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Revd Peter Dobson 2019-2021 Director View profile
  9. Julian David Gardner Brown 2019-2019 Director View profile
  10. Revd Lesley Chapman 2019-2019 Director View profile
  11. Wood, Rachel Astrid, Venerable 2017-2018 Director View profile
  12. Elizabeth Anne Kerry 2017-2024 Director View profile
  13. Right Reverend Mark Simon Austin Tanner 2017-2020 Director View profile
  14. Elizabeth Anne Chadwick 2016-2021 Director View profile
  15. Carter, Benjamin Huw, Rev'D Dr 2016-2018 Director View profile
  16. Dr Hilary Elizabeth Elder 2016-2016 Director View profile
  17. Reverend Christine Lilian Brown 2016-2021 Director View profile
  18. Matthew William King 2016-2018 Director View profile
  19. Right Reverend Christine Elizabeth Hardman 2015-2021 Director View profile
  20. Elizabeth Ann Purves 2014-2015 Director View profile
  21. Revd Paul Malcolm Scott 2013-2020 Director View profile
  22. Simon Andrew Roberson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  23. LEE, Martin Paul, Father 2012-2015 Director View profile
  24. Revd David Hewlett 2012-2015 Director View profile
  25. Marks, Allan Willi, Fr 2012-2015 Director View profile
  26. Paul Andrew Sturgess 2012-2015 Director View profile
  27. Right Reverend Frank White 2011-2017 Director View profile
  28. Nicholas Russell Gibson Lansberry 2010-2013 Director View profile
  29. David Ratcliff 2010-2015 Director View profile
  30. Hart, Susan May, Canon 2009-2019 Director View profile
  31. Revd Philip John Cunningham 2009-2012 Director View profile
  32. Reverend John Robert Sinclair 2009-2018 Director View profile
  33. Reverend Simon James Hithersay White 2008-2009 Director View profile
  34. Victoria Leigh Scurfield 2006-2012 Director View profile
  35. Michael Charles Stoker 2006-2012 Director View profile
  36. Reverend Dr Dagmar Winter 2006-2012 Director View profile
  37. Greenwood, Robin Patrick, Canon Dr 2006-2012 Director View profile
  38. Wolstenholme, Carol, Canon 2006-2020 Director View profile
  39. Very Reverend Geoffrey Vincent Miller 2005-2022 Director View profile
  40. Mairi Macleod 2004-2009 Director View profile
  41. Revd Dorothy Ann Robinson 2004-2006 Director View profile
  42. John William Bull 2003-2010 Director View profile
  43. Christopher Charles Dalliston 2003-2018 Director View profile
  44. Webb, Michael John, Revd Canon 2003-2009 Director View profile
  45. Dr Michael Mckendrick 2003-2009 Director View profile
  46. Brian Alfred Shepherd 2003-2006 Director View profile
  47. Reverend Charles Henry Hope 2003-2006 Director View profile
  48. Robinson, Peter John Alan, Venerable 2003-2020 Director View profile
  49. Reverend Janet Mary Brearley 2003-2005 Director View profile
  50. Robert William Charlton Wheatley 2003-2009 Director View profile
  51. Rt Reverend Paul Richardson 2003-2010 Director View profile
  52. Rev Anthony Pattison 2000-2003 Director View profile
  53. Reverend John Michael Thompson 2000-2003 Director View profile
  54. Miller, Geoffrey Vincent, Venerable 2000-2003 Director View profile
  55. Rose Elizabeth Henderson 2000-2003 Director View profile
  56. Robertson, James Alexander, Reverend Canon 2000-2015 Director View profile
  57. Edward Tingate 2000-2012 Director View profile
  58. Paul Ronald Woolston 2000-2006 Director View profile
  59. Jackson, Michael James, Reverend Doctor 1998-2003 Director View profile
  60. Reverend Richard Archie Ferguson 1998-2000 Director View profile
  61. Right Reverend John Martin Wharton 1997-2014 Director View profile
  62. Theodore Hartland 1997-2006 Director View profile
  63. Frank Aylesbury Knaggs 1997-2000 Director View profile
  64. Rev James Alastair Macnaughton 1996-2000 Director View profile
  65. Audrey Leach 1996-1997 Director View profile
  66. Colin Henderson Keating 1995-2000 Director View profile
  67. Reverend David Christopher Mumford 1994-1997 Director View profile
  68. Terence Albert Harris 1994-2003 Director View profile
  69. Ursula Wanglin 1994-2000 Director View profile
  70. Reverend Brian Charles Hurst 1994-2000 Director View profile
  71. Reverend Mark David John Savage 1994-2003 Director View profile
  72. Thomas Melville Grainger 1994-1997 Director View profile
  73. Reverend Christopher Paul Andrews 1994-1996 Director View profile
  74. Derek Ivor Williams 1994-2003 Director View profile
  75. Reverend Alan Austin Clements 1994-1997 Director View profile
  76. Elliott, Peter, Venerable 1993-2005 Director View profile
  77. John Squires 1993-2000 Director View profile
  78. Eric Grounds 1991-1994 Director View profile
  79. Rev George Robert Curry 1991-1994 Director View profile
  80. Thomas Emmett 1994 Director View profile
  81. Eric Michael Harrison 1991 Director View profile
  82. Bowering, Michael Ernest, Venerable 2000 Director View profile
  83. Reginald Peter Gordon 1993 Director View profile
  84. Michael Hutchinson Dorey 1991 Director View profile
  85. Revd David Ronald James Holloway 1994 Director View profile
  86. Clifford Stanley Swaffer 2002 Director View profile
  87. Kenneth Patterson 2001 Director View profile
  88. Michael John Middleton 1991 Director View profile
  89. William Robert Teasdale 2003 Director View profile
  90. John Laidler 1991 Director View profile
  91. Anthony Reginald Blake 1994 Director View profile
  92. Douglas Morley Hoblyn 2003 Director View profile
  93. Thomas, William Jordison, Venerable 1992 Director View profile
  94. Henrietta Telford 2003 Director View profile
  95. Mary Wheatley 1995 Director View profile
  96. Eric William Wharton 1992 Director View profile
  97. Prins, Stanley Vernon, Rev Canon 1994 Director View profile
  98. Reverend John Michael Lowen 1994 Director View profile
  99. John Elliott Spoors 1993 Director View profile
  100. Andrew Alexander Kenny Graham 1997 Director View profile
  101. Joseph Edmund Whiteman 1995 Director View profile
  102. Langley, Robert, Venerable 2007 Director View profile
  103. Reverend Hedley Scott 1991 Director View profile
  104. Shane Waddle 2013-2024 Secretary View profile
  105. Graham Palmer Barnard 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  106. Davies, Philip, Secretary 1998-2009 Secretary View profile
  107. John Michael Craster 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  108. David William Hide 1991-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/03/1960
Also a registered charity
The Newcastle Diocesan Board of Finance

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Simon Robert Harper
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Elizabeth Anne Kerry ceased 2024-12-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-09 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Newcastle Diocesan Board of Finance Limited is controlled by Simon Robert Harper
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Robert Harper.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

6 grants · £717,200 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £717,200 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £218,3002019-03-19
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £79,4002016-03-10
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £262,4002014-12-04
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002014-08-27
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £108,4002013-09-05
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.

16 directors on the board

5.2y median 3.1y
average tenure
20y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (11)

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.

Other services 9Education 3Finance 2Tech and media 2Arts and leisure 1Dormant 1Health and social care 1Professional 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00650977
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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