Company
Diocesan Trustees (Oxford) Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Messervy, Cassandra Margaret Burdette, the VenDirector · since 2026
- Gillian Denise HamnettDirector · since 2025
- Revd Serena Parevash TajimaDirector · since 2025
- Rt Revd David Thomas BullDirector · since 2025
- Rt Revd Mary Emma GregoryDirector · since 2025
- Anne Elizabeth Gordon CassonDirector · since 2024
- Hugh David ReesDirector · since 2024
- Swift, Ainsley Laird, the Revd CanonDirector · since 2024
- Revd James DwyerDirector · since 2024
- Revd Michael Keith John SmithDirector · since 2024
- Millius Mcube PalayiwaDirector · since 2024
- Maureen Elizabeth Jane UnderdownDirector · since 2024
- Revd Peter WrightDirector · since 2024
- Butt, Catherine, the Revd CanonDirector · since 2024
- Gavin MerryleesDirector · since 2024
- Pullin, Stephen James, the VenerableDirector · since 2024
- Chaffey, Jonathan Paul Michael, the VenerableDirector · since 2024
- John Neil SykesDirector · since 2024
- Right Reverend Gavin Andrew CollinsDirector · since 2024
- Tyler, David Stuart, the VenerableDirector · since 2024
- Very Revd Professor Sarah Rosamund Irvine FootDirector · since 2024
- Kathryn Mary WinrowDirector · since 2024
- Susan Frances ScottDirector · since 2024
- Mark Nicholas BurtonDirector · since 2024
- Binns, Janet Victoria, the Revd CanonDirector · since 2024
- Bayliss, Geoffrey Brian Tudor, the Revd Canon DrDirector · since 2024
- Alison KirkDirector · since 2024
- Sir Hector William Hepburn SantsDirector · since 2022
- Julie Patricia DziegielDirector · since 2022
- Right Reverend Steven John Lindsey CroftDirector · since 2016
- Mark George Walter HumphrissSecretary · since 2019
Previous officers 85
- Elsmore, Guy Charles, the Venerable 2024–2025 View profile
- Revd Juliette Mintern 2024–2024 View profile
- Daniel Mbusi Sajabi Matovu 2024–2024 View profile
- Dr Anna Thomas-Betts 2024–2024 View profile
- Dr Shirley Northover 2024–2024 View profile
- Revd Sarah Elizabeth Sharp 2024–2024 View profile
- Susan Elizabeth Scane 2024–2024 View profile
- Peter George Barrett 2024–2024 View profile
- Michael Richard Hardman 2022–2024 View profile
- James Charles Tucker 2022–2024 View profile
- Bruce Adam Augar Crawford 2019–2024 View profile
- Simon David Downer 2018–2021 View profile
- Jonathan Charles Harwood Anelay 2018–2021 View profile
- Andrew Thomas Bond 2018–2024 View profile
- David Peter Lillycrop 2018–2021 View profile
- Reverend Jason Paul St John Nicolle 2018–2021 View profile
- Revd Paul Henry Boughton 2016–2018 View profile
- Jones, Simon Matthew, the Revd Canon 2016–2018 View profile
- Michael Brian Powell 2015–2024 View profile
- French, Judith Karen, the Venerable 2014–2018 View profile
- Tattersall, John Hartley, the Revd Canon 2014–2024 View profile
- Rt Revd Olivia Josephine Graham 2013–2018 View profile
- Rt Revd Martin Charles Gorick 2013–2018 View profile
- Julia Durell Kent 2012–2014 View profile
- Richard Charles Elly 2012–2021 View profile
- Lord, Michael Thomas Austin, Brigadier 2012–2015 View profile
- Ringrose, Hedley Sidney, the Venerable 2011–2013 View profile
- Thomas Wilfred Peter Bridges 2010–2018 View profile
- Revd Dr Anthony Christopher Rustell 2010–2011 View profile
- Gorham, Karen Marisa, the Venerable 2007–2016 View profile
- Right Reverend John Lawrence Pritchard 2007–2014 View profile
- Gordon Scott Anderson 2007–2023 View profile
- Williamson, Anthony William, the Revd Canon 2007–2009 View profile
- Edward Louis Samuel Weiss 2007–2024 View profile
- Revd Guy Spenser Cole 2005–2012 View profile
- Peter Plunkett Sanders-Rose 2005–2009 View profile
- Revd Harold David Uffindell 2005–2006 View profile
- Judith Anne Babb 2005–2017 View profile
- Hubbard, Julian Richard Hawes, Ven 2005–2011 View profile
- Exham, David Kenah, Mr. 2005–2009 View profile
- Watson, Sheila Anne, the Venerable 2002–2007 View profile
- Sidney Brian Newey 2001–2013 View profile
- Michael Vincent Berrett 2001–2003 View profile
- John Anthony Irvine 2001–2004 View profile
- Douglas Harry Mathews 2001–2006 View profile
- Revd Peter Geoffrey Atkinson 2001–2003 View profile
- Fletcher, Colin William, Bishop 2000–2004 View profile
- Ratings, John, the Revd Canon 2000–2000 View profile
- Rev Dr Paul Francis Brading Fiske 1999–2001 View profile
- Reverend John Dennis Gay 1998–2007 View profile
- Russell, Norman Atkinson, the Venerable 1998–2013 View profile
- Goldie, David, the Venerable 1998–2002 View profile
- David John Vernon Wright 1997–2015 View profile
- Paul Francis Boydell Cooper 1997–2004 View profile
- Reverend Hilary Odette Watkins 1997–2000 View profile
- Right Reverend Dominic Walker 1997–2003 View profile
- John Francis Yaxley 1996–2001 View profile
- Reverend Stephen James Pix 1995–2000 View profile
- Evelyn Jean Seaton 1994–2000 View profile
- David George Perrett 1994–2004 View profile
- Rev Peter Nelson Challenger 1994–1998 View profile
- George Cannon 1994–1997 View profile
- Michael Kinchin Smith 1994–1997 View profile
- Roy Partington Taylor 1994–1997 View profile
- Dr Owen Robert Jewiss 1994–2011 View profile
- Rt Reverend Colin James Bennetts 1994–1998 View profile
- Rt Rev Michael Arthur Hill 1992–2003 View profile
- Dr David Lawry Booth 1992–2006 View profile
- Peter Alan Lovegrove 1992–1994 View profile
- Griffiths, David Nigel, Archdeacon of Berkshire 1992 View profile
- Weston, Frank Valentine, Archdeacon of Oxford 1997 View profile
- Reverend David Ridgeway Hemsley 1991 View profile
- John Alan Prodger 1996 View profile
- Patrick Bell 1991 View profile
- George Martin Hammond 1994 View profile
- Eric Sutherland Brodie 1991 View profile
- Burrows, Simon Hedley, Bishop of Buckingham 1994 View profile
- Basil John Jerome Stubbings 1991 View profile
- Morrison, John Anthony, the Venerable 2005 View profile
- Right Reverend Richard Douglas Harries 2006 View profile
- Gillian Barbara Robinson 1991 View profile
- Rt Revd Anthony John Russell 2000 View profile
- Bone, John Frank Ewan, Bishop of Reading 1996 View profile
- Rosemary Anne Pearce 1998–2019 View profile
- Terence Carl Landsbert 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/12/1965
- Also a registered charity
- Diocesan Trustees (Oxford) LTD
Board analysis for researchers
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.
30 directors on the board
- Anne Elizabeth Gordon Casson Director · appointed 2024
- Gavin Merrylees Director · appointed 2024
- Pullin, Stephen James, the Venerable Director · appointed 2024
- Chaffey, Jonathan Paul Michael, the Venerable Director · appointed 2024
- John Neil Sykes Director · appointed 2024
- Hugh David Rees Director · appointed 2024
- Sir Hector William Hepburn Sants Director · appointed 2022
- Swift, Ainsley Laird, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2024
- Right Reverend Gavin Andrew Collins Director · appointed 2024
- Julie Patricia Dziegiel Director · appointed 2022
- Tyler, David Stuart, the Venerable Director · appointed 2024
- Very Revd Professor Sarah Rosamund Irvine Foot Director · appointed 2024
- Rt Revd David Thomas Bull Director · appointed 2025
- Revd James Dwyer Director · appointed 2024
- Butt, Catherine, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2024
- Gillian Denise Hamnett Director · appointed 2025
- Rt Revd Mary Emma Gregory Director · appointed 2025
- Kathryn Mary Winrow Director · appointed 2024
- Right Reverend Steven John Lindsey Croft Director · appointed 2016
- Susan Frances Scott Director · appointed 2024
- Messervy, Cassandra Margaret Burdette, the Ven Director · appointed 2026
- Mark Nicholas Burton Director · appointed 2024
- Revd Michael Keith John Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Millius Mcube Palayiwa Director · appointed 2024
- Binns, Janet Victoria, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2024
- Maureen Elizabeth Jane Underdown Director · appointed 2024
- Bayliss, Geoffrey Brian Tudor, the Revd Canon Dr Director · appointed 2024
- Revd Peter Wright Director · appointed 2024
- Alison Kirk Director · appointed 2024
- Revd Serena Parevash Tajima Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Right Reverend Steven John Lindsey Croft Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Gavin Merrylees Director · appointed 2024
- Maureen Elizabeth Jane Underdown Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (28)
- Anne Elizabeth Gordon Casson Director · appointed 2024
- Pullin, Stephen James, the Venerable Director · appointed 2024
- Chaffey, Jonathan Paul Michael, the Venerable Director · appointed 2024
- John Neil Sykes Director · appointed 2024
- Hugh David Rees Director · appointed 2024
- Sir Hector William Hepburn Sants Director · appointed 2022
- Swift, Ainsley Laird, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2024
- Right Reverend Gavin Andrew Collins Director · appointed 2024
- Julie Patricia Dziegiel Director · appointed 2022
- Tyler, David Stuart, the Venerable Director · appointed 2024
- Very Revd Professor Sarah Rosamund Irvine Foot Director · appointed 2024
- Rt Revd David Thomas Bull Director · appointed 2025
- Revd James Dwyer Director · appointed 2024
- Butt, Catherine, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2024
- Gillian Denise Hamnett Director · appointed 2025
- Rt Revd Mary Emma Gregory Director · appointed 2025
- Kathryn Mary Winrow Director · appointed 2024
- Right Reverend Steven John Lindsey Croft Director · appointed 2016
- Susan Frances Scott Director · appointed 2024
- Messervy, Cassandra Margaret Burdette, the Ven Director · appointed 2026
- Mark Nicholas Burton Director · appointed 2024
- Revd Michael Keith John Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Millius Mcube Palayiwa Director · appointed 2024
- Binns, Janet Victoria, the Revd Canon Director · appointed 2024
- Bayliss, Geoffrey Brian Tudor, the Revd Canon Dr Director · appointed 2024
- Revd Peter Wright Director · appointed 2024
- Alison Kirk Director · appointed 2024
- Revd Serena Parevash Tajima Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
- Anne Elizabeth Gordon Casson The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance
- John Neil Sykes The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST. John the Baptist Cookham Dean
- Hugh David Rees The West Hendred Village Hall
- Sir Hector William Hepburn Sants ST Mary the Virgin Turville PCC, The Society of the Salutation of Mary the Virgin Limited, The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, The Sants Charitable Trust
- Swift, Ainsley Laird, the Revd Canon The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, The Berks Clergy Charity, Parochial Church Council of Bray With Braywood, Educational Charity of Penyston and Others, Charity of Reverend Robert Challoner for Sermons, Charity of Reverend Walter Levett (Otherwise Known AS the Lich Gate Charity)
- Right Reverend Gavin Andrew Collins Oxford Diocesan Board of Education, The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance
- Julie Patricia Dziegiel The Mijoda Charitable Trust, Open Synod Group, Parish Giving Scheme, Amersham Deanery Trust, The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Chesham
- Very Revd Professor Sarah Rosamund Irvine Foot The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, The ST Mary Magdalen Oxford Restoration and Development Trust, The Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry Viii
- Rt Revd David Thomas Bull Oxford Diocesan Board of Education, The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance
- Revd James Dwyer The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, Vilajeti Christian Ministries, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Flackwell Heath
- Butt, Catherine, the Revd Canon The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, ST Frideswide's Parochial Church Council
- Gillian Denise Hamnett ST Mary Magdalen Oxford Ecclesiastical Charities
- Rt Revd Mary Emma Gregory The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance
- Kathryn Mary Winrow The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST George the Martyr, Newbury
- Susan Frances Scott The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Abingdon-on-Thames
- Mark Nicholas Burton Churches Together in Caversham Holiday Club, The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance
- Revd Michael Keith John Smith The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Caversham Thameside and Mapledurham
- Millius Mcube Palayiwa The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, OLD Marston Charities Trust, International Interfaith Centre AT Oxford
- Binns, Janet Victoria, the Revd Canon The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance
- Maureen Elizabeth Jane Underdown The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance
- Bayliss, Geoffrey Brian Tudor, the Revd Canon Dr The Anglican Asian Living Church, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Cowley, Oxford
- Revd Peter Wright The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, Lighthouse Bicester
- Alison Kirk The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST. Mary the Virgin, Wendover
- Revd Serena Parevash Tajima The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Banbury ST Mary, The Banbury Blue Coat Foundation, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Banbury ST Mary
Left in the last 12 months
- Elsmore, Guy Charles, the Venerable Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- 00867729
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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