Company
The Gospel Standard Trust
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Edward Paul HanksDirector · since 2026
- Dr Peter Clement WilkinsDirector · since 2026
- Malcolm John LeeDirector · since 2022
- Edmund Robert Charles BussDirector · since 2019
- Philip John PocockDirector · since 2018
- Timothy James ParishDirector · since 2015
- Andrew CrowterDirector · since 2011
- Dr Matthew James HydeDirector · since 2011
- David James ChristianDirector
- Stephen Arthur HydeDirector
- Darrell James PlayfootSecretary
Previous officers 19
- Raymond Alec Saunders 2019-2021 View profile
- Henry Sant 2016-2026 View profile
- Timothy James Rosier 2001-2006 View profile
- John Frederick Ashby 2001-2013 View profile
- John Arthur Kingham 2001-2022 View profile
- Bryan Ralph Sayers 1998-2000 View profile
- Henry Mercer 1997-2020 View profile
- Michael George Bailey 1996-2018 View profile
- James Ezra Pack 1995-2006 View profile
- John Albert Watts 1997 View profile
- Gerald David Buss 2014 View profile
- John Robert Broome 2013 View profile
- Timothy Abbott 2016 View profile
- Benjamin Ashworth Ramsbottom 2001 View profile
- Oliver George Pearce 1995 View profile
- David John Pollington 1997 View profile
- James Albert Hart 2001 View profile
- Alfred John Levell 1994 View profile
- Harry David Haddow 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/08/1966
- Also a registered charity
- The Gospel Standard Trust
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
- Malcolm John Lee Director · appointed 2022
- David James Christian Director
- Andrew Crowter Director · appointed 2011
- Edward Paul Hanks Director · appointed 2026
- Edmund Robert Charles Buss Director · appointed 2019
- Timothy James Parish Director · appointed 2015
- Stephen Arthur Hyde Director
- Dr Peter Clement Wilkins Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Matthew James Hyde Director · appointed 2011
- Philip John Pocock Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew Crowter Director · appointed 2011
- Edmund Robert Charles Buss Director · appointed 2019
- Timothy James Parish Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Matthew James Hyde Director · appointed 2011
- Philip John Pocock Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Malcolm John Lee Director · appointed 2022
- David James Christian Director
- Andrew Crowter Director · appointed 2011
- Edward Paul Hanks Director · appointed 2026
- Timothy James Parish Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Peter Clement Wilkins Director · appointed 2026
- Philip John Pocock Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (3)
- Edmund Robert Charles Buss Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen Arthur Hyde Director
- Dr Matthew James Hyde Director · appointed 2011
Also govern a charity
- Edmund Robert Charles Buss Heritage Sermons
- Timothy James Parish Gospel Standard AID and Poor Relief Society
- Stephen Arthur Hyde Ebenezer Chapel Smallfield Charity, Brockham Baptist Trust
- Dr Matthew James Hyde Gospel Standard AID and Poor Relief Society, Heritage Sermons, Poor Fund of Galeed Baptist Chapel, The Gospel Standard Baptist Library Fund
- Philip John Pocock Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund, The Barwell Baptist Trust
Left in the last 12 months
- Henry Sant Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 00884708
- 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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