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

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Previous officers 85

  1. Julie Anne Skelton 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Lynda Kiss 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Emily Margaret Elizabeth Vause 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Richard Franklin 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Helen Lange 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Stephanie Meek 2021-2022 Director View profile
  7. Mark North 2021-2023 Director View profile
  8. Helen Gibson 2021-2022 Director View profile
  9. Marilyn Leah 2021-2023 Director View profile
  10. Professor Graham John Roberts 2019-2021 Director View profile
  11. Faysal Husni Mikdadi 2018-2021 Director View profile
  12. Dr Jonathan Memel 2016-2019 Director View profile
  13. Hayes Louise Tracy 2014-2023 Director View profile
  14. Withers Patricia 2013-2023 Director View profile
  15. Carolynn Cali Norton 2010-2013 Director View profile
  16. Doreen Joy Tolfree 2008-2025 Director View profile
  17. Brenda Jean Parry 2008-2014 Director View profile
  18. Rebecca Welshman 2008-2018 Director View profile
  19. Phillip Vaughan Mallett 2008-2018 Director View profile
  20. Dr Jane Elizabeth Thomas 2008-2019 Director View profile
  21. Anthony Robin Daniels 2007-2013 Director View profile
  22. Furse Ronald Swann 2007-2012 Director View profile
  23. Alma Evers 2007-2010 Director View profile
  24. Susan Theobald 2006-2012 Director View profile
  25. Dr Fincham Clive Anthony 2006-2024 Director View profile
  26. Malcolm Reynold Pfaff 2005-2015 Director View profile
  27. Dr Claire Seymour 2005-2008 Director View profile
  28. Beryl Edith Mitchell 2004-2006 Director View profile
  29. Danson, Ian Stewart, Esq 2004-2005 Director View profile
  30. Neil Hird 2004-2010 Director View profile
  31. Sydney Ferry 2003-2006 Director View profile
  32. Heather Mary Shean 2003-2015 Director View profile
  33. Lynda Ann Kiss 2003-2004 Director View profile
  34. Angela Bell 2002-2006 Director View profile
  35. Anthony Julian Langside Thorpe 2002-2003 Director View profile
  36. Pastore, Stephen, Doctor 2002-2004 Director View profile
  37. Professor Thomas Arthur Michael Irwin 2002-2008 Director View profile
  38. John Patrick Wordsworth Tolfree 2002-2003 Director View profile
  39. Dr Martin Scott Ray 2002-2004 Director View profile
  40. Lorelei Edwin 2001-2002 Director View profile
  41. David Morton Selwyn 2001-2005 Director View profile
  42. Stephen William Mottram 2000-2002 Director View profile
  43. Marcus Morton Barrett 2000-2003 Director View profile
  44. Margaret Marande 1998-2002 Director View profile
  45. Richard Camp 1998-2000 Director View profile
  46. Michael Frank Orchard 1998-2000 Director View profile
  47. John Anthony Theobald 1998-2000 Director View profile
  48. Catherine Margaret Hebditch 1997-2000 Director View profile
  49. David Charles Croft 1996-1998 Director View profile
  50. Thomas William Jesty 1996-2002 Director View profile
  51. Stephen Robert Charles Poulter 1995-1996 Director View profile
  52. David Trevor Jones 1995-1997 Director View profile
  53. Robert Scott Puttock 1994-2002 Director View profile
  54. Rosemary Nightingale Swann 1994-2010 Director View profile
  55. William Chalmers Young 1994-2004 Director View profile
  56. Leah Herbert Andrew 1994-2023 Director View profile
  57. Jean Rylatt Brooks 1993-1999 Director View profile
  58. Frederick David Hoskins 1993-2000 Director View profile
  59. Jean Elizabeth Moore 1993-1994 Director View profile
  60. Curtis, Simon Edward Gardiner, Dr (S E G Curtis) 1993-2002 Director View profile
  61. Tessa Taylor 1993-1998 Director View profile
  62. John Philip Humphrey Blake 1993-1997 Director View profile
  63. Dr Katherine Melissa Hardie Budden 1992-1993 Director View profile
  64. Charles Philip Carlyle Pettit 1991-1997 Director View profile
  65. Tapper, Geoffrey William, Doctor 1991-2003 Director View profile
  66. Bernard Palmer 1991-1994 Director View profile
  67. Thomas Robert Wightman 1994 Director View profile
  68. Lilian Swindall 1995 Director View profile
  69. Kathleen Patricia Wightman 2002 Director View profile
  70. Roger Rees Thomas 1994 Director View profile
  71. Anthony Arthur Bradbury 1992 Director View profile
  72. Tessa Wiseman 1992 Director View profile
  73. Henry Ensor Fossett Lock 2003 Director View profile
  74. John Charles Pentney 2003 Director View profile
  75. Dr James Charles Gibson 1998 Director View profile
  76. John Michael Maybery 1993 Director View profile
  77. John Hardy Antell 2004 Director View profile
  78. Helen Garton 1992 Director View profile
  79. Alan John Hurst 1992 Director View profile
  80. Dr Hayes Louise Tracy 2019-2023 Secretary View profile
  81. Mike Nixon 2004-2019 Secretary View profile
  82. Eileen Mary Johnson 1994-2002 Secretary View profile
  83. Olive Rose Blackburn 1993-2002 Secretary View profile
  84. Helen Joy Gibson 1991-2004 Secretary View profile
  85. Kathleen Nellie Fowler 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/06/1967
Also a registered charity
The Thomas Hardy Society

Grants received

1 grant · £10,000 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 · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002019-12-04
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.

9 directors on the board

3.5y median 3.3y
average tenure
4.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

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 1Professional services 1Tech and media 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00909018
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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