Company
Friends of Friendless Churches
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Thomas Owen Saunders Lloyd OBE Dl FsaDirector · since 2023
- Kirstie Robbins Ma Diparch March Riba AabcDirector · since 2019
- John William Edwards Ba AcaDirector · since 2019
- Reverend Jack Alexander Barrow Ma Oxon M Litt BscDirector · since 2016
- Dr Elizabeth Green PhdDirector · since 2015
- George Robert Horatio Bulmer MaDirector · since 2015
- Sir Paul John James BrittonDirector · since 2012
- Richard Halsey MBE Ba FsaDirector · since 2008
- Catherine Anne Townsend Storrs CullisDirector · since 2005
- Peter John Scott MBE Ba FcaDirector · since 2002
- Roger Kenneth EvansDirector · since 1998
- Simon John Morton Evans MaSecretary · since 2017
Previous officers 18
- Simon Evans 2017-2017 View profile
- Howard Lonsdale Pool 2010-2024 View profile
- Winston, Jeremy Hugh, Canon 2008-2011 View profile
- Alexander Graham Hamilton 2006-2015 View profile
- Rev Dr John Richard Morgan Guy 2006-2023 View profile
- Gray, Philip Thomas, the Revd Fr 2005-2025 View profile
- Leslie Geoffrey Lloyd 2005-2009 View profile
- Dominic Paul Spenser Underhill 2005-2007 View profile
- John Edwin Vigar Ma Fsa Scot Frsa 2005-2026 View profile
- Richard William Lowestoft Smith 2005-2016 View profile
- Very Reverend John Wyn Evans 2005-2006 View profile
- John Porteous 2005-2015 View profile
- John Huw Bowles 2004-2018 View profile
- Johnston, James Francis, Doctor 2002-2006 View profile
- Dr Ronald William Brunskill 1994-1998 View profile
- Ivor Bulmer-Thomas 1994 View profile
- Matthew John Saunders 2001-2018 View profile
- Jennifer Elizabeth Bulmer Patten 2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/06/1973
- Also a registered charity
- Friends of Friendless Churches Limited
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Roger Kenneth Evans ceased 2024-09-27
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-27
Group
- Friends of Friendless Churches
is controlled by Roger Kenneth Evans
Evidence
ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-27, ceased 2024-09-27 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Roger Kenneth Evans.
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
- Employees
- 0.04
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
3 grants · £3,367,863 total360Giving 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,150,010 (2 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £217,853
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
11 directors on the board
- Dr Elizabeth Green Phd Director · appointed 2015
- Roger Kenneth Evans Director · appointed 1998
- Kirstie Robbins Ma Diparch March Riba Aabc Director · appointed 2019
- Thomas Owen Saunders Lloyd OBE Dl Fsa Director · appointed 2023
- Peter John Scott MBE Ba Fca Director · appointed 2002
- Catherine Anne Townsend Storrs Cullis Director · appointed 2005
- John William Edwards Ba Aca Director · appointed 2019
- Richard Halsey MBE Ba Fsa Director · appointed 2008
- George Robert Horatio Bulmer Ma Director · appointed 2015
- Sir Paul John James Britton Director · appointed 2012
- Reverend Jack Alexander Barrow Ma Oxon M Litt Bsc Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Elizabeth Green Phd Director · appointed 2015
- Roger Kenneth Evans Director · appointed 1998
- Kirstie Robbins Ma Diparch March Riba Aabc Director · appointed 2019
- Peter John Scott MBE Ba Fca Director · appointed 2002
- Catherine Anne Townsend Storrs Cullis Director · appointed 2005
- John William Edwards Ba Aca Director · appointed 2019
- Richard Halsey MBE Ba Fsa Director · appointed 2008
- George Robert Horatio Bulmer Ma Director · appointed 2015
- Sir Paul John James Britton Director · appointed 2012
- Reverend Jack Alexander Barrow Ma Oxon M Litt Bsc Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Dr Elizabeth Green Phd Director · appointed 2015
- Thomas Owen Saunders Lloyd OBE Dl Fsa Director · appointed 2023
- Peter John Scott MBE Ba Fca Director · appointed 2002
- Catherine Anne Townsend Storrs Cullis Director · appointed 2005
- Richard Halsey MBE Ba Fsa Director · appointed 2008
- George Robert Horatio Bulmer Ma Director · appointed 2015
- Sir Paul John James Britton Director · appointed 2012
- Reverend Jack Alexander Barrow Ma Oxon M Litt Bsc Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (3)
- Roger Kenneth Evans Director · appointed 1998
- Kirstie Robbins Ma Diparch March Riba Aabc Director · appointed 2019
- John William Edwards Ba Aca Director · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- Gray, Philip Thomas, the Revd Fr Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2025
- John Edwin Vigar Ma Fsa Scot Frsa Director · appointed 2005 · 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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01119137
- 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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