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Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'IS of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Talieh Rosalind BonnerDirector · since 2026
- Rubina MaaniDirector · since 2025
- Martha Maryam MelvilleDirector · since 2023
- Yingzhi CaoDirector · since 2022
- Talia Ann TurnbullDirector · since 2022
- Rory John TurnbullDirector · since 2022
- Shahla DavarpanahDirector · since 2006
- Fariba HedayatiDirector · since 1993
- James Alexander George HerbertSecretary · since 2006
Previous officers 47
- Zahra Kiani 2025-2025 View profile
- Sam Christopherson 2022-2026 View profile
- Kieran Patrick Parker Mcsherry 2020-2022 View profile
- Matthew Richardson 2019-2020 View profile
- Betty Mayela Skeet 2018-2022 View profile
- Kenneth Maurice Finn 2018-2025 View profile
- Samira Abdullah Esmaeili 2017-2019 View profile
- Barbara Susan Finn 2017-2025 View profile
- Dr Faye Anisa Hogarth Cooles 2017-2017 View profile
- Patrick Osian Luard Villiers-Stuart 2016-2022 View profile
- Farid Davarpanah 2015-2016 View profile
- Anya Bonner 2015-2022 View profile
- Laurence Farshid Bonner 2013-2023 View profile
- Matthew Mcgrath 2012-2013 View profile
- Dr Faye Cooles 2010-2012 View profile
- Michael James Botterill 2009-2013 View profile
- Szue May Goh 2008-2010 View profile
- Bizhan Davarpanah 2008-2009 View profile
- I-Mei Dalvand 2008-2016 View profile
- Kashif Shaad 2008-2008 View profile
- Judith Phoebe Porter 2007-2008 View profile
- Maha Lawson 2005-2006 View profile
- Adel Lawson 2003-2004 View profile
- Rouhieh Darakshani 2000-2002 View profile
- Mozheh Zamiri 1999-1999 View profile
- Gordon Patrick Donald Gaskin 1998-1998 View profile
- Dr Hutan Foroutan 1997-1998 View profile
- Burhan Imamwerdi 1997-1999 View profile
- Meredith Teresa Barreca 1996-1997 View profile
- Naghmeh Jaberi 1995-1995 View profile
- Payam Javadian 1994-1994 View profile
- Vikram Khutti 1993-1994 View profile
- Martin Woods 1993-1993 View profile
- Mehran Adlparvar 2018 View profile
- Kathleen Coates 2017 View profile
- Andrew Wilkinson 1992 View profile
- John Coates 2009 View profile
- Semira Manaseki 1992 View profile
- Lindsay Botterill 2009-2014 View profile
- Ladan Davarpanah 2002-2004 View profile
- Amelia Lamieh Astani Lake 2000-2008 View profile
- Shideh Baines 1999-2007 View profile
- Elizabeth May Humphrey 1998-2003 View profile
- Stephen Nigel Lambden 1998-1999 View profile
- Patricia Graham Furness 1996-2007 View profile
- Jennifer Isabel Semple 1996-1998 View profile
- Gillian Margaret Lambden 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 27/07/1973
- Also a registered charity
- Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'IS of Newcastle Upon Tyne
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.
8 directors on the board
- Shahla Davarpanah Director · appointed 2006
- Talieh Rosalind Bonner Director · appointed 2026
- Yingzhi Cao Director · appointed 2022
- Martha Maryam Melville Director · appointed 2023
- Talia Ann Turnbull Director · appointed 2022
- Fariba Hedayati Director · appointed 1993
- Rory John Turnbull Director · appointed 2022
- Rubina Maani Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Shahla Davarpanah Director · appointed 2006
- Fariba Hedayati Director · appointed 1993
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Shahla Davarpanah Director · appointed 2006
- Talieh Rosalind Bonner Director · appointed 2026
- Martha Maryam Melville Director · appointed 2023
- Talia Ann Turnbull Director · appointed 2022
- Fariba Hedayati Director · appointed 1993
- Rory John Turnbull Director · appointed 2022
- Rubina Maani Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Yingzhi Cao Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Sam Christopherson Director · appointed 2022 · 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
- 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
- 01125166
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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