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The United Reformed Church (South Western Synod) Incorporated
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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 94
- Gwen Margaret Jennings 2022-2023 View profile
- Revd Sarah Catherine Simpson 2022-2025 View profile
- Revd Robert Weston 2022-2025 View profile
- Janet Eileen Raven 2021-2026 View profile
- Neil Ross Thorogood 2021-2025 View profile
- Rev Donald Macalister 2018-2023 View profile
- Margaret Jill Stidson 2017-2021 View profile
- Rev Christopher Charles Baillie 2017-2021 View profile
- Maria Mills 2017-2021 View profile
- Sandra Kathleen Lloydlangston 2016-2018 View profile
- Rev Lythan Elisabeth Nevard 2016-2021 View profile
- Rev Ian John Kirby 2016-2018 View profile
- Rev Ruth Josephine Whitehead 2013-2023 View profile
- Jean Harris 2012-2016 View profile
- Derek Stewart Jones 2012-2017 View profile
- Revd Robert Hugh Jordan 2011-2017 View profile
- Brenda Ann Jesse 2011-2017 View profile
- Elizabeth Carol Eveleigh 2010-2012 View profile
- Reverend Philip Paul Wagstaff 2008-2016 View profile
- Joanna Claire Morling 2008-2016 View profile
- George Faris 2007-2017 View profile
- Revd Glyn Millington 2007-2011 View profile
- Sarah Lane Cawte 2007-2014 View profile
- Revd Craig Bowman 2007-2008 View profile
- Revd Sandra Kathleen Lloydlangston 2007-2008 View profile
- Dr Wendy Janet Milne 2007-2011 View profile
- Joan Trippier 2007-2009 View profile
- Revd Peter Steven Richard Henderson 2004-2007 View profile
- William David Chown Lee 2002-2005 View profile
- Reverend David Grosh Miller 2002-2013 View profile
- Gareth James Curl 2001-2003 View profile
- Aubrey James Curry 2001-2004 View profile
- Reverend Alan Frederick Finch 2001-2004 View profile
- Brian William Knight 2001-2015 View profile
- Reverend Douglas Paterson Burnett 2001-2007 View profile
- George Arthur Mills 2001-2007 View profile
- Reverend Wendy Patricia Baskett 2001-2007 View profile
- Gordon Latham 2001-2004 View profile
- Ivan Gary Andrews 2001-2007 View profile
- Doreen Alice Watson 2001-2004 View profile
- Reverend Robert James Ellis 2001-2002 View profile
- Jean Mary Potter 1999-2002 View profile
- Edwina Tamsin Rocky 1999-2000 View profile
- Stuart William Trott 1999-2003 View profile
- Revd Susan Marguerite Henderson 1999-2002 View profile
- Bernard William Groves 1999-2005 View profile
- Richard John Butland 1997-1999 View profile
- Reverend Sandra Kathleen Lloydlangston 1997-2001 View profile
- David Potter 1997-2001 View profile
- David John Hayden 1997-2020 View profile
- Reverend Gordon William Ernest Baker 1996-1997 View profile
- Revd Rosalind Harrison 1996-2011 View profile
- Revd Roy Lowes 1996-2001 View profile
- Revd Hazel Evelyn Martell 1996-2000 View profile
- Malcolm Harold James Summers 1996-2008 View profile
- Arnold Senior 1995-1999 View profile
- Reverend Bernard Wesley Grimsey 1995-1997 View profile
- Patricia Margaret Smith 1995-1999 View profile
- Rev Jessie Clare 1995-2000 View profile
- Eric Charles Cordell 1995-1996 View profile
- Christina Harmer 1994-2000 View profile
- Patricia Florence Parish 1994-1994 View profile
- Donald John Puddy 1994-2000 View profile
- Reverend Dr Catherine Ann Middleton 1994-1996 View profile
- Revd William Raymond Pryde Adams 1994-2002 View profile
- Catherine Marianne Baldwin 1993-1996 View profile
- Stephenson, Brenda Kay, Recerend 1993-1996 View profile
- Sheila Mary Scarr 1993-1994 View profile
- Tegid Thomas Walter Peregrine 1993-1996 View profile
- Reverend Donald Frank Wilkins 1993-1996 View profile
- Rev Robert Arthur Christopher West 1993-1996 View profile
- Irene Jean Dart 1992-1999 View profile
- Reverend Christine Mary Fowler 1992-1994 View profile
- Rev Hazel Patricia Barkham 1994 View profile
- Gerald Cowling Humphrey 1994 View profile
- Reverend Alan Stuart Bound 1993 View profile
- Angus Malcolm Johnston 1994 View profile
- Reverend Martin David Ambler 1993 View profile
- Geoffrey Lunt 2001 View profile
- Raymond Martin Herwig 1996 View profile
- Reverend Robin Garth Diffey 1994 View profile
- Revd Michael Fortescue Hubbard 1994 View profile
- Cyril Reginald Thompson 1993 View profile
- Gerald James King 2005 View profile
- Reverend John Bradshaw 1994 View profile
- Reverend John Harace Taylor 1992 View profile
- Edward William Farthing 1992 View profile
- Reverend Peter Stanley Kilwick 1993 View profile
- Dennis George Lloyd 2000 View profile
- Ann Dorothy Cooke 1993 View profile
- Rev Dr David Cornick 1993 View profile
- Raoul Nigel Vaughan Hewitt 2008-2022 View profile
- Ernest Gudgeon 1995-2013 View profile
- Daniel Gareth Williams 2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of religious organizations
- Incorporated
- 05/09/1977
- Registered office
- Taunton
- Also a registered charity
- The United Reformed Church (South Western Synod) Incorporated
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.
4 directors on the board
- Ian Bishop Harrison Director · appointed 2012
- Revd Richard Gillies Gray Director · appointed 2004
- Rev David Michael Downing Director · appointed 2024
- Rev Richard Keith Pope Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Ian Bishop Harrison Director · appointed 2012
- Revd Richard Gillies Gray Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Revd Richard Gillies Gray Director · appointed 2004
- Rev David Michael Downing Director · appointed 2024
- Rev Richard Keith Pope Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Ian Bishop Harrison Director · appointed 2012
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Janet Eileen Raven Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
- Revd Sarah Catherine Simpson Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
- Neil Ross Thorogood Director · appointed 2021 · 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01328728
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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