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British Franchise Association

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Previous officers 120

  1. Lisa Erin Stead 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Paul Stewart Courtman-Stock 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Eve Frances Gonsalves 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Lynne Marie Newman 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Sukhdeep Singh Dehal 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. David Paulson 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Safvan Ayub Adam 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. Mark Llewellyn 2018-2021 Director View profile
  9. Benjamin Joseph Kirby 2018-2022 Director View profile
  10. Sarah Jane Cressall 2018-2022 Director View profile
  11. Michael William Graham 2018-2022 Director View profile
  12. John Stephen Watson 2017-2022 Director View profile
  13. Sean Goldsmith 2017-2019 Director View profile
  14. Carl Stuart Reader 2016-2019 Director View profile
  15. John Spencer 2016-2022 Director View profile
  16. Rosalind Jayne Goldstein 2016-2022 Director View profile
  17. Shirley Hughes 2016-2022 Director View profile
  18. Anthony Richard Bowman 2016-2017 Director View profile
  19. Kenneth Edward Deary 2015-2026 Director View profile
  20. Craig Alexander Brown 2015-2018 Director View profile
  21. Louise Yvonne Harris 2015-2018 Director View profile
  22. Steven Bramley 2015-2017 Director View profile
  23. Brian Neil Thorne 2014-2016 Director View profile
  24. Philip John Gaffer 2014-2017 Director View profile
  25. Trevor John Brocklebank 2014-2019 Director View profile
  26. Michael Arthur Hurley 2014-2018 Director View profile
  27. Anthony Edwin Marsh 2014-2015 Director View profile
  28. Stuart Murray Walsh 2013-2016 Director View profile
  29. Rob James Oyston 2013-2017 Director View profile
  30. Lisa Curteis 2013-2015 Director View profile
  31. Simon Ashley Bartholomew 2012-2022 Director View profile
  32. Shaun William Thomson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  33. Joseph Duncan Berry 2012-2018 Director View profile
  34. Sean Michael Derrig 2011-2018 Director View profile
  35. Brian James Duckett 2011-2016 Director View profile
  36. Steven John Calvert 2011-2014 Director View profile
  37. David Padmore 2011-2021 Director View profile
  38. Jane Elizabeth Masih 2011-2016 Director View profile
  39. Jat Mann 2010-2012 Director View profile
  40. Kelly Chambers 2010-2012 Director View profile
  41. Alistair Lance Wiggins 2010-2016 Director View profile
  42. Berkeley David Harris 2010-2014 Director View profile
  43. Graeme David Jones 2010-2010 Director View profile
  44. Kenneth Charles Bevis 2010-2014 Director View profile
  45. Justin Rupert Anthony Brookes 2010-2012 Director View profile
  46. Andrew David Pitt 2009-2011 Director View profile
  47. Derrick John Simpson 2009-2011 Director View profile
  48. Daniel Robert Jon Archer 2008-2014 Director View profile
  49. Ralph Rory Waterer 2008-2010 Director View profile
  50. Caroline Joyce 2008-2010 Director View profile
  51. Ian Anthony Bradley 2007-2009 Director View profile
  52. Mark Kevin Harvey 2007-2008 Director View profile
  53. Andrew John Moss 2007-2010 Director View profile
  54. Clive Chilton Houlston 2007-2010 Director View profile
  55. Melvin Lusty 2006-2011 Director View profile
  56. Michael Eyre 2006-2018 Director View profile
  57. Judith Mary Behl 2006-2008 Director View profile
  58. Michael Goddard 2006-2014 Director View profile
  59. Tony Rafferty 2005-2006 Director View profile
  60. Richard Mark Edwards 2005-2007 Director View profile
  61. Stephen Charles Emmerson 2005-2008 Director View profile
  62. Marilyn Susan Keen 2005-2007 Director View profile
  63. Mark Scott 2004-2006 Director View profile
  64. Kevin Cox 2004-2005 Director View profile
  65. Mark Andrew Taylor 2004-2005 Director View profile
  66. Patrick James Harrison 2004-2005 Director View profile
  67. Nigel Clive Toplis 2003-2007 Director View profile
  68. Nick Stojic 2003-2006 Director View profile
  69. Christopher Derek Gillam 2003-2008 Director View profile
  70. Alick John Richard Jones 2003-2004 Director View profile
  71. Brian Clifford Lewis 2002-2010 Director View profile
  72. Robert Smith 2002-2004 Director View profile
  73. Lesley Cartwright 2002-2004 Director View profile
  74. William Thomson Hendrie 2001-2002 Director View profile
  75. Philip Norman Smith 1999-2004 Director View profile
  76. Simon Charles Edward Barrington Hulme 1999-2002 Director View profile
  77. Anthony William Jubb 1999-2000 Director View profile
  78. Martin James Grant 1999-2001 Director View profile
  79. Anthony John Mundella 1999-2001 Director View profile
  80. Gary Sutton 1999-1999 Director View profile
  81. Julie Ann Roy 1998-1999 Director View profile
  82. Lorraine Ann Ratcliffe 1998-1999 Director View profile
  83. Gordon David Harris 1998-1998 Director View profile
  84. Dennis Cheesebrough 1998-2002 Director View profile
  85. Kevin John Cox 1997-2001 Director View profile
  86. David John Corbett 1996-2011 Director View profile
  87. Brian Stephen Garner 1996-1998 Director View profile
  88. Graham William Rose 1996-1997 Director View profile
  89. Stephen Mills 1996-2002 Director View profile
  90. John Philip Bussey 1995-2004 Director View profile
  91. Graham Sorbie Mylchreest 1995-2004 Director View profile
  92. Ivor Michael Chivers 1994-1997 Director View profile
  93. Keith George Oliver 1994-1997 Director View profile
  94. Paul Antony Bell 1994-1996 Director View profile
  95. Geoffrey Graham Street 1994-1996 Director View profile
  96. Anthony Peter Gent 1994-1998 Director View profile
  97. John Bernard Chaplin 1993-1999 Director View profile
  98. Leslie John Gray 1992-2006 Director View profile
  99. John William Bright 1992-2000 Director View profile
  100. Terence Arthur Howorth 1992-2003 Director View profile
  101. James Robertson 1992-1995 Director View profile
  102. Donald Henry Rudge 1992-1993 Director View profile
  103. Philip Edward Alan Kinnersly 1992-1994 Director View profile
  104. Pamela Mary Bader 1991-2014 Director View profile
  105. Max Woolfenden 1991-2006 Director View profile
  106. Derek Stuart Mottershead 1994 Director View profile
  107. Michael Anthony Cowler 1992 Director View profile
  108. Neil Summerville 1993 Director View profile
  109. Rodney John Deslandes 1993 Director View profile
  110. Michael Edward Mcghee 1992 Director View profile
  111. Jonathan Dell 1993 Director View profile
  112. Brian Christopher Smart 2018 Director View profile
  113. Moshe Gerstenhaber 1996 Director View profile
  114. Christopher Paul Mckinley Swan 1992 Director View profile
  115. John Arthur Wormull 1994 Director View profile
  116. James Wilson Watson 1992 Director View profile
  117. Lord Derek Ezra of Horsham 1993 Director View profile
  118. Anthony Charles Sherriff 1996 Director View profile
  119. John Hamilton Pratt 2004-2011 Secretary View profile
  120. Anton Bates 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Incorporated
29/11/1977
Registered office
Reading

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.

Group

  1. British Franchise Association is controlled by Philippa Jayne Wilkins
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philippa Jayne Wilkins.

1 other company in this group

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

Net assets
£1,020,729
Total assets
£159,995
Cash
£1,089,443
Employees
16
Turnover
£1,703,217
Profit/loss
£28,646

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

5.9y median 5.9y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Health and social care 7Business services 4Professional services 4Education 1Hospitality 1Other services 1Property 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

  • 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
01341267
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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