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The History of Advertising Trust

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 55

  1. Rosie Arnold 2019–2023 Director View profile
  2. Philip Anthony Smith 2017–2025 Director View profile
  3. Shirley Watson 2016–2025 Director View profile
  4. Rupert Langton Earle 2015–2025 Director View profile
  5. Peter Michael Buchanan 2014–2023 Director View profile
  6. John Michael Billett 2014–2023 Director View profile
  7. Patrick James Hanson-Lowe 2013–2014 Director View profile
  8. Stephen William John Woodford 2013–2025 Director View profile
  9. Sarah Hazell 2013–2018 Director View profile
  10. James Leigh Stuart Best 2013–2023 Director View profile
  11. David Jonathon Hanger 2013–2020 Director View profile
  12. Alexandra Patricia Mckie 2011–2013 Director View profile
  13. Sally Ann Mckechnie 2009–2020 Director View profile
  14. Dr Sean James Nixon 2009–2012 Director View profile
  15. Mark Montgomery Collier 2008–2012 Director View profile
  16. Geoffrey George Russell 2008–2023 Director View profile
  17. Dr Ian David Twinn 2008–2017 Director View profile
  18. Trevor Stephen Beattie 2008–2012 Director View profile
  19. Raoul Michael Pinnell 2007–2010 Director View profile
  20. John Martin Tylee 2005–2023 Director View profile
  21. Simon Goode 2005–2023 Director View profile
  22. John Francis Perriss 2005–2006 Director View profile
  23. Lund, OBE, Mark 2003–2014 Director View profile
  24. John Peter Blakemore 2003–2005 Director View profile
  25. Nicholas Hood Phillips 2001–2004 Director View profile
  26. Street, John Richard, Doctor 2001–2004 Director View profile
  27. Michael Brockbank 1999–2008 Director View profile
  28. Deborah Morrison 1997–2008 Director View profile
  29. Professor Michael James Thomas 1997–1998 Director View profile
  30. Graham Peter Henry Hinton 1996–2023 Director View profile
  31. Dr Avner Offer 1995–1998 Director View profile
  32. Professor Anthony Roy Church 1995–2000 Director View profile
  33. Andrew William Brown 1995–2008 Director View profile
  34. David Esme Bernstein 1993–2017 Director View profile
  35. Jack Rubins 1991–1996 Director View profile
  36. Geoffrey Darby 1996 Director View profile
  37. Brian Glynne Henry 1993 Director View profile
  38. Professor Terence Richard Nevett 2004 Director View profile
  39. Brian Antony Smith 2008 Director View profile
  40. Reginald Leslie Best 1996 Director View profile
  41. John Anthony Bagnall-Smith 1993 Director View profile
  42. Harry Henry 2008 Director View profile
  43. Clive William Leach 1994 Director View profile
  44. John Aidan Cunningham 2012 Director View profile
  45. Kenneth Charles Matthews 2012 Director View profile
  46. Dr Ian John Ernest Keil 1993 Director View profile
  47. Archibald Ernest Pitcher 2014 Director View profile
  48. Stephen Paul Bayley 1996 Director View profile
  49. Timothy Frederick Bell 1993 Director View profile
  50. Dr John Albert Penberthy Treasure 2003 Director View profile
  51. James Steward 2015–2017 Secretary View profile
  52. Chloe Veale 2013–2015 Secretary View profile
  53. Barry Stewart Cox 2005–2013 Secretary View profile
  54. Diana Jill Sharp 2004–2005 Secretary View profile
  55. Michael John Cudlipp 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/02/1978
Also a registered charity
History of Advertising Trust
Board analysis for researchers

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.

12 directors on the board

3y median 2.9y
average tenure
8.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (9)

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 12Professional services 12Arts and leisure 4Dormant 1Education 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01354445
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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