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The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust (1978) Limited

Other education n.e.c.

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Revd Julian James Macro 2022-2024 Director View profile
Rev Melanie Smith 2019-2021 Director View profile
Rev Bill Calder 2016-2018 Director View profile
Simon Fairnington 2015-2023 Director View profile
Margaret Anne Morris 2012-2021 Director View profile
Adam Kenneth Woricker 2010-2012 Director View profile
Revd Derek Malcolm Wales 2008-2026 Director View profile
Dr Brian John Woodhall 2006-2019 Director View profile
Elaine Hilda Kaye 2004-2010 Director View profile
John Handby Thompson 2003-2014 Director View profile
Rev Michael John Plant 2003-2016 Director View profile
Felicity Cleaves 2003-2010 Director View profile
Rev William Alan Colwyn Tovey 2001-2002 Director View profile
Andrea Adams 2001-2003 Director View profile
Rev Michael Heaney 2001-2014 Director View profile
Rev Peter Grimshaw 2001-2005 Director View profile
Rev David Robert Hannen 2001-2003 Director View profile
Stanley Clifford Haskew 2001-2005 Director View profile
Noel Hartley Oldham 2001-2015 Director View profile
Robert Victor Fox 2001-2003 Director View profile
Revd Dr Peter Creffield Jupp 1999-2008 Director View profile
Reverend John Derek Parker 1998-2001 Director View profile
Graham Henry Stacy 1996-2017 Director View profile
Alistair Kellas Black 1994-1995 Director View profile
Arthur George Smith 1994-2000 Director View profile
Graham Michael Adams 1994-2001 Director View profile
Maurice James Husselbee 2001 Director View profile
Reverend Geoffrey William Satchell 1999 Director View profile
John Alan Cumming 1993 Director View profile
William Swarbrick 1994 Director View profile
Brian Restall Dupont 2000 Director View profile
Edward Stanley Guest 2008 Director View profile
Frederick Howard Brooman 1993 Director View profile
John Bernard Wilcox 1998 Director View profile
William Duncan 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
Maurice Roy Lawrance 2000-2017 Secretary View profile
Bernard John Reeve 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Other education n.e.c.; Library activities; Archives activities
Incorporated: 15/09/1978
Registered office: Northampton
Also a registered charity: The Congregational Memorial Hall Trust

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.

9 directors on the board

Rev Thomas Brand Director · appointed 2018
Susan Margaret Austin Director · appointed 2021
Margaret Mary Thompson Director · appointed 2010
Revd Gwynne Martin Evans Director · appointed 2008
John George Ellis Director · appointed 2015
Rev Christopher John Damp Director · appointed 2001
Revd Barbara Jean Bridges Director · appointed 2015
Dr Digby Lawson James Director · appointed 2006
Philip Bonnier Director · appointed 2018

13.7y median 11.4y

average tenure

25.2y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Rev Thomas Brand Director · appointed 2018
Margaret Mary Thompson Director · appointed 2010
Revd Gwynne Martin Evans Director · appointed 2008
John George Ellis Director · appointed 2015
Rev Christopher John Damp Director · appointed 2001
Revd Barbara Jean Bridges Director · appointed 2015
Dr Digby Lawson James Director · appointed 2006
Philip Bonnier Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Rev Thomas Brand Director · appointed 2018
Margaret Mary Thompson Director · appointed 2010
Rev Christopher John Damp Director · appointed 2001
Revd Barbara Jean Bridges Director · appointed 2015
Philip Bonnier Director · appointed 2018

Portfolio (4)

Susan Margaret Austin Director · appointed 2021
Revd Gwynne Martin Evans Director · appointed 2008
John George Ellis Director · appointed 2015
Dr Digby Lawson James Director · appointed 2006

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Revd Derek Malcolm Wales Director · appointed 2008 · 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.

Other services 3Health and social care 1Hospitality 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
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: 01389165
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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