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The Ipswich Historic Churches Trust

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 43

  1. Lynne Julia Mortimer 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ian Stuart Fisher 2016-2019 Director View profile
  3. Andrew John Cann 2013-2015 Director View profile
  4. Ken Michael Bates 2011-2013 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Gerard Stewart 2011-2016 Director View profile
  6. David Robin Bearcroft 2010-2022 Director View profile
  7. Richard William John Pope 2007-2011 Director View profile
  8. James Frederick Powell 2006-2007 Director View profile
  9. Robert Charles Hall 2006-2007 Director View profile
  10. John Robert Randall 2006-2018 Director View profile
  11. John Malcolm Cooper 2005-2011 Director View profile
  12. Paul Justin Carter 2005-2007 Director View profile
  13. Denise Julia Terry 2005-2006 Director View profile
  14. Roger David Wolfe 2004-2009 Director View profile
  15. Eileen Dorothy Smith 2003-2005 Director View profile
  16. David Anthony Hale 2003-2005 Director View profile
  17. Elizabeth Cooper 2002-2005 Director View profile
  18. Roger Edwin Fern 2002-2006 Director View profile
  19. Philip Smart 2001-2024 Director View profile
  20. Dianne Christine Hosking 1999-2002 Director View profile
  21. David William Brown 1998-2003 Director View profile
  22. George James Wilgress Pipe 1998-2016 Director View profile
  23. Richard Andrew Penn 1996-1999 Director View profile
  24. Marian Irene Ketteringham 1996-1999 Director View profile
  25. Ian Roderick Grimwood 1994-2006 Director View profile
  26. Colin Matthews 1994-2003 Director View profile
  27. LE Mare, John Sutton, Councellor 1994-1998 Director View profile
  28. Anne Patricia Thrussell 1993-1996 Director View profile
  29. Kenneth Wilson 1992-2018 Director View profile
  30. Ann Smith 1992-1995 Director View profile
  31. Henry George Davies 1992-1993 Director View profile
  32. Nicholas Adrian Ridley 1998 Director View profile
  33. Eric Grant 2002 Director View profile
  34. Birkin Haward 1997 Director View profile
  35. David John Wright 1994 Director View profile
  36. Geoffrey Ian Ramsdale 1994 Director View profile
  37. Dr John Marcus Blatchly 2015 Director View profile
  38. George Frederick Woodward 2010 Director View profile
  39. Brian Robert Jay 1992 Director View profile
  40. Peter Edward Underwood 2009 Director View profile
  41. John Latham Harding 2006 Director View profile
  42. John Robert Andreasen 2012 Director View profile
  43. James Stewart Hall 2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
31/10/1979
Registered office
Ipswich
Also a registered charity
The Ipswich Historic Churches Trust

Grants received

1 grant · £2,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

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.

15 directors on the board

12.1y median 10.4y
average tenure
34.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (11)

0
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.

Professional services 7Education 4Health and social care 4Property 3Business services 2Construction 2Hospitality 2Other services 2

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
01457990
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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