Company
Friends of Freedom Press Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Nick Heath 2019-2025 View profile
- David Douglass 2017-2017 View profile
- Jason Holdway 2017-2019 View profile
- Carolyn Jane Wilson 2016-2025 View profile
- Dr Martin Peacock 2015-2016 View profile
- Ernest Rodker 2015-2019 View profile
- Jayne Clementson 2015-2025 View profile
- Martin Howard 2015-2018 View profile
- Richard Parry 2012-2016 View profile
- Donald Rooum 2001-2017 View profile
- David Richard Peers 2001-2002 View profile
- Vernon Richards 1996-2001 View profile
- Mary Canipa 1993 View profile
- Sonia Markham 2016 View profile
- Philip Sansom 1999 View profile
- Colin Ward 2010 View profile
- Harold Smallwood Hugh Sculthorpe 1996-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/02/1982
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.
- Stephen Charles Sorba
significant influence · notified 2017-01-01
Group
- Friends of Freedom Press Limited
is controlled by Stephen Charles Sorba
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2017-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Stephen Charles Sorba.
2 other companies 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
- £0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Dormant company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Constance Bantman Director · appointed 2025
- Eric Laursen Director · appointed 2025
- Dr David Goodway Director · appointed 2015
- Peter Marshall Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Dr David Goodway Director · appointed 2015
- Peter Marshall Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Constance Bantman Director · appointed 2025
- Eric Laursen Director · appointed 2025
- Dr David Goodway Director · appointed 2015
- Peter Marshall Director · appointed 2017
Left in the last 12 months
- Carolyn Jane Wilson Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
- Jayne Clementson Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2025
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
- 01611547
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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