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The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries General Charity Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 39

  1. Dr Michael Anthony Spencer 2015-2018 Director View profile
  2. Dr Theodore Robert Simon Bailey 2012-2015 Director View profile
  3. Dr Francis Owen Wells 2010-2012 Director View profile
  4. Dr Peter John Hocart Tooley 2008-2024 Director View profile
  5. Rodney Hemingfield Taylor 2006-2017 Director View profile
  6. Dr Paul Douglas Simmons 2006-2019 Director View profile
  7. Hawley, Alan, Maj Gen (Retd) Professor 2006-2010 Director View profile
  8. Gary Thomas Bell 2001-2015 Director View profile
  9. Dr Timothy Lachlan Chambers 2000-2020 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Martin Ingledew Paris 1999-2019 Director View profile
  11. Robert George Hankin Bethel 1998-2023 Director View profile
  12. Professor Trevor Beedham 1998-2018 Director View profile
  13. Nicholas Leslie Wood 1995-2024 Director View profile
  14. Paul Anthony Knapman 1993-2020 Director View profile
  15. Professor Sir Colin Leonard Berry 2014 Director View profile
  16. William Frederick Walter Southwood 1999 Director View profile
  17. Wills, Brian Alan, Doctor 1998 Director View profile
  18. Robert Jacques Parker 2000 Director View profile
  19. Sir Leonard John Chalstrey 2006 Director View profile
  20. William Stewart Shand 2016 Director View profile
  21. Missen, Anthony John Bartley, Doctor 2011 Director View profile
  22. Linnett, Michael Joseph, Doctor 1992 Director View profile
  23. Fisher, James Frederick, Doctor 1997 Director View profile
  24. Professor Brian Livesley 2016 Director View profile
  25. Enid Taylor 2008 Director View profile
  26. Martin Henry Jourdan 2017 Director View profile
  27. Briscoe, John Hubert Daly, Doctor 2008 Director View profile
  28. Dr Frederick Brian Gibberd 2006 Director View profile
  29. Godfrey, Malcolm Paul Weston, Doctor 1994 Director View profile
  30. Douglas George Arnott Eadie 2000 Director View profile
  31. Professor Barrie Samuel Jay 2004 Director View profile
  32. Michael Phelps Ward 2000 Director View profile
  33. Professor Tony William Alphonsus Glenister 1998 Director View profile
  34. Hughes, David Treharne Dillon, Doctor 2007 Director View profile
  35. Professor Paul Turner 1994 Director View profile
  36. Michael Arthur Pugh 2004 Director View profile
  37. Dr Ian Trevor Field 2009 Director View profile
  38. Andrew Marcus Wallington Smith 2003-2015 Secretary View profile
  39. Richard John Stringer 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/03/1982
Also a registered charity
The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries General Charity Limited
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.

20 directors on the board

11.6y median 9.3y
average tenure
27.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (11)

Portfolio (9)

Also govern a charity

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.

Health and social care 2Manufacturing 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Construction 1Education 1Other services 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
01618879
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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