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The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

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

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Previous officers 29

  1. Maria Sigacheva 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Anthony George Willenbruch 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. John Allen-Petrie 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Dr David Alan Wright 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Patrick Anthony Francis Heren 2017-2022 Director View profile
  6. Edward Warfield Blessing 2012-2016 Director View profile
  7. Peregrine Tatton Eyre Massey 2012-2016 Director View profile
  8. Robert Desmond Young 2010-2016 Director View profile
  9. John Stuart Titford 2010-2025 Director View profile
  10. Professor Michael Wright 2009-2010 Director View profile
  11. Amanda Arianwen Cecilia Cottrell 2007-2026 Director View profile
  12. Prof Mark Watson-Gandy 2004-2009 Director View profile
  13. Ian Humphery Smith 2000-2014 Director View profile
  14. Malcolm Dexter-Tissington 1999-2000 Director View profile
  15. Paul Tyndale Brown 1997-2000 Director View profile
  16. William Howard Connell 1994-2008 Director View profile
  17. Dr Robert Edmund Lloyd-Roberts 1994-2005 Director View profile
  18. Peter De Vere Beauclerk-Dewar 1992-2020 Director View profile
  19. Professor Alfred Patrick Smyth 1992-1999 Director View profile
  20. Sir Alexander Colin Cole 1997 Director View profile
  21. Monckton of Brenchley, Gilbert Walter Riversdale, Viscount 1992 Director View profile
  22. Kinsey, Ronald Stuart, Major 1992 Director View profile
  23. Ursula Mary Bickersteth 1993 Director View profile
  24. David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre 1993 Director View profile
  25. John Philip Brooke-Little 2004 Director View profile
  26. Cecil Raymond Humphery Smith 2011 Director View profile
  27. Rooke, Giles Hugh, His Honour 2012 Director View profile
  28. Dr Richard Charles Frederick Baker 1994-2020 Secretary View profile
  29. Dr Geoffrey Mark Swinfield 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/04/1982
Also a registered charity
The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

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.

  • Anthony George Willenbruch ceased 2023-05-30
    significant influence · notified 2023-04-29
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies is controlled by Jane Elizabeth Smyth
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-05-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jane Elizabeth Smyth.

1 other company 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.

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.

7 directors on the board

6.2y median 4.2y
average tenure
21y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Property 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01629916
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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