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Austin Friars

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 52

  1. Dr Bronwyn Mccall 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Doug Strycharczyk 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Michelle Skeer 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Katherine Elizabeth Martin 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. John Slingsby 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Michael James Walby 2017-2022 Director View profile
  7. Susan Claire Dymond 2017-2020 Director View profile
  8. Neil Elsender 2014-2023 Director View profile
  9. Michael Higginbottom 2014-2020 Director View profile
  10. Katie Laura Sinclair 2014-2016 Director View profile
  11. John Little 2014-2022 Director View profile
  12. Joanne Graham 2013-2021 Director View profile
  13. Helen Brass 2013-2015 Director View profile
  14. Elizabeth Mary Bavidge 2013-2022 Director View profile
  15. Michael Clive Abraham 2012-2014 Director View profile
  16. Susan Elizabeth Nicholson 2011-2014 Director View profile
  17. Pratt, Richard David, Ven Dr 2009-2015 Director View profile
  18. Peter Michael Conway 2009-2013 Director View profile
  19. Alan Fraser 2009-2015 Director View profile
  20. Dr Heather Doreen Currie 2007-2011 Director View profile
  21. Fisher, Sandra Ethel, Councillor 2007-2009 Director View profile
  22. Alison Jane Watts 2006-2013 Director View profile
  23. Ellis Thomas Amos 2006-2012 Director View profile
  24. Rev Bernard Rolls 2005-2013 Director View profile
  25. Christopher Bisco 2004-2005 Director View profile
  26. Stephen Paul Graham 2004-2024 Director View profile
  27. Howard Ronald Sims 2004-2008 Director View profile
  28. Professor Stuart William John Reid 2003-2008 Director View profile
  29. Hugh Stephen Christopher Dias 2003-2004 Director View profile
  30. Tiplady, Peter, Doctor 2003-2020 Director View profile
  31. Reverend Bernard Philip O'Connor 2003-2005 Director View profile
  32. Rev Paul Vincent Graham 2003-2005 Director View profile
  33. David Edward Kemp 2003-2006 Director View profile
  34. Louise Grace Victoria Wisdom 2003-2004 Director View profile
  35. Malcolm Peter Ward 2003-2006 Director View profile
  36. Arthur Michael Walton 2001-2004 Director View profile
  37. Elizabeth Jane Stronach 2001-2005 Director View profile
  38. Richard George Watt 2001-2005 Director View profile
  39. John Ernest Morris 2001-2008 Director View profile
  40. Veronica Oneill 2001-2004 Director View profile
  41. Andrew Reid Ralley 2001 Director View profile
  42. Robert Rippon 2001 Director View profile
  43. David Foster 2001 Director View profile
  44. Richard Daryl Platt 1995 Director View profile
  45. Robert Michael Liddle 2001 Director View profile
  46. Anthony Phillips 2025-2025 Secretary View profile
  47. David Laurie Strawbridge 2019-2025 Secretary View profile
  48. Jayne Mary Scott 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  49. Ian Barron 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  50. James Alfred Earlam Johnson 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  51. Ian Blair 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  52. Allan Sewell 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/03/1985
Also a registered charity
Austin Friars

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.

Group

  1. Austin Friars is controlled by Ewen Catanach Swinton
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-09-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ewen Catanach Swinton.

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £5,200 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.

9 directors on the board

5.7y median 3.4y
average tenure
14.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Agriculture 1Arts and leisure 1Business 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01894340
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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