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Grove Books Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 27

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Sue Coyne 2021-2023 Director View profile
Revd Rhona Knight 2021-2025 Director View profile
Reverend Derek John Holbird 2018-2021 Director View profile
Revd Andrew Stephen Goodwin Tufnell 2015-2021 Director View profile
Rupert Clark Bristow 2012-2016 Director View profile
Stephen Foster 2011-2014 Director View profile
Revd Alison Claire Walton 2011-2019 Director View profile
Revd Richard John Steel 2006-2022 Director View profile
Rev Simon David Heathfield 2005-2009 Director View profile
Rev John Leach 2001-2017 Director View profile
Ann Louise Nickson 1998-2002 Director View profile
Dr Mark Adrian Bonnington 1997-2010 Director View profile
Reverend Michael Robert Gilbertson 1997-2001 Director View profile
Tony Mccutcheon 1997-2000 Director View profile
Rt Revd Dr Robert Neil Innes 1995-2019 Director View profile
Reverend Graham Horner 1993-1996 Director View profile
Rev Charles William Read 1992-1999 Director View profile
Leonard Yates 1998 Director View profile
Michael Richard Vasey 1997 Director View profile
Roy Kingston Mccloughry 1992 Director View profile
Rev Richard David Antrobus More 1995 Director View profile
Rev John Patrick Hatherley Clarke 1990 Director View profile
Ogilvie, Gordon, the Venerable 2011 Director View profile
Rev Russell Edward Parker 1995 Director View profile
Dr Frances Shaw 2000-2024 Secretary View profile
Ian Benjamin Paul 1993-2003 Secretary View profile
Buchanan, Colin Ogilvie, Bishop 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 28/06/1985
Also a registered charity: Grove Books 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.

7 directors on the board

Bertram Trevor Lloyd Director · appointed 2003
Rev Ian Geoffrey Silk Director · appointed 2001
Revd Alexandra Jodie Joseph Director · appointed 2019
Michael John Simmonds Director · appointed 2023
Blandford-Baker, Neil James, Rev Canon Director · appointed 2006
Revd Benjamin Andrew Brady Director · appointed 2023
Reverend Mark Peter Charles Collinson Director · appointed 1997

15.7y median 19.8y

average tenure

29.4y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Bertram Trevor Lloyd Director · appointed 2003
Rev Ian Geoffrey Silk Director · appointed 2001
Revd Alexandra Jodie Joseph Director · appointed 2019
Blandford-Baker, Neil James, Rev Canon Director · appointed 2006
Reverend Mark Peter Charles Collinson Director · appointed 1997

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Bertram Trevor Lloyd Director · appointed 2003
Rev Ian Geoffrey Silk Director · appointed 2001
Revd Alexandra Jodie Joseph Director · appointed 2019
Revd Benjamin Andrew Brady Director · appointed 2023
Reverend Mark Peter Charles Collinson Director · appointed 1997

Portfolio (2)

Michael John Simmonds Director · appointed 2023
Blandford-Baker, Neil James, Rev Canon Director · appointed 2006

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.

Other 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
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: 01926963
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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