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The Open Theology Trust
The Open Theology Trust is an active UK company (number 02189702), incorporated 1987, with 4 current directors including Rev Dr Jennifer Anne Hurd and Professor Elaine Louise Graham. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 18
- Professor Christopher Rowland 2016-2018 View profile
- Jamie Elizabeth Warden 1998-2018 View profile
- Heather Elizabeth Walton 1997-2001 View profile
- Ian Stephen Markham 1997-1998 View profile
- Dr James Byrne 1997-2000 View profile
- Professor Philip Farnsworth Sheldrake 1994-2019 View profile
- James Welford Woodward 1994-2001 View profile
- Rt Revd Stephen George Platten 1993-1998 View profile
- Rt Revd Dr David Edward Jenkins 1997 View profile
- Houlden, James Leslie, Revd Canon 1997 View profile
- Revd Dr John Stephen Bowden 1997 View profile
- Right Reverend Robin Woods 1992 View profile
- Stephen Whitfield Sykes 1993 View profile
- Phyllis Mary Richardson 1991 View profile
- Elizabeth Anne Templeton 1993 View profile
- Alan Brunskill Webster 1993 View profile
- Mark Richard Hammer 1996-1999 View profile
- Margaret Jean Cunningham 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other education n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 06/11/1987
- Registered office
- Bridport
- Also a registered charity
- The Open Theology Trust
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
- Mcclure, Timothy Elston, Ven Director · appointed 1992
- Rev Dr Jennifer Anne Hurd Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Elaine Louise Graham Director · appointed 1997
- Alison Ruth Webster Director · appointed 1997
Directors past 6 years
- Mcclure, Timothy Elston, Ven Director · appointed 1992
- Rev Dr Jennifer Anne Hurd Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Elaine Louise Graham Director · appointed 1997
- Alison Ruth Webster Director · appointed 1997
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Mcclure, Timothy Elston, Ven Director · appointed 1992
Portfolio (3)
- Rev Dr Jennifer Anne Hurd Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Elaine Louise Graham Director · appointed 1997
- Alison Ruth Webster Director · appointed 1997
Also govern a charity
- Rev Dr Jennifer Anne Hurd Cytun:Eglwysi Ynghyd YNG Nghymru / Churches Together in Wales Limited, Cyngor Ysgolion SUL AC Addysg Gristnogol Cymru
- Professor Elaine Louise Graham Charity of MRS Mary Chesshyre, Charity of James Harrison, Modern Church, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST. Laurence, Frodsham
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.
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
- 02189702
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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