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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Edward Benjamin Stephen Bowles 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Graham Richard Dunn 2016-2021 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Catherine Turner 2016-2025 Director View profile
  4. Burke, Christopher Mark, the Revd Canon 2012-2019 Director View profile
  5. Dr Richard James Shephard 2010-2010 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Mckenzie Smith 2009-2020 Director View profile
  7. James Edward Oliver 2009-2020 Director View profile
  8. Revd Matthew James Porter 2007-2008 Director View profile
  9. Dr Roger Clive Richardson 2007-2022 Director View profile
  10. Trevor Mulryne 2003-2006 Director View profile
  11. Dr John Robert Goepel 2003-2016 Director View profile
  12. Mahilranee Christine Townsend 2003-2013 Director View profile
  13. James Adrian Viner 2003-2019 Director View profile
  14. Clare Palmer 2001-2005 Director View profile
  15. Rt Rev Cyril Guy Ashton 2001-2008 Director View profile
  16. Michael Howard Crosby 1999-2012 Director View profile
  17. David Francis Booker 1996-2013 Director View profile
  18. Right Reverend Michael Frederick Gear 1994-1998 Director View profile
  19. Peters, John Frank William, District Judge 1993-2005 Director View profile
  20. Professor Andrew Charles Petter Sims 1993-1999 Director View profile
  21. Eric Paul German 1993-1996 Director View profile
  22. Catherine Mary More Mackinnon 1993-2005 Director View profile
  23. William Wade Kirkham 1993-1993 Director View profile
  24. Nicholas James Anthony Hutton 1993-2003 Director View profile
  25. Professor Alan Godfrey Johnson 1993-2003 Director View profile
  26. Angela Mary Rees 1993-2025 Director View profile
  27. Robert Mcnidder Fearnehough 1993-2007 Director View profile
  28. Reverend Stephen Albert Paul Hunter 1993-2010 Director View profile
  29. Gordon Robert Grayson 1993-1994 Director View profile
  30. John Christopher Baggaley 1993-1999 Director View profile
  31. Williams, Cecil Peter, Reverend Canon Dr 1993-2006 Director View profile
  32. David Herbert Taylor 1994-2022 Secretary View profile
  33. Richard Charles De Lancey Walters 1993-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/02/1993
Also a registered charity
Birkdale School
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.

12 directors on the board

7.4y median 6y
average tenure
22.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Finance 3Tech and media 3Arts and leisure 2Manufacturing 2Professional services 2Property 2Health and social care 1Hospitality 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
02792166
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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