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The Federation of Family History Societies

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

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Previous officers 65

  1. Laura Ruth Doyle 2023-2023 Director View profile
  2. Martin Samuel William Mcdowell 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Francisca Mundekereni Mkandawire 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Penelope Joyce Walters 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Gwendolen Dawn Newland 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. George William Hiley 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Paul Pinhorne 2019-2019 Director View profile
  8. Dianne Lesley Sutton 2019-2023 Director View profile
  9. Ian Howard Waller 2017-2026 Director View profile
  10. David Alan Daldry 2017-2020 Director View profile
  11. Peter Anthony Bailey 2017-2019 Director View profile
  12. Desmond Clive Weed 2016-2018 Director View profile
  13. Robert Walter White 2016-2017 Director View profile
  14. Ann Margaret Hicks 2015-2019 Director View profile
  15. Eric Alexander Jackson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  16. John Derek Napper 2013-2022 Director View profile
  17. Karin Thompson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  18. Elizabeth Jane Owen 2012-2013 Director View profile
  19. Francis Peter Howcutt 2012-2020 Director View profile
  20. Robert Antony Pigeon 2010-2011 Director View profile
  21. Stephen Thomas Benson 2010-2019 Director View profile
  22. Malcolm David Austen 2009-2015 Director View profile
  23. Doreen Holtermann 2009-2010 Director View profile
  24. Anthony Walter Boston 2008-2009 Director View profile
  25. Beryl Owen Evans 2008-2017 Director View profile
  26. Sandra West 2008-2008 Director View profile
  27. Ann Marie Wilkinson 2008-2011 Director View profile
  28. Sylvia Hall 2008-2011 Director View profile
  29. David Charles Holman 2007-2015 Director View profile
  30. Roger Charles Lewry 2006-2012 Director View profile
  31. Marian French 2006-2014 Director View profile
  32. David William Smetham 2005-2013 Director View profile
  33. Dr Nicholas David Barratt 2004-2006 Director View profile
  34. Maureen Elizabeth Bullows 2004-2010 Director View profile
  35. Carol Avril Mclee 2004-2010 Director View profile
  36. Harry Gordon Adshead 2003-2009 Director View profile
  37. Jane Starkie 2003-2007 Director View profile
  38. Anthony David Fulford 2003-2004 Director View profile
  39. Roy Stockdill 2003-2007 Director View profile
  40. Bernard Amps 2002-2005 Director View profile
  41. Audrey Collins 2001-2004 Director View profile
  42. Geoffrey Tudor Riggs 2001-2008 Director View profile
  43. Dennis Baxter 2001-2004 Director View profile
  44. Angela Corrina Petyt 2000-2001 Director View profile
  45. Alec Robert Tritton 2000-2006 Director View profile
  46. Dominic Johnson 2000-2007 Director View profile
  47. Paul Anthony Blake 2000-2007 Director View profile
  48. Peter Charles Kendrew 2000-2003 Director View profile
  49. Edward Clifford Debney 1999-2001 Director View profile
  50. Robert Gordon 1998-2001 Director View profile
  51. Richard Ernest Bruce Ratcliffe 1998-2004 Director View profile
  52. Beryl Hurley 1998-2000 Director View profile
  53. Peter Thomas Johnson 1997-1997 Director View profile
  54. Lady Mary Teviot 1995-2001 Director View profile
  55. Lilian Florence Gibbens 1995-2001 Director View profile
  56. Derek Aubrey Palgrave 1995-2000 Director View profile
  57. Michael John Gandy 1995-2000 Director View profile
  58. Dr Richard Charles Frederick Baker 1995-2002 Director View profile
  59. Gillian Anne Thompson 1995-2000 Director View profile
  60. Anthony John Camp 1995-1998 Director View profile
  61. Susan Bellin Lumas 1995-1997 Director View profile
  62. Brian Robert Slater 1994-2000 Director View profile
  63. David Stuart Lambert 1994-1999 Director View profile
  64. Peter David Dewdney 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  65. Pauline Saul 1994-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/05/1994
Also a registered charity
The Federation of Family History Societies

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Federation of Family History Societies on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 other companies 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

5.4y median 4.6y
average tenure
12.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Business services 3

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
02930189
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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