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Federation of Family History Societies Services Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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Previous officers 30

  1. Ian Howard Waller 2017-2025 Director View profile
  2. Robert Walter White 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Eric Alexander Jackson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  4. Francis Peter Howcutt 2013-2018 Director View profile
  5. John Derek Napper 2013-2022 Director View profile
  6. Ian Peter Hartas 2013-2014 Director View profile
  7. Frank Healey 2010-2014 Director View profile
  8. Ann Marie Wilkinson 2010-2011 Director View profile
  9. Marian French 2008-2014 Director View profile
  10. Anthony Walter Boston 2008-2009 Director View profile
  11. David Charles Holman 2008-2010 Director View profile
  12. Carol Avril Mclee 2008-2010 Director View profile
  13. Simon Fowler 2005-2007 Director View profile
  14. Alec Robert Tritton 2005-2006 Director View profile
  15. Paul Anthony Blake 2005-2008 Director View profile
  16. Harry Gordon Adshead 2003-2009 Director View profile
  17. Jane Starkie 2003-2006 Director View profile
  18. Alec Charles Coutts 2002-2006 Director View profile
  19. Dennis Baxter 2001-2002 Director View profile
  20. Angela Corrina Petyt 2000-2001 Director View profile
  21. Peter Charles Kendrew 2000-2003 Director View profile
  22. Terence Walsh 2000-2005 Director View profile
  23. Robert Boyd 1998-2003 Director View profile
  24. Jeremy Sumner Wycherley Gibson 1997-2000 Director View profile
  25. Brian Robert Slater 1995-2000 Director View profile
  26. Derek Aubrey Palgrave 1995-2000 Director View profile
  27. Eric Melvyn Frankcom 1995-2000 Director View profile
  28. David Stuart Lambert 1994-1995 Director View profile
  29. Geoffrey Tudor Riggs 2003-2008 Secretary View profile
  30. Peter David Dewdney 1994-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.; Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Incorporated
23/11/1994
Registered office
Urmston
Previous names
Federation of Family History Societies (Publications) Limited (until 15/10/2008)

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. Federation of Family History Societies Services Limited is controlled by The Federation of Family History Societies
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Federation of Family History Societies.

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.

5 directors on the board

9.4y median 8.6y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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.

Tech and media 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

  • 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
02993798
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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