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Exeter Vineyard Church

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Samantha Angelita Low 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Colin James Flanagan 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Alison Smeatham 2013-2020 Director View profile
  4. Clive David Russell 2012-2023 Director View profile
  5. Peter Kenneth Appleby 2006-2020 Director View profile
  6. Marilyn Ann Grigorey 2006-2008 Director View profile
  7. Catherine Elizabeth Mistry 2005-2007 Director View profile
  8. Stuart Andrew Brown 2004-2005 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Jonathan Wallis 2003-2012 Director View profile
  10. Paul John Tyler 2003-2007 Director View profile
  11. Stephen David Paul Daykin 2001-2013 Director View profile
  12. Francis George Murray 2000-2003 Director View profile
  13. Edward Charles Aldridge 1999-1999 Director View profile
  14. Robert Peter Mckenzie 1996-2001 Director View profile
  15. Kevin James Regan 1996-1999 Director View profile
  16. Roger Tancock 1996-2001 Director View profile
  17. Annetta Isabel Brown 2000-2011 Secretary View profile
  18. Richard John Sharp 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  19. John Kington Moffitt Wishlade 1996-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/01/1996
Also a registered charity
Exeter Vineyard Church

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Alison Smeatham ceased 2020-08-01
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Clive David Russell ceased 2023-07-18
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • David John Vinall ceased 2025-10-20
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • David John Vinall ceased 2024-04-24
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Exeter Vineyard Church is controlled by Alison Smeatham
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alison Smeatham.

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.

4 directors on the board

10.2y median 7.1y
average tenure
20.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
left in the last 12 months

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
03149728
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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