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Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'IS of Durham

Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'IS of Durham is an active UK company (number 03431279), incorporated 1997, with 2 current directors, Dr Varqa Shamsi Bahar and Ladan Howell. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 32

  1. Dr Tahirih Ladan Cockshut-Miller 2014-2025 Director View profile
  2. Husayn Tahmosybayat 2014-2025 Director View profile
  3. Shireen Robson 2013-2026 Director View profile
  4. Mina Nash 2013-2022 Director View profile
  5. Simon Fuad Forghani Ashrafi 2011-2012 Director View profile
  6. James C Russell 2011-2013 Director View profile
  7. Nahid Agahi 2011-2026 Director View profile
  8. Yasodhaa Ganesan 2009-2010 Director View profile
  9. Zoe Ann Sier 2009-2013 Director View profile
  10. Amy Tidswell 2009-2011 Director View profile
  11. Rebecca Marriner 2009-2012 Director View profile
  12. Janet Tahmosybayat 2005-2025 Director View profile
  13. Karina Alison Lindsley 2003-2005 Director View profile
  14. Fraser Lindsley 2003-2005 Director View profile
  15. Michael Sunderland 2003-2003 Director View profile
  16. Serene Freemantle 2002-2003 Director View profile
  17. Shireen Claire Tahmosybayat 2002-2008 Director View profile
  18. Charles Arzhang Tahmosybayat 2001-2002 Director View profile
  19. James Robert Gillespie 2000-2008 Director View profile
  20. Abbas Bayat 2000-2011 Director View profile
  21. Fraser Edward Lindsley 1999-2002 Director View profile
  22. Karina Lindsley 1998-2003 Director View profile
  23. Alison Jane Laver 1998-1999 Director View profile
  24. Grant Alexander Morley 1998-1998 Director View profile
  25. Ghollam Husayn Tahmosybayat 1997-2011 Director View profile
  26. Fakhrigan Fathy Mi Abady 1997-2025 Director View profile
  27. Maureen Gail Bell 1997-1999 Director View profile
  28. David William Merrick 1997-2000 Director View profile
  29. Nahid Agahi 2014-2025 Secretary View profile
  30. Zoe Anne Sier 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  31. Margaret Eileen Gosden 1997-2004 Secretary View profile
  32. Eric Findlay Bell 1997-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/09/1997
Also a registered charity
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'IS of Durham
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.

2 directors on the board

6.2y median 6.2y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03431279
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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