Company · Peterborough
GFA World
GFA World is an active UK company (number 03433617), incorporated 1997, with 5 current directors including Rev Marcus John Reginald Nelson and Rev Brian Kirik. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Christopher Geoffrey Cobbold 2016-2023 View profile
- Rev Dr Stephen Robert Chamberlain Nichols 2016-2026 View profile
- Rev Brian Kirik 2007-2007 View profile
- Randy Leigh Mccracken 2005-2013 View profile
- Loren Eric Combs 2005-2013 View profile
- Rt Rev Kadappilaril Yohannan Punnose 1999-2024 View profile
- Peter Rainer-Jones 1997-1999 View profile
- Gretchen Carter 2005-2007 View profile
- Rev Wendell Dee Leytham 1999-2011 View profile
- Rev Ian Macinnes 1999-2005 View profile
- Richard Alan Howard 1997-1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of religious organizations
- Incorporated
- 12/09/1997
- Registered office
- Peterborough
- Also a registered charity
- GFA World
- Previous names
- Gospel for Asia (U.K.) (until 13/12/2017)
Financials
- Net assets
- £2,115,725
- Total assets
- £2,115,725
- Cash
- £763,527
- Employees
- 6
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Small company accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- Rev Dr Paul Robert Blackham Director · appointed 2012
- Paul Jonathan Thomson Director · appointed 2013
- Rev Marcus John Reginald Nelson Director · appointed 2023
- Rev Brian Kirik Director · appointed 2016
- Punnose, Daniel, Bishop Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- Rev Dr Paul Robert Blackham Director · appointed 2012
- Paul Jonathan Thomson Director · appointed 2013
- Rev Brian Kirik Director · appointed 2016
- Punnose, Daniel, Bishop Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Rev Dr Paul Robert Blackham Director · appointed 2012
- Paul Jonathan Thomson Director · appointed 2013
- Rev Marcus John Reginald Nelson Director · appointed 2023
- Rev Brian Kirik Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (1)
- Punnose, Daniel, Bishop Director · appointed 2009
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Rev Dr Stephen Robert Chamberlain Nichols Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 03433617
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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