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The Guild of Friends of the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Thomas Drummond-Wilson 2013-2022 Director View profile
  2. Lady Sheila Beringer 2009-2013 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Jane Schofield 2009-2013 Director View profile
  4. Jane Wills 2009-2013 Director View profile
  5. Alison Pemble 2009-2013 Director View profile
  6. Caroline Smailes 2009-2013 Director View profile
  7. Polly Clare Burns 2004-2013 Director View profile
  8. Rosamunde Patricia Howe 2004-2009 Director View profile
  9. Lucinda Tippetts 2000-2009 Director View profile
  10. Rosaleen M Condon 1998-2003 Director View profile
  11. Vanessa Hope Wingate Stevenson 1998-2000 Director View profile
  12. Philippa Victoria Rosslyn Tasker 1998-2005 Director View profile
  13. Lynn Jane Harradine 1998-2004 Director View profile
  14. Gillian Edith Woolley 1998-2013 Director View profile
  15. Gillian Marjory Millar 1998-2004 Director View profile
  16. Dianna Mary Jones 1998-2000 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Nunn 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Caroline Anne Vacher 1998-2022 Director View profile
  19. Rosemarie Harris Harrison 1998-2018 Director View profile
  20. Deborah Jane Barton 1998-2004 Director View profile
  21. Elizabeth Bate 1998-2007 Director View profile
  22. Michael John Iles 1998-2007 Director View profile
  23. Cherry Lamorna Bretten 1998-2011 Director View profile
  24. Anne Lonsdale Guy 1998-2000 Director View profile
  25. Benjamin Trevor Johnson 1998-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/02/1998
Also a registered charity
The Guild of Friends of the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children

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.

  • Caroline Maria Taylor
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Guild of Friends of the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children is controlled by Caroline Maria Taylor
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Caroline Maria Taylor.

1 other company 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.

Financials

Net assets
£378,169
Total assets
£378,169
Cash
£129,942
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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.

9 directors on the board

13.3y median 7.9y
average tenure
28.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

1
also govern a charity
0
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.

Construction 6Property 4Finance 1

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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03511461
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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