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The Folklore Society

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

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Previous officers 25

  1. Dr Julia Constance Bishop 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Prof Richard Paul Jenkins 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Raphaele Pascale Marie Catherine Mouren 2014-2017 Director View profile
  4. William John Roberts 2014-2022 Director View profile
  5. Dr Jessica Hemming 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. Prof William France Ryan 2011-2014 Director View profile
  7. John Martin Willmott 2010-2017 Director View profile
  8. Elizabeth Ryan 2008-2010 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Francis Bennett 2005-2014 Director View profile
  10. Prof Jill Adrian Kraye 2003-2014 Director View profile
  11. Professor Patricia Lysaght 2003-2023 Director View profile
  12. Edward Fletcher Cass 2003-2014 Director View profile
  13. Marion Bowman 2002-2016 Director View profile
  14. Professor Wilhelm Fritz Hermann Nicolaisen 2000-2005 Director View profile
  15. Dr Gillian Clayton Bennett 2000-2003 Director View profile
  16. Jennifer Chandler 2000-2003 Director View profile
  17. Simpson, Jaqueline, Doctor 2000-2003 Director View profile
  18. Newall, Venetia, Doctor 2000-2003 Director View profile
  19. Robert Cripps Mcdowall 1998-2016 Director View profile
  20. Roy Judge 1998-2000 Director View profile
  21. John Widdowson 1998-1999 Director View profile
  22. Professor William Francis Ryan 1998-2003 Director View profile
  23. William John Roberts 2014-2022 Secretary View profile
  24. Prof James Grayson 2008-2020 Secretary View profile
  25. Juliette Wood 1998-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/12/1998
Also a registered charity
The Folklore Society

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Sophia Margaret Augusta Kingshill
    significant influence · notified 2022-06-28
  • William John Roberts ceased 2022-06-28
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Folklore Society is controlled by Sophia Margaret Augusta Kingshill
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2022-06-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sophia Margaret Augusta Kingshill.

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

Employees
0.02
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported
2024-12-31Not reportedNot reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

3.4y median 3.6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03685496
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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