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Who leads it
- Cheryl Anne HowardDirector · since 2026
- Paul Granville Catley GloverDirector · since 2026
- Dermot Gary HicklandDirector · since 2026
- Peter John CowellDirector · since 2024
- Robert David MeredithDirector · since 2022
- William Rhys JonesDirector · since 2018
- Simon EdridgeDirector · since 2013
- Dr Christopher Coulsting GayDirector · since 1999
Previous officers 18
- Jean Kennett 2022-2025 View profile
- Tobin Robert Wallace-Sims 2018-2025 View profile
- Brian Richard Munday 2016-2018 View profile
- Margaret Ayers 2016-2020 View profile
- Paul Anthony Bushell 2011-2021 View profile
- Richard William Bartley 2011-2020 View profile
- John Edgington 2008-2014 View profile
- John Farrier 2007-2016 View profile
- Sheila Margaret Knox 2003-2013 View profile
- Dennis Stanley Parrett 2003-2007 View profile
- Barry Reginald Morgan 2003-2007 View profile
- Georgina Ann Glover 2003-2026 View profile
- Trevor Fermor 2002-2022 View profile
- Timothy Robin Lawson 1999-2002 View profile
- Howard Nuttall 1999-2000 View profile
- Clifford John Barber 2019-2023 View profile
- Richard Caplan 2001-2019 View profile
- Geoffrey Leonard Buchan 1999-2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/11/1999
- Also a registered charity
- Necessary Furniture
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.
8 directors on the board
- Dr Christopher Coulsting Gay Director · appointed 1999
- Robert David Meredith Director · appointed 2022
- Cheryl Anne Howard Director · appointed 2026
- Simon Edridge Director · appointed 2013
- Paul Granville Catley Glover Director · appointed 2026
- William Rhys Jones Director · appointed 2018
- Peter John Cowell Director · appointed 2024
- Dermot Gary Hickland Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Christopher Coulsting Gay Director · appointed 1999
- Simon Edridge Director · appointed 2013
- William Rhys Jones Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Dr Christopher Coulsting Gay Director · appointed 1999
- Paul Granville Catley Glover Director · appointed 2026
- Dermot Gary Hickland Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (5)
- Robert David Meredith Director · appointed 2022
- Cheryl Anne Howard Director · appointed 2026
- Simon Edridge Director · appointed 2013
- William Rhys Jones Director · appointed 2018
- Peter John Cowell Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Georgina Ann Glover Director · appointed 2003 · 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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03886547
- 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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