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The Church Planting Initiative

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. John Mark Townley 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Church Growth Trust Limited 2020-2024 Corporate-director View profile
  3. James George Martin Erwin 2017-2025 Director View profile
  4. Stephen John Bedford 2015-2020 Director View profile
  5. David Roger Foster 2015-2020 Director View profile
  6. Richard Edward Canham 2015-2020 Director View profile
  7. Samuel Gibson 2013-2020 Director View profile
  8. Andrew David Gibson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  9. Peter Alexander Jack 2012-2015 Director View profile
  10. Ian Smith 2010-2013 Director View profile
  11. James Kenneth Hyde 2009-2012 Director View profile
  12. Howard Alexander Peebles 2008-2009 Director View profile
  13. Stephen John Mcquoid 2007-2020 Director View profile
  14. Neil Summerton 2005-2020 Director View profile
  15. Keith William George Barnard 2005-2012 Director View profile
  16. John Wilkes 2005-2016 Director View profile
  17. Michael Ian Cox 2003-2005 Director View profile
  18. John Stewart Hunter 2000-2008 Director View profile
  19. Leslie David Lucas 2000-2015 Director View profile
  20. Kenneth Alexander Cardy 2000-2003 Director View profile
  21. William Brian Adams 2000-2009 Director View profile
  22. John Speirs 2000-2007 Director View profile
  23. Gerald Thomas West 2000-2006 Director View profile
  24. Ian Smith 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
  25. John Jenkins 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  26. Julian Paul Marsh 2009-2014 Secretary View profile
  27. Ian Smith 2009-2009 Secretary View profile
  28. Michael Peach 2000-2009 Secretary View profile
  29. Anthony Ernest Wakeling 2000-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/02/2000
Also a registered charity
Church Planting Initiative

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Andrew Martyn Giles Arnold
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Richard Edward Canham ceased 2020-09-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Neil Summerton ceased 2020-09-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • 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 Church Planting Initiative is controlled by Andrew Martyn Giles Arnold
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Martyn Giles Arnold.

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
£0
Total assets
£0
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

1 directors on the board

19.8y median 19.8y
average tenure
19.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
1
corporate seats

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03928850
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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