Company · Halifax
Noah's ARK Centre
Other service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Katie BrownDirector · since 2022
- Chris SmithDirector · since 2019
- Dick, Angela, RevDirector · since 2017
- Mary MellorDirector · since 2016
- Bridget Margaret SimpsonDirector · since 2012
- Phillip David VarneySecretary · since 2016
Previous officers (24)
- Jet HardingeDirector · 2015–2016
- Gary PeckDirector · 2015–2016
- Malcolm Edward Stephen BerryDirector · 2014–2014
- Kathleen Mary MellingDirector · 2012–2016
- John Peter KearneyDirector · 2012–2014
- Sheridan Anne WardellDirector · 2011–2011
- Peter John NaylorDirector · 2009–2013
- Parrott, Martin William, ReverendDirector · 2008–2012
- William Lawson MoffatDirector · 2007–2012
- Harold Campbell ClarksonDirector · 2007–2009
- Amanda Ann MylesDirector · 2007–2015
- Simon James JohnsonDirector · 2007–2011
- Zarneh, Alexander Tahmassian, DrDirector · 2004–2007
- Edmund Stuart KilpatrickDirector · 2004–2006
- Sharon Caruth GearDirector · 2002–2016
- George BoydDirector · 2001–2007
- Mark HarrisonDirector · 2000–2003
- Majorie Hazel PayneDirector · 2000–2000
- Beverly Olwyn CorbettDirector · 2000–2003
- Linda StoneDirector · 2000–2001
- Debbie NelsonSecretary · 2016–2022
- Ellis William KingSecretary · 2013–2015
- Peter John NaylorSecretary · 2010–2013
- Jean Margaret HoggardSecretary · 2000–2011
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 25/09/2000
- Registered office
- Halifax
- Also a registered charity
- Noah's ARK Centre
- Previous names
- Noah's ARK Community Cafe (until 21/09/2010)
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.
- Bridget Margaret Simpson ceased 2017-09-25
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
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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
- Chris Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Bridget Margaret Simpson Director · appointed 2012
- Dick, Angela, Rev Director · appointed 2017
- Katie Brown Director · appointed 2022
- Mary Mellor Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Chris Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Bridget Margaret Simpson Director · appointed 2012
- Dick, Angela, Rev Director · appointed 2017
- Mary Mellor Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Chris Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Bridget Margaret Simpson Director · appointed 2012
- Dick, Angela, Rev Director · appointed 2017
- Katie Brown Director · appointed 2022
- Mary Mellor Director · appointed 2016
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
- 04077381
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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