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The Chiltern Society

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 69

  1. Ian Andrew Churchill 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Robin Bolam Storey 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Alex Moriarty 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Brian Mcgowan 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Jane Elizabeth Herve 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. William Richard Lacey 2021-2024 Director View profile
  7. Helen Veronica Griffiths 2020-2024 Director View profile
  8. Mona Holm Furulund Smith 2020-2024 Director View profile
  9. Catherine Rebecca Moncrieff 2020-2026 Director View profile
  10. Lisbet Sherlock 2019-2023 Director View profile
  11. Harriet Bennett 2019-2023 Director View profile
  12. Daniel Robert Turner 2019-2021 Director View profile
  13. Richard John Brown 2018-2019 Director View profile
  14. Simon Kearey 2018-2024 Director View profile
  15. Peter Edwin Miller 2017-2019 Director View profile
  16. Robert Ian Cartwright 2017-2018 Director View profile
  17. Peter Geoffrey Duxbury 2017-2020 Director View profile
  18. Alison Ann Barraclough 2016-2020 Director View profile
  19. Jane Elizabeth Peel 2016-2021 Director View profile
  20. David Kent 2015-2016 Director View profile
  21. Thomas Frank Sutcliffe Rodwell 2015-2016 Director View profile
  22. Leslie Mosco 2015-2020 Director View profile
  23. Geoffrey Lambert 2013-2016 Director View profile
  24. Patricia Mary Birchley 2013-2020 Director View profile
  25. Anthony Michael Jepson 2013-2022 Director View profile
  26. Paul Edward Mason 2012-2017 Director View profile
  27. John Francis Lynch 2012-2013 Director View profile
  28. David Alan Abbis 2012-2021 Director View profile
  29. John Leighton Gladwin 2012-2024 Director View profile
  30. Peter John Williamson 2011-2012 Director View profile
  31. Keith Watson Muras 2010-2014 Director View profile
  32. Roger James Hands 2009-2017 Director View profile
  33. Roger David Newman 2008-2016 Director View profile
  34. Merrin Molesworth 2008-2020 Director View profile
  35. William Peter Barry Charles 2006-2007 Director View profile
  36. Howard Cooke 2005-2009 Director View profile
  37. Richard Chantler 2004-2019 Director View profile
  38. David Harris 2004-2024 Director View profile
  39. Margaret Abbott 2004-2005 Director View profile
  40. Margaret Elizabeth Ewart 2004-2008 Director View profile
  41. Robin Heys Peirce 2003-2013 Director View profile
  42. Alison Margaret Doggett 2002-2012 Director View profile
  43. Beryl Hunt 2002-2004 Director View profile
  44. Michael John Overall 2002-2013 Director View profile
  45. Peter Raymond Roger Jackson 2002-2003 Director View profile
  46. Mark Marriott Januszewski 2001-2010 Director View profile
  47. George Colin David Wells 2001-2003 Director View profile
  48. Donald Jacques Millar 2001-2002 Director View profile
  49. Philip Martin Hanscombe 2001-2004 Director View profile
  50. Reverend Derek Jarvis Upcott 2001-2006 Director View profile
  51. John Robert Coombe 2001-2005 Director View profile
  52. Cicely Frances Edith Upcott 2001-2008 Director View profile
  53. William John Talbot Norris 2001-2004 Director View profile
  54. Kenneth Guy Patterson 2001-2004 Director View profile
  55. Ferdinand Geoffrey Larminie 2001-2008 Director View profile
  56. Paul Anthony Thomas 2001-2001 Director View profile
  57. Edward Alexander Newmark 2001-2001 Director View profile
  58. David Howarth 2001-2004 Director View profile
  59. William Robin Rowland 2001-2004 Director View profile
  60. Hubert Hunt 2001-2010 Director View profile
  61. Geoffrey Cowper Legge 2001-2006 Director View profile
  62. Dr Anthony John Chetwynd Balfour 2001-2001 Director View profile
  63. Michael Gray Hardy 2001-2004 Director View profile
  64. Edward John Taylor 2001-2010 Director View profile
  65. Christine Ann Breden 2001-2009 Director View profile
  66. Michael Allen Frank Rush 2001-2002 Director View profile
  67. Dr Adrian Murray Lepper 2007-2013 Secretary View profile
  68. Ian Duncan Menzies Conacher 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  69. Raymond Ernest Challinor 2001-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/01/2001
Also a registered charity
The Chiltern 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.

Group

  1. The Chiltern Society is controlled by David Alan Abbis
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-10-15, ceased 2021-10-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Alan Abbis.

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.

Grants received

7 grants · £230,801 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £196,308 (4 grants)
  • Rothschild Foundation · £30,000
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £3,750
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £743

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £3,7502024-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £144,9892023-09-06
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £7432023-04-01
  • Rothschild Foundation £30,0002021-10-14
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £25,8002006-04-20
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.

12 directors on the board

1.9y median 1.6y
average tenure
6.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Other services 2Education 1Professional services 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

  • 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
04138448
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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