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The Friendly Hand

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Revd Bruce Batstone 2006-2020 Director View profile
  2. Claude M Harris Jr 2001-2006 Director View profile
  3. Diego Pretus 2001-2021 Director View profile
  4. Gabriel Pretus 2001-2023 Director View profile
  5. Peter Frederick Barton Beesley 2001-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/05/2001
Also a registered charity
The Friendly Hand
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.

3 directors on the board

11.4y median 5.9y
average tenure
25.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04209036
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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