Company · Cambridgeshire
The Plain Truth
Other publishing activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 20
- James Ernest Noakes 2017-2019 View profile
- Geraldine Mary Bayley 2012-2020 View profile
- Lawrence, Leonard Roy, the Reverend Canon 2010-2018 View profile
- Cherriemaya Villanueva Anderson 2009-2011 View profile
- Sarah Rebecca Anderson 2009-2017 View profile
- Anthony John Halford 2008-2014 View profile
- Anthony Michael Davis 2007-2009 View profile
- Thomas Gare 2004-2010 View profile
- Joanna Lockwood 2004-2004 View profile
- David Winston Gibbs 2003-2013 View profile
- Stuart Michael Powell 2003-2009 View profile
- Maggie Isa Mitchell 2003-2010 View profile
- Peter Ronald Sheppard 2002-2012 View profile
- David Thomas Boardman 2002-2003 View profile
- Dr Graham Mitchell 2002-2007 View profile
- Susan Jane Frances Howard 2002-2004 View profile
- Winston Wilson Bothwell 2002-2004 View profile
- Cornhill Registrars Limited 2002-2002 View profile
- Keith Roy Hartrick 2002-2007 View profile
- Francis Joseph Bergin 2002-2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other publishing activities
- Incorporated
- 17/12/2002
- Registered office
- Cambridgeshire
- Also a registered charity
- The Plain Truth
Financials
- Net assets
- £58,290
- Total assets
- £58,290
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £58,290 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £58,290 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £78,485 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Mary Helen Hammond Director · appointed 2003
- Thomas Gethin Russell-Jones Director · appointed 2018
- Karl Ayling Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Peter William Brierley Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Mary Helen Hammond Director · appointed 2003
- Thomas Gethin Russell-Jones Director · appointed 2018
- Karl Ayling Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Thomas Gethin Russell-Jones Director · appointed 2018
- Karl Ayling Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Peter William Brierley Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Mary Helen Hammond Director · appointed 2003
Also govern a charity
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
- 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
- 04619778
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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