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Friends of Sunderland Minster

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

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Previous officers 20

  1. Alan Patchett 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Bain, John Venerable John Stuart, the Venerable 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Ralph Saelzer 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Umesh Babubhai Patel Bsc Mrpharms 2017-2025 Director View profile
  5. Brian Thurlbeck 2017-2025 Director View profile
  6. Aileen Sullivan 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. David Chapman Barnes 2007-2014 Director View profile
  8. Professor Peter Michael Fidler 2003-2015 Director View profile
  9. Gibson, Peter, Councillor 2003-2017 Director View profile
  10. Reverend Derek William Rosamond 2003-2005 Director View profile
  11. Lesley Anne Chick 2003-2003 Director View profile
  12. Frank Nicholson 2003-2014 Director View profile
  13. Paul Brannen 2003-2007 Director View profile
  14. Elizabeth Margaret White 2003-2017 Director View profile
  15. Stuart Tindale Miller 2003-2017 Director View profile
  16. Taylor, MBE, Stephen Ronald, the Venerable 2003-2011 Director View profile
  17. Peter Thomas Gouldsbro 2003-2007 Director View profile
  18. Cynthia Watts Irvine 2003-2017 Director View profile
  19. Rev Martin Edward Anderson 2005-2013 Secretary View profile
  20. John Whorlton Lowe 2003-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of religious organizations
Incorporated
03/04/2003
Registered office
Sunderland
Also a registered charity
Friends of Sunderland Minster

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.

  • Gillian Walker ceased 2025-11-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Friends of Sunderland Minster is controlled by Gillian Walker
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-09-01, ceased 2025-11-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gillian Walker.

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
£14,589
Total assets
£14,589
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-05. 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

10.6y median 8.6y
average tenure
23.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Property 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

  • 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
04721661
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
05/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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