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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.
6 directors on the board
- Christine Mary Dove Director · appointed 2006
- Matthew Ingle Director · appointed 2025
- Sheila Jane Knowles Director · appointed 2015
- Peter Raymond Andrews Director · appointed 2023
- Birks, Lance, Rev Director · appointed 2015
- Graham Peter Neale Director · appointed 2026
7.8y median 7.2y
average tenure
19.8y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Christine Mary Dove Director · appointed 2006
- Sheila Jane Knowles Director · appointed 2015
- Birks, Lance, Rev Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Christine Mary Dove Director · appointed 2006
- Matthew Ingle Director · appointed 2025
- Sheila Jane Knowles Director · appointed 2015
- Peter Raymond Andrews Director · appointed 2023
- Birks, Lance, Rev Director · appointed 2015
- Graham Peter Neale Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
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.
Company details
| Number | 05014262 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 13/01/2004 |
| Address | 20, NORWICH STREET, DEREHAM, NORFOLK, NR19 1BX |
| Accounts next due | 31/10/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/01/2026 |
Industry (SIC)
47610 - Retail sale of books in specialised stores
Ownership - persons with significant control (1)
- Rev Lance Birks British
significant influence or control as trust
Officers (25)
- Graham Peter Neale Director · appointed 2026
- Matthew Ingle Director · appointed 2025
- Peter Raymond Andrews Director · appointed 2023
- Sheila Jane Knowles Director · appointed 2015
- Birks, Lance, Rev Director · appointed 2015
- Christine Mary Dove Director · appointed 2006
Show 19 former officers
- John Mills Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
- Paul Andrew Taylor Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2024
- Anita Clarke Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2021
- Elaine Mary Bayley Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2021
- Mark Charles Cockbill Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2022
- Richard David Norman Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2017
- Ruth Ann Pimentel Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2017
- Malcolm Eric Reeve Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2016
- Phillip John Smedley Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2013
- Harjinder Tina Kaur Vallance Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2010
- Richard John Felton Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2009
- Irene Gwendoline Humphrey Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2009
- Joy Elizabeth Savill Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2009
- Julie Catherine Susan Mann Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2007
- Mark Woodgett Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2015
- Jean Stroulger Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2006
- Keith Alfred Mersh Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2004
- Robert Michael Stroulger Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2006
- John Stanley Lee Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2020
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