The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Rowntree Society

Company 05217103 Active

Registered charity: The Rowntree Society

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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.

9
directors on the board
10.7y median 10.2y
average tenure
21.9y
longest tenure
6
directors past 6 years
5 vs 2 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
0
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.

Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Hospitality 1Professional services 1Property 1Tech and media 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number05217103
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated27/08/2004
AddressCLEMENTS HALL, NUNTHORPE ROAD, YORK, YO23 1BW
Accounts next due30/09/2026
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

85320 - Technical and vocational secondary education85590 - Other education n.e.c.91011 - Library activities91012 - Archives activities

Ownership - persons with significant control (14)

  • Mrs Elizabeth Stewart Grierson British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr Stephen Edward Pittam British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Mrs Janette Ray British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr Richard Jagger British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Mrs Tina Caroline Walker British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Ms Alison Margaret Sayers British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Ms Maureen Andrea Grant British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Ms Eleanor Mary Jane Rhodes British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Mrs Jessica Louise Gray British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr Christopher Charles Webb ceased 2025 British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr Brian Richard Jardine ceased 2019 British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Miss Susan Palmer ceased 2020 British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Mr Steven Howard Burkeman ceased 2019 British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust
  • Jessica Louise Gray ceased 2025 British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust

Officers (25)

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Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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