Company · Chesterfield
The Church on the BUS
Activities of religious organizations
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Andrew Michael LambDirector · since 2026
- David John ReadDirector · since 2025
- William David Harper-JonesDirector · since 2025
- Stephen PetchDirector · since 2025
- Molly Louise WardDirector · since 2025
- Diane ShimwellDirector · since 2024
- Reverend Hilary Jane MooreDirector · since 2021
- Dr Ian MacleodDirector · since 2019
- Emma WardDirector · since 2018
Previous officers 19
- Shearer Margaret Thurlby 2024-2025 View profile
- Mark John North 2022-2023 View profile
- Hamblin, Karen Elizabeth, Venerable 2022-2025 View profile
- Samantha Jayne Hollingsworth 2021-2023 View profile
- Philip Morton 2020-2022 View profile
- John Philip Small 2019-2021 View profile
- Coslett, Carol Ann, Archdeacon 2019-2022 View profile
- Carolyn Baker 2018-2020 View profile
- Jacqueline Lesley Wachlarz 2017-2018 View profile
- John Geoffrey Phillips 2016-2025 View profile
- Dawn Cooper 2015-2016 View profile
- Shearer Margaret Thurlby 2015-2025 View profile
- Denise Glover 2012-2016 View profile
- Keith Hodgson 2012-2016 View profile
- Stewart Duncan Hird 2008-2016 View profile
- John Andrew Haystead 2008-2009 View profile
- Robert Maurice Batten 2008-2012 View profile
- Doris Gould 2008-2016 View profile
- Park, Alan, Captain 2008-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of religious organizations
- Incorporated
- 29/11/2007
- Registered office
- Chesterfield
- Also a registered charity
- The Church on the BUS
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Shearer Margaret Thurlby ceased 2017-04-26
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - John Geoffrey Phillips ceased 2016-11-03
significant influence · notified 2016-11-03
Group
- The Church on the BUS
is controlled by Shearer Margaret Thurlby
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-04-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Shearer Margaret Thurlby.
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.
Grants received
1 grant · £19,098 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- People's Health Trust · £19,098
Most recent
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.
9 directors on the board
- David John Read Director · appointed 2025
- William David Harper-Jones Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Ian Macleod Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen Petch Director · appointed 2025
- Diane Shimwell Director · appointed 2024
- Molly Louise Ward Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew Michael Lamb Director · appointed 2026
- Emma Ward Director · appointed 2018
- Reverend Hilary Jane Moore Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Ian Macleod Director · appointed 2019
- Emma Ward Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- David John Read Director · appointed 2025
- William David Harper-Jones Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Ian Macleod Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen Petch Director · appointed 2025
- Diane Shimwell Director · appointed 2024
- Molly Louise Ward Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew Michael Lamb Director · appointed 2026
- Emma Ward Director · appointed 2018
- Reverend Hilary Jane Moore Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- John Geoffrey Phillips Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
Gaps to watch
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 06441203
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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