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The Thoresby Society

The Thoresby Society is an active UK company (number 06649783), incorporated 2008, with 11 current directors including Dr Emma Storr and Benjamin Johnson. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.

Library activities

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Who leads it

Previous officers 33

  1. Danny Friar 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Shaun Page 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Sandra Nistri 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Dr Alan Benjamin Slomson 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. Stephanie Alexander 2019-2026 Director View profile
  6. Christine Jill Eddison 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Michelle Jordan 2016-2019 Director View profile
  8. Dr Peter Ian Maw 2016-2020 Director View profile
  9. Eve Mary Brook Allibone-Dredge 2015-2022 Director View profile
  10. Derek Henry Martin 2013-2020 Director View profile
  11. Professor John Anthony Chartres 2011-2025 Director View profile
  12. John Richard Luxton 2009-2026 Director View profile
  13. Michael Steven Hughes 2009-2010 Director View profile
  14. Isabel Rosemary Buxton 2009-2017 Director View profile
  15. Janet Douglas 2009-2025 Director View profile
  16. Diane Taylor 2009-2026 Director View profile
  17. Rosemary Stephens 2009-2012 Director View profile
  18. Reverend Roy Yates 2008-2025 Director View profile
  19. Gordon Colin Fawcett Forster 2008-2017 Director View profile
  20. Dr David Thornton 2008-2017 Director View profile
  21. Greta Meredith 2008-2025 Director View profile
  22. Peter Seymour Morrish 2008-2011 Director View profile
  23. Gerald Robin Dove 2008-2012 Director View profile
  24. John Henry Townsend 2008-2026 Director View profile
  25. Ann Elizabeth Alexander 2008-2016 Director View profile
  26. Judith Mary Duffus Forster 2008-2020 Director View profile
  27. Susan Elaine Alexander 2008-2026 Director View profile
  28. Professor Peter Meredith 2008-2025 Director View profile
  29. Colin John Morgan 2008-2012 Director View profile
  30. Dr Alan Benjamin Slomson 2020-2026 Secretary View profile
  31. Rev Dr Roy Yates 2019-2025 Secretary View profile
  32. Dr Anne Christine Brook 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  33. Eveleigh June Bradford 2008-2026 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Library activities; Archives activities
Incorporated
17/07/2008
Registered office
Leeds
Also a registered charity
The Thoresby Society

Financials

Net assets
£419,073
Total assets
£419,073
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£419,073
2025-12-31Not reported£419,073

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.

11 directors on the board

6.9y median 6.5y
average tenure
17.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Portfolio (2)

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 2Arts and leisure 1Construction 1Other services 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
06649783
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 25th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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