The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Friends of Bishops' House

Company 08307595 Active

Registered charity: Friends of Bishops' House

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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.

8
directors on the board
7.8y median 8.3y
average tenure
13.6y
longest tenure
4
directors past 6 years
8 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
0
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

Number08307595
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated26/11/2012
Address3 BROOK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S8 9FH
Accounts next due31/12/2026
Accounts last made up31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

91030 - Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Ownership - persons with significant control (3)


  • Ms Jennifer Sayer ceased British
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Nicholas Roscoe ceased British
    significant influence or control

Officers (24)

  • Watts, Lucas Raymond Francis Director · appointed 2025
  • Bingham, Suzanne Elaine Director · appointed 2025
  • Smith, Tanya Elizabeth Director · appointed 2021
  • Bostwick, David Director · appointed 2021
  • Sayer, Jenni Secretary · appointed 2015
  • Griffiths, Christine Janet Director · appointed 2015
  • Ralph, Elizabeth Mary Director · appointed 2015
  • Gillard, Tabitha Ann Cecilia Director · appointed 2012
  • Roscoe, Nicholas Simon Director · appointed 2012
  • Shepherd, Andrew David William Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
  • Allinson, Michael Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2019
  • Waterhouse, Emily Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2018
  • Moakes, Terence Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2017
  • Jenkins, Barbara Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2023
  • Foster, Charlotte Elizabeth Former Secretary · appointed 2015 · resigned 2016
  • Littlewood, Eileen Nash Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2023
  • Foster, Charlotte Elizabeth Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2016
  • Robinson, Alison Kay Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2014
  • Waterhouse, Emily Anne Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2017
  • Standish, Martine Louise Ann Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2015
  • Brown, John Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015
  • Auckland, Susan Elaine Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015
  • Dash, Kenneth James Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2024
  • Reaney, Denise Ann Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015

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

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