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The Historical Diving Society

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 9

  1. Ty Burton 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. John Adrian Barak 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Una Evelyn Margaret Smillie 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. John William Smillie 2016-2020 Director View profile
  5. John Badger 2015-2016 Director View profile
  6. Michael John Fardell 2014-2015 Director View profile
  7. Lawrence Charles Ernest Micallef 2014-2019 Director View profile
  8. William Ronald Braithwaite 2014-2020 Director View profile
  9. Dr John Bevan 2014-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/09/2014
Also a registered charity
The Historical Diving Society

Grants received

5 grants · £1,444,466 total

360Giving 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £885,418 (2 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £459,048 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £100,000

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £143,1382024-04-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £315,9102023-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £875,4182022-09-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £100,0002022-02-09
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002015-12-21
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

6.8y median 4.7y
average tenure
11.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

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 1Other services 1Professional services 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
09204944
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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