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Board of the Cathedral of ST.Anne.,Belfast - the

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Who leads it

Previous officers 69

  1. Mervyn Tweedie 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Higgins, Kenneth, the Venerable 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Robert Howard Kay 2016-2026 Director View profile
  4. Rev Jeremy Mark Niblock 2016-2022 Director View profile
  5. Dr Roger Swanston Cromey 2016-2023 Director View profile
  6. Alan John Reilly 2015-2018 Director View profile
  7. Jones, Robert William, Reverend Canon 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Barkley James John Flethcher 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. Robert Thompson Moore 2014-2022 Director View profile
  10. Mervyn John Hempton 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. Dr Michael Edwin Callender 2014-2023 Director View profile
  12. Kenneth J G Patterson 2014-2014 Director View profile
  13. David Thomas Alexander 2014-2017 Director View profile
  14. Robert Samuel Hood 2014-2015 Director View profile
  15. Joseph Watson 2014-2024 Director View profile
  16. Rev Stephen Harold Lowry 2014-2019 Director View profile
  17. Baylor, Nigel Peter, Revd Canon 2014-2015 Director View profile
  18. Acheson, Denise Mary, Re. Canon 2013-2016 Director View profile
  19. Reverend Janice Margaret Elsdon 2013-2024 Director View profile
  20. Reverend Campbell Dixon 2011-2016 Director View profile
  21. Very Reverend John Owen Mann 2011-2017 Director View profile
  22. Dr Verner Mckinley 2011-2026 Director View profile
  23. Michael Davey 2011-2016 Director View profile
  24. Phyllis Forster 2008-2009 Director View profile
  25. Margaret Jane Hall Massey 2008-2011 Director View profile
  26. Jardine, Norman, Canon 2007-2012 Director View profile
  27. Close, Timothy John, Canon 2007-2009 Director View profile
  28. Dodds, Norman Barry, Venerable 2007-2013 Director View profile
  29. Nesbitt, Ronald, Canon 2007-2008 Director View profile
  30. Goddard, Charles Douglas James, Canon 2007-2011 Director View profile
  31. Right Reverend Alan Francis Abernethy 2007-2020 Director View profile
  32. Rev Philip Frederick Patterson 2007-2013 Director View profile
  33. Mervyn John Hempton 2005-2010 Director View profile
  34. Richard Mccolgan 2004-2005 Director View profile
  35. Robert Stewart Johnston 2004-2006 Director View profile
  36. Mcbride, Stephen R, the Reverend Doctor 2002-2008 Director View profile
  37. James Mcgookin 2002-2004 Director View profile
  38. Dr Stanley Arthur Hawkins 2002-2014 Director View profile
  39. Christopher Francis Maclaughlin 2002-2010 Director View profile
  40. Philip Graham Prosser 2002-2004 Director View profile
  41. Henry Brian White 2002-2007 Director View profile
  42. Gwendoline Mary Preece 2002-2010 Director View profile
  43. Gareth John Clifford 2002-2010 Director View profile
  44. Alan John Martin 2002-2008 Director View profile
  45. Noel Boyd Smyth 2002-2007 Director View profile
  46. Very Reverend Dr Houston Mckelvey 2001-2011 Director View profile
  47. Patrick Marsh 2001-2002 Director View profile
  48. Samuel Joseph Ronald Cox 2001-2011 Director View profile
  49. William Harold Hyde Miskimmin 2001-2010 Director View profile
  50. FOX, Raymond, Canon 2000-2002 Director View profile
  51. Kenneth Henry Sinnamon 2000-2002 Director View profile
  52. William Duncan Scarlett 2000-2001 Director View profile
  53. David Campbell Murray 2000-2014 Director View profile
  54. John Edward Mccalister 1998-2025 Director View profile
  55. Alan Patrick Marsh 1998-2000 Director View profile
  56. Andrew Hume Babington 1998-2001 Director View profile
  57. Mccamley, G A, the Venerable 1995-2007 Director View profile
  58. Kenny, Charles John, Canon 2000 Director View profile
  59. The Venerable Alan Edwin Thomas Harper 2007 Director View profile
  60. Joseph Watson 2002 Director View profile
  61. Alan Frederick Hugh Montgomery 2002 Director View profile
  62. Anthony D Fleck 2000 Director View profile
  63. Samuel Allen 2014 Director View profile
  64. David Reid Cambridge 2002 Director View profile
  65. John Petrie 2002 Director View profile
  66. Mccreery, William Robert Desmond, Rev. Canon 2002 Director View profile
  67. Right Rev J E Moore Moore 2002 Director View profile
  68. Stanley Terence Mcilroy 2002 Director View profile
  69. Miller, Harold Creeth, Bishop 2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/08/1928

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • John Owen Mann ceased 2017-09-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-01

Group

  1. Board of the Cathedral of ST.Anne.,Belfast - the is controlled by John Owen Mann
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-01, ceased 2017-09-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Owen Mann.

1 other company in this group

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

2 grants · £42,650 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 · £37,850
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £4,800

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £37,8502022-02-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,8002015-07-20
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.

13 directors on the board

7.9y median 8.3y
average tenure
15.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (6)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Other services 5Property 2Education 1Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
NI000492
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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