Company
Methodist Publishing Company Limited
Methodist Publishing Company Limited is an active UK company (number NI073886), incorporated 2009, with 7 current directors including David William Lee and Laura Alwyn Griffith. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Paula Nicole Lough 2021-2024 View profile
- Nigel John Ewing 2021-2025 View profile
- Laura Mary Kerr 2019-2024 View profile
- Amy Lauren Anderson 2019-2021 View profile
- Rev Dr Heather May Eleanor Morris 2014-2019 View profile
- Edna Joyce Kingston 2011-2018 View profile
- Rev Dr Peter Crossley Mercer 2010-2025 View profile
- Brenda Jane Johnson Thompson 2009-2014 View profile
- Lynda Ann Neilands 2009-2020 View profile
- Marlene Joan Baird 2009-2021 View profile
- Reverend Robin Parker Roddie 2009-2010 View profile
- Edith Dunlop 2009-2010 View profile
- George Edward Orr 2009-2010 View profile
- Baird, John Harold, Mt 2009-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/09/2009
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.
- Duncan George Black
significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-10-01 - John Harold Baird ceased 2021-10-16
significant influence · notified 2016-09-20
Group
- Methodist Publishing Company Limited
is controlled by Duncan George Black
Evidence
active significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-10-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Duncan George Black.
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.
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.
7 directors on the board
- Gillian Mcdade-Hastings Director · appointed 2019
- David William Lee Director · appointed 2026
- James Mcclure Director · appointed 2022
- Duncan George Black Director · appointed 2021
- Rev Desmond Charles Bain Director · appointed 2009
- Dr David Lindsay Easson Director · appointed 2020
- Laura Alwyn Griffith Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Gillian Mcdade-Hastings Director · appointed 2019
- Rev Desmond Charles Bain Director · appointed 2009
- Dr David Lindsay Easson Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Gillian Mcdade-Hastings Director · appointed 2019
- David William Lee Director · appointed 2026
- James Mcclure Director · appointed 2022
- Duncan George Black Director · appointed 2021
- Rev Desmond Charles Bain Director · appointed 2009
- Dr David Lindsay Easson Director · appointed 2020
- Laura Alwyn Griffith Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Nigel John Ewing Director · appointed 2021 · 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
- NI073886
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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