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Manchester Diocesan Board of Education

Manchester Diocesan Board of Education is an active UK company (number 00618201), incorporated 1959, with 13 current directors including Dr Tuesday Humby and Louise Wrench. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 117

  1. Iain Peter Hodcroft 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Hilary Jane Henderson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Rev Jennifer Mary Beaumont 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Revd George Edward Charles Reeves 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. Timothy James Delves 2022-2024 Director View profile
  6. Elliot Costas-Walker 2022-2025 Director View profile
  7. Razia Shah 2022-2024 Director View profile
  8. Gary Walczak 2019-2022 Director View profile
  9. Revd Martin Brian Cox 2019-2022 Director View profile
  10. Lawrence John Yarwood 2019-2024 Director View profile
  11. Revd Rachel Damaris Battershell 2019-2022 Director View profile
  12. Bracegirdle, Christopher Andrew, the Revd Canon Dr 2018-2022 Director View profile
  13. Smeeton, Nicholas Guy, the Revd Canon 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Revd Falak Sher 2016-2022 Director View profile
  15. Peter Timothy Wright 2016-2022 Director View profile
  16. Richard James Charles Lait 2016-2024 Director View profile
  17. Revd Edith Disley 2016-2018 Director View profile
  18. Karen Morris 2016-2021 Director View profile
  19. Maureen Cecilia Hogarth 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. Dr Philip James Gooderson 2013-2018 Director View profile
  21. Thompson, Matthew, Revd Canon 2013-2017 Director View profile
  22. Armitage, Marlene, Canon 2013-2018 Director View profile
  23. Gillian Burrows 2013-2015 Director View profile
  24. Revd Judith Mary Cooper 2013-2015 Director View profile
  25. David Anthony Cooper 2013-2013 Director View profile
  26. Gill Rhodes 2012-2015 Director View profile
  27. Robert Atkinson 2012-2016 Director View profile
  28. Robert Francis Davies 2011-2012 Director View profile
  29. David Bennett 2011-2012 Director View profile
  30. Reverend David Roy Penny 2011-2012 Director View profile
  31. Revd Anthony James Barnshaw 2007-2009 Director View profile
  32. Revd Carole Mccabe 2007-2012 Director View profile
  33. Thomas Ross Malkin 2007-2015 Director View profile
  34. Reverend Philip Howard Williamson 2007-2022 Director View profile
  35. Revd Matthew David Carlisle 2007-2009 Director View profile
  36. Professor Diana Mary Kloss 2007-2012 Director View profile
  37. Revd Dr Christopher Andrew Bracegirdle 2007-2009 Director View profile
  38. Revd Joanna Helen Farnworth 2006-2010 Director View profile
  39. Margaret Walker 2005-2008 Director View profile
  40. Rev Ian Eric Butterworth 2005-2008 Director View profile
  41. Revd Kim Alexandra Wasey 2004-2012 Director View profile
  42. Rev Edwin Alan Crofton 2004-2006 Director View profile
  43. Philip Gore 2004-2009 Director View profile
  44. Dr Addy Lazz Onyenobi 2004-2009 Director View profile
  45. Raymond Hessell Hart 2004-2009 Director View profile
  46. Robert David Palmer 2004-2009 Director View profile
  47. Dr Robert William Buckley 2004-2012 Director View profile
  48. Rev Derrick Peel 2004-2004 Director View profile
  49. Sandra Ann Bromley 2004-2007 Director View profile
  50. Peter Michael Tompkins 2003-2003 Director View profile
  51. Barbara Kellner 2003-2018 Director View profile
  52. MC Culloch, Nigel Simeon, the Right Reverand 2003-2013 Director View profile
  53. Carol Glenys Gully 2001-2002 Director View profile
  54. Yousouf Azad Gooljary Wright 2001-2001 Director View profile
  55. Harold Williams 2001-2022 Director View profile
  56. Reverend Maureen Elizabeth Read 2001-2005 Director View profile
  57. Rev Leslie Ireland 2001-2006 Director View profile
  58. Rachel Mary Higham 2001-2003 Director View profile
  59. Reverend Hilary John Barber 2000-2007 Director View profile
  60. Michael Augustine Owen Lewis 2000-2007 Director View profile
  61. Findon, John Charles, Rverend Doctor 2000-2006 Director View profile
  62. Rt Revd Sarah Ruth Bullock 2000-2003 Director View profile
  63. Dorothy Mcglynn 1999-2003 Director View profile
  64. Revd Anthony Kerr 1999-2006 Director View profile
  65. Revd Ian St John Fisher 1998-2003 Director View profile
  66. David Bowes 1998-2002 Director View profile
  67. Brenda Rogerson 1998-2009 Director View profile
  68. Glyn Aneurin Rowlands 1998-2002 Director View profile
  69. Revd Averil Cunnington 1998-2000 Director View profile
  70. Christine Hustwick 1998-2003 Director View profile
  71. Reverend Harry John Graham 1998-2002 Director View profile
  72. Roxby, Gordon George, Canon 1998-1999 Director View profile
  73. Rev Andrew John Lindop 1998-2003 Director View profile
  74. Gatenby, Denis William, the Reverend Canon 1998-2003 Director View profile
  75. Reverend Anne-Marie Clare Bird 1998-1999 Director View profile
  76. Reverend Paul David Gully 1996-2006 Director View profile
  77. Avis Patricia Gordon 1996-1999 Director View profile
  78. Barbara Anne Harrison 1996-1998 Director View profile
  79. Reverend Peter Robert French 1996-1997 Director View profile
  80. Stuart Geoffrey Emmason 1996-1999 Director View profile
  81. Reverend David Bowers 1996-1998 Director View profile
  82. Mckinlay, Sheila Lochhead, Doctor 1996-1997 Director View profile
  83. Susan Patricia Marsh 1995-2009 Director View profile
  84. Revd Susan Turner 1995-1996 Director View profile
  85. Reverend Carole Marsden 1995-1997 Director View profile
  86. Hilary Kay Brewer 1995-2001 Director View profile
  87. Roy Cookson 1995-1996 Director View profile
  88. Revd William Guy Raines 1995-2003 Director View profile
  89. Reverend Simon John Oxley 1995-1996 Director View profile
  90. Nuttall, David, Colonel 1995-2006 Director View profile
  91. Reverend Colin Edward Mansley 1995-1996 Director View profile
  92. Revd Ashby Owens 1995-1996 Director View profile
  93. Michael Anthony Evans 1994-1994 Director View profile
  94. Harry Steadman Edwards 1994-1994 Director View profile
  95. Right Reverend Stephen Squires Venner 1994-1999 Director View profile
  96. Patricia Richardson 2004 Director View profile
  97. Reverend Ian Johnson 1996 Director View profile
  98. Tutton, John Knight, the Reverend Canon 1994 Director View profile
  99. Jean Bridden 2004 Director View profile
  100. Barbara Gill Finney 1994 Director View profile
  101. Christopher Pickup 1994 Director View profile
  102. Very Reverend Robert Murray Waddington 1993 Director View profile
  103. Sheila James 1994 Director View profile
  104. Reverend Graham Charles Burrows 1994 Director View profile
  105. Reverend Andrew Ian Salmon 1999 Director View profile
  106. Revd Gregory Stuart Forster 1997 Director View profile
  107. Taylor, Brian John, Doctor 1997 Director View profile
  108. Right Reverend Christopher John Mayfield 2002 Director View profile
  109. Edward Hartley 1997 Director View profile
  110. Ballard, Andrew Edgar, the Venerable 2008 Director View profile
  111. David Arthur Humphreys 1997 Director View profile
  112. Elspeth Patricia Hardy 1996 Director View profile
  113. Paul Craig 1997 Director View profile
  114. Karen Owen 1997 Director View profile
  115. Maurice John Smith 2007-2019 Secretary View profile
  116. Ainsworth, Janina Helen Margaret, Rev'D 1999-2007 Secretary View profile
  117. Caroline Barker Bennett 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/01/1959
Also a registered charity
Manchester Diocesan Board of Education

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Manchester Diocesan Board of Education on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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

11 grants · £20,691,213 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

  • Department for Education · £20,691,213 (11 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £3,225,2212024-04-01
  • Department for Education £564,6612024-04-01
  • Department for Education £622,7242024-04-01
  • Department for Education £609,9302023-04-01
  • Department for Education £3,353,3272023-04-01
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

5.4y median 3.9y
average tenure
18.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (12)

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.

Education 17Other services 3Health and social care 2Business services 1Hospitality 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00618201
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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