The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Edward James Towner

Chair of 2 charities - director of 2 companies - 2 former directorships

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Governance intelligence

Experience21

Leadership50

Breadth58

Network50

Renewal risk63

8.2 years in governance · 2 charity boards · 1 chair role · 3 sectors · 5.5y average tenure

Calculated from Charity Commission and Companies House records - deterministic, no AI.

Charity boards (2)

THE Parochial Church Council OF THE Ecclesiastical Parish OF ST John THE Evangelist Upper ST Leonards ON SEA since 2023 · 3yIncome across tenure yearsIncome +6% across tenure yearsIncome trend: risingCharity Commission annual returns
Hope Trust Hastings Chair since 2018 · 8yIncome across tenure yearsIncome +13% across tenure yearsIncome trend: risingCharity Commission annual returns

Governance journey

2002
Woodcombe Residents Association Limited
Director - resigned 2014
2002
Arthur C. Towner Limited
Secretary - resigned 2009
2018
Hope Trust Hastings
Trustee - Chair
2019
Arthur C. Towner (Stonemasons) Limited
Director
2023
THE Parochial Church Council OF THE Ecclesiastical Parish OF ST John THE Evangelist Upper ST Leonards ON SEA
Trustee

Governance network

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people served alongside

5

organisations in their governance network

Most-frequent collaborators

Towner, Oliver James Arthur C. Towner (Stonemasons) Limited, 2021-current
Towner, Oliver James Arthur C. Towner Limited, 2019-current
Towner, Beverley Jane Arthur C. Towner (Stonemasons) Limited, 2019-current
Towner-Roethe, Hannah Jane Arthur C. Towner (Stonemasons) Limited, 2019-current
Towner-Roethe, Hannah Jane Arthur C. Towner Limited, 2018-current
Towner, Beverley Jane Arthur C. Towner Limited, 2017-current
Pepper, David Woodcombe Residents Association Limited, 2014-2014
Slidel, Paul Douglas John Woodcombe Residents Association Limited, 2014-2014
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