The Thomas Hardy Society

Active00909018 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
22 June 1967 (59 years)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
General secondary education (85310)
Directors
Adrienne Victoria Mathias
Harry Coutts
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South West
Address
Coastland College
Kingston Maurward Campus
Dorchester
DT2 8PY

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
6 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
23 August 2026

Officers 15 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Mathias, Adrienne Victoria
Director · Appointed 1 September 2026
British
Born May 1974 (52)
Coutts, Harry
Director · Appointed 18 August 2026
British
Born June 1999 (27)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2026
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British
Born March 1959 (67)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2026
British
Born September 1955 (71)
Withers, Zoe Anne
Director · Appointed 1 August 2026
British
Born August 1962 (64)
Kerr, Katherine Mary
Director · Appointed 22 June 2026
British
Born March 1965 (61)
Woodgate, Mandy Katheryne
Secretary · Appointed 23 November 2024
O'Brien, Alban John
Director · Appointed 6 October 2023
British
Born August 1953 (73)
Brown, Lucy Caroline Mary
Director · Appointed 6 October 2023
British
Born October 1958 (68)
Director · Appointed 4 April 2023
Also at Soul and Style Limited
British
Born May 1962 (64)
Burnet, Felicity Jane
Director · Appointed 4 April 2023
British
Born October 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 24 August 2021
Also at Stand: Save the Area North of Dorchester
British
Born May 1974 (52)
Director · Appointed 24 August 2021
Also at Ridgeway Community Radio CIC
British
Born February 1951 (75)
Clarke, Susan Joan
Director · Appointed 24 August 2021
British
Born May 1947 (79)
Shipp, Rebecca
Director · Appointed 24 August 2021
British
Born September 1999 (27)
Officer history (98 former)
1 September 2026
Appointed Mathias, Adrienne Victoria as Director
18 August 2026
Appointed Coutts, Harry as Director
1 August 2026
Appointed Gregson, Sarah Jane as Director
1 August 2026
Appointed Keating, Giles Barry as Director
1 August 2026
Appointed Withers, Zoe Anne as Director
22 June 2026
Appointed Kerr, Katherine Mary as Director
9 November 2025
Resigned Skelton, Julie Anne as Director
14 September 2025
Resigned Tolfree, Doreen Joy as Director
23 November 2024
Appointed Woodgate, Mandy Katheryne as Secretary
1 October 2024
Resigned Vause, Emily Margaret Elizabeth as Director
1 September 2024
Appointed Skelton, Julie Anne as Director
1 August 2024
Resigned Anthony, Fincham Clive, Dr as Director
1 February 2024
Resigned Kiss, Lynda as Director
6 October 2023
Appointed O'Brien, Alban John as Director
6 October 2023
Resigned Lange, Helen as Director
6 October 2023
Resigned North, Mark as Director
6 October 2023
Appointed Brown, Lucy Caroline Mary as Director
13 July 2023
Resigned Tracy, Hayes Louise as Director
13 July 2023
Resigned Patricia, Withers as Director
13 July 2023
Resigned Tracy, Hayes Louise, Dr as Secretary
24 June 2023
Resigned Andrew, Leah Herbert as Director
4 April 2023
Appointed Burnet, David Charles as Director
4 April 2023
Appointed Burnet, Felicity Jane as Director
31 January 2023
Resigned Leah, Marilyn as Director
31 January 2023
Appointed Kiss, Lynda as Director
31 January 2023
Resigned Franklin, Richard as Director
1 November 2022
Appointed Vause, Emily Margaret Elizabeth as Director
30 July 2022
Resigned Meek, Stephanie as Director
30 July 2022
Resigned Gibson, Helen as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Clarke, Susan Joan as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Shipp, Rebecca as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed North, Mark as Director
24 August 2021
Resigned Mikdadi, Faysal Husni as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Chutter, Mark Damon as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Worth, Andrew Thomas Alfred as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Leah, Marilyn as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Meek, Stephanie as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Franklin, Richard as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Gibson, Helen as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Lange, Helen as Director
30 July 2021
Resigned Roberts, Graham John, Professor as Director
12 August 2019
Resigned Memel, Jonathan, Dr as Director
12 August 2019
Resigned Thomas, Jane Elizabeth, Dr as Director
8 August 2019
Resigned Leah, Marilyn as Director
6 August 2019
Resigned Lange, Helen as Director
6 August 2019
Appointed Roberts, Graham John, Professor as Director
31 July 2019
Resigned Nixon, Mike as Secretary
11 May 2019
Appointed Tracy, Hayes Louise, Dr as Secretary
8 May 2019
Resigned Nixon, Mike as Director
10 November 2018
Appointed Mikdadi, Faysal Husni as Director
21 July 2018
Resigned Mallett, Phillip Vaughan as Director
31 March 2018
Resigned Welshman, Rebecca as Director
2 February 2016
Appointed Memel, Jonathan, Dr as Director
1 September 2015
Resigned Pfaff, Malcolm Reynold as Director
1 June 2015
Resigned Shean, Heather Mary as Director
2 August 2014
Resigned Parry, Brenda Jean as Director
1 May 2014
Appointed Tracy, Hayes Louise as Director
7 September 2013
Appointed Leah, Marilyn as Director
7 September 2013
Resigned Daniels, Anthony Robin as Director
7 September 2013
Appointed Patricia, Withers as Director
7 September 2013
Resigned Norton, Carolynn Cali as Director
25 August 2012
Resigned Clarke, Susan Joan as Director
25 August 2012
Resigned Theobald, Susan as Director
31 July 2012
Resigned Swann, Furse Ronald as Director
31 July 2010
Resigned Swann, Rosemary Nightingale as Director
31 July 2010
Resigned Evers, Alma as Director
31 July 2010
Appointed Norton, Carolynn Cali as Director
31 July 2010
Resigned Hird, Neil as Director
6 September 2008
Appointed Thomas, Jane Elizabeth, Dr as Director
6 September 2008
Appointed Tolfree, Doreen Joy as Director
6 September 2008
Appointed Mallett, Phillip Vaughan as Director
6 September 2008
Resigned Seymour, Claire, Dr as Director
6 September 2008
Appointed Welshman, Rebecca as Director
6 September 2008
6 September 2008
Appointed Parry, Brenda Jean as Director
15 September 2007
Appointed Swann, Furse Ronald as Director
15 September 2007
Appointed Evers, Alma as Director
15 September 2007
Appointed Daniels, Anthony Robin as Director
23 September 2006
Appointed Lange, Helen as Director
23 September 2006
Resigned Mitchell, Beryl Edith as Director
23 September 2006
Resigned Tolfree, Doreen Joy as Director
23 September 2006
Resigned Bell, Angela as Director
23 September 2006
Appointed Anthony, Fincham Clive, Dr as Director
23 September 2006
Appointed Theobald, Susan as Director
23 September 2006
Resigned Ferry, Sydney as Director
3 December 2005
Appointed Pfaff, Malcolm Reynold as Director
26 October 2005
Resigned Danson, Ian Stewart, Esq as Director
17 September 2005
Resigned Selwyn, David Morton as Director
15 January 2005
Appointed Seymour, Claire, Dr as Director
13 December 2004
Resigned Swann, Furse Ronald as Director
13 November 2004
Appointed Nixon, Mike as Secretary
13 November 2004
Resigned Ray, Martin Scott, Dr as Director
13 November 2004
Appointed Danson, Ian Stewart, Esq as Director
13 November 2004
Appointed Mitchell, Beryl Edith as Director
13 November 2004
Appointed Nixon, Mike as Director
5 September 2004
Resigned Antell, John Hardy as Director
23 August 2004
Resigned Young, William Chalmers as Director
7 August 2004
Resigned Kiss, Lynda Ann as Director
7 August 2004
Resigned Pastore, Stephen, Doctor as Director
1 August 2004
Resigned Gibson, Helen Joy as Secretary
17 January 2004
Appointed Hird, Neil as Director
1 October 2003
20 September 2003
Resigned Lock, Henry Ensor Fossett as Director
20 September 2003
Resigned Pentney, John Charles as Director
20 September 2003
Appointed Ferry, Sydney as Director
20 September 2003
Resigned Thorpe, Anthony Julian Langside as Director
20 September 2003
Resigned Barrett, Marcus Morton as Director
19 July 2003
19 July 2003
Appointed Shean, Heather Mary as Director
11 January 2003
Appointed Kiss, Lynda Ann as Director
23 November 2002
Appointed Pastore, Stephen, Doctor as Director
23 November 2002
Appointed Thorpe, Anthony Julian Langside as Director
23 November 2002
23 November 2002
Appointed Bell, Angela as Director
23 November 2002
Appointed Gibson, Helen Joy as Secretary
23 October 2002
Resigned Blackburn, Olive Rose as Director
23 October 2002
Resigned Blackburn, Olive Rose as Secretary
17 October 2002
Resigned Mottram, Stephen William as Director
14 October 2002
Resigned Wightman, Kathleen Patricia as Director
12 October 2002
Appointed Tolfree, Doreen Joy as Director
12 October 2002
Appointed Tolfree, John Patrick Wordsworth as Director
10 October 2002
Resigned Jesty, Thomas William as Director
5 October 2002
Resigned Edwin, Lorelei as Director
20 September 2002
Resigned Johnson, Eileen Mary as Director
20 September 2002
Resigned Curtis, Simon Edward Gardiner, Dr (S E G Curtis) as Director
3 August 2002
Resigned Marande, Margaret as Director
3 August 2002
Resigned Scott Puttock, Robert as Director
1 February 2002
Appointed Ray, Martin Scott, Dr as Director
14 July 2001
Appointed Edwin, Lorelei as Director
14 July 2001
Appointed Selwyn, David Morton as Director
31 December 2000
Resigned Hoskins, Frederick David as Director
30 September 2000
Resigned Hebditch, Catherine Margaret as Director
30 September 2000
Resigned Camp, Richard as Director
8 August 2000
Resigned Orchard, Michael Frank as Director
8 August 2000
Resigned Gibson, Helen Joy as Director
29 July 2000
Appointed Mottram, Stephen William as Director
26 July 2000
Resigned Theobald, John Anthony as Director
13 May 2000
Appointed Barrett, Marcus Morton as Director
8 January 2000
Resigned Johnson, Eileen Mary as Secretary
8 January 2000
Appointed Blackburn, Olive Rose as Secretary
29 October 1999
1 May 1999
Resigned Brooks, Jean Rylatt as Director
3 October 1998
Appointed Theobald, John Anthony as Director
3 October 1998
Appointed Camp, Richard as Director
3 October 1998
Appointed Tolfree, John Patrick Wordsworth as Director
3 October 1998
Appointed Orchard, Michael Frank as Director
3 October 1998
Appointed Marande, Margaret as Director
1 August 1998
Resigned Croft, David Charles as Director
4 July 1998
Resigned Gibson, James Charles, Dr as Director
25 April 1998
Resigned Taylor, Tessa as Director
4 October 1997
Resigned Pettit, Charles Philip Carlyle as Director
4 October 1997
Resigned Chutter, Mark Damon as Director
12 July 1997
Resigned Jones, David Trevor as Director
12 July 1997
Appointed Hebditch, Catherine Margaret as Director
5 July 1997
Resigned Blake, John Philip Humphrey as Director
26 April 1997
Appointed Chutter, Mark Damon as Director
6 October 1996
Appointed Croft, David Charles as Director
6 October 1996
Appointed Jesty, Thomas William as Director
6 October 1996
Resigned Poulter, Stephen Robert Charles as Director
27 April 1996
Appointed Johnson, Eileen Mary as Secretary
7 October 1995
Resigned Gibson, Helen Joy as Secretary
9 July 1995
Appointed Poulter, Stephen Robert Charles as Director
1 July 1995
Resigned Swindall, Lilian as Director
1 July 1995
Appointed Jones, David Trevor as Director
16 October 1994
Appointed Scott Puttock, Robert as Director
16 October 1994
Appointed Johnson, Eileen Mary as Director
8 October 1994
Appointed Swann, Rosemary Nightingale as Director
9 July 1994
Resigned Wightman, Thomas Robert as Director
9 July 1994
Resigned Moore, Jean Elizabeth as Director
9 July 1994
Resigned Thomas, Roger Rees as Director
9 July 1994
Resigned Jesty, Thomas William as Director
9 July 1994
Resigned Palmer, Bernard as Director
9 July 1994
Appointed Young, William Chalmers as Director
1 July 1994
Appointed Andrew, Leah Herbert as Director
13 October 1993
Appointed Brooks, Jean Rylatt as Director
10 July 1993
Resigned Maybery, John Michael as Director
10 July 1993
10 July 1993
Appointed Hoskins, Frederick David as Director
2 June 1993
Appointed Moore, Jean Elizabeth as Director
17 April 1993
Appointed Blake, John Philip Humphrey as Director
17 April 1993
Appointed Blackburn, Olive Rose as Director
17 April 1993
Appointed Taylor, Tessa as Director
17 April 1993
Appointed Curtis, Simon Edward Gardiner, Dr (S E G Curtis) as Director
1 August 1992
1 August 1992
Resigned Bradbury, Anthony Arthur as Director
1 August 1992
Resigned Wiseman, Tessa as Director
1 August 1992
Resigned Hurst, Alan John as Director
1 August 1992
Resigned Garton, Helen as Director
1 October 1991
Appointed Gibson, Helen Joy as Director
1 October 1991
Appointed Gibson, Helen Joy as Secretary
1 October 1991
Resigned Fowler, Kathleen Nellie as Secretary
13 July 1991
Appointed Tapper, Geoffrey William, Doctor as Director
13 July 1991
Appointed Palmer, Bernard as Director
13 July 1991
Appointed Pettit, Charles Philip Carlyle as Director
13 April 1991
Appointed Clarke, Susan Joan as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

What The Thomas Hardy Society say about themselves

“Based in Dorchester, the Thomas Hardy Society organises a lively programme of public engagement and academic events including lectures, Study Days, guided walks through Hardy’s Wessex and in London and elsewhere, concerts, poetry readings, and more.”

— from hardysociety.org

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
10 September 2026Resolutions
4 September 2026Confirmation statement with no updates23 August 2026
3 September 2026Appointment of a director
19 August 2026Appointment of a director
14 August 2026Appointment of a director
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