The Prayer Book Society

Active04786973 Private company limited by guarantee

What The Prayer Book Society say about themselves

“The Prayer Book Society has been actively campaigning for the wider use of the Book of Common Prayer for 50 years.”

— from pbs.org.uk
Incorporated
4 June 2003 (23 years)
Industry
Activities of religious organizations (94910)
Directors
Johanna Kershaw
Rebecca Jane Swyer
Adam Gaunt
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South East
Address
The Studio Copyhold Farm
Lady Grove Goring Heath
Reading
RG8 7RT

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
18 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
4 June 2026

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Kershaw, Johanna, The Rev'D Dr
Director · Appointed 30 August 2025
British
Born July 1981 (45)
Swyer, Rebecca Jane, The Reverend Canon
Director · Appointed 23 February 2021
British
Born July 1967 (59)
Gaunt, Adam, The Reverend
Director · Appointed 26 September 2020
British
Born August 1979 (47)
Hancock, Christopher Michael Jefferies
Director · Appointed 26 September 2020
British
Born November 1967
Director · Appointed 26 September 2020
British
Born March 1983 (43)
Riding, Jonathan David
Director · Appointed 16 August 2019
British
Born November 1956
Milne, Iain Richard Johnson
Director · Appointed 8 September 2017
British
Born July 1988 (38)
Edmonds, Stephen, The Revd Dr
Director · Appointed 9 September 2016
British
Born April 1983 (43)
Newman, Daniel Robert, The Revd Dr
Director · Appointed 9 September 2016
British
Born March 1985 (41)
Director · Appointed 17 September 2011
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British
Born September 1959 (67)
Officer history (55 former)
6 May 2026
Resigned Rosen, Fiona Rita Anne as Director
30 August 2025
Appointed Kershaw, Johanna, The Rev'D Dr as Director
30 August 2025
11 September 2021
11 September 2021
Resigned Richardson, David Anthony as Director
23 February 2021
Appointed Swyer, Rebecca Jane, The Reverend Canon as Director
31 January 2021
Resigned King, Kathryn Ann as Director
26 September 2020
Appointed Hancock, Christopher Michael Jefferies as Director
26 September 2020
Appointed Smith, Bradley Francis as Director
26 September 2020
Resigned Dailey, Prudence Mary Prior as Director
26 September 2020
Resigned Hardingham, Peter Alan as Director
26 September 2020
Appointed Gaunt, Adam, The Reverend as Director
26 September 2020
Appointed King, Kathryn Ann as Director
26 September 2020
Resigned Hurst, Nicholas Charles Noel as Director
26 September 2020
Resigned Wilkinson, Richard Denys as Director
26 September 2020
Resigned Scrivener, John Rupert as Director
16 May 2020
Appointed Rosen, Fiona Rita Anne as Director
10 March 2020
Resigned Rudge, Hilary Margaret as Director
10 March 2020
Resigned Roberts, Cyril, The Revd Canon as Director
10 March 2020
Resigned Rudge, Hilary Margaret as Secretary
16 August 2019
Resigned Harris, David Anthony, Rev as Director
16 August 2019
Appointed Riding, Jonathan David as Director
22 September 2018
Appointed Richardson, David Anthony as Director
21 September 2018
Resigned Wimpress, John Ryder as Director
8 September 2017
Resigned Montgomerie, Andrew Simon, The Revd as Director
8 September 2017
Appointed Milne, Iain Richard Johnson as Director
31 May 2017
Resigned Richardson, David Anthony as Director
30 September 2016
Resigned Perraton-Williams, Ashley John as Director
9 September 2016
Resigned Hoyal, Richard Dunstan, The Revd as Director
9 September 2016
Appointed Newman, Daniel Robert, The Revd Dr as Director
9 September 2016
Appointed Edmonds, Stephen, The Revd Dr as Director
9 September 2016
5 December 2015
Appointed Roberts, Cyril, The Revd Canon as Director
12 September 2015
Appointed Wilkinson, Richard Denys as Director
12 September 2015
Resigned Desics, Robert Anthony, The Reverend as Director
12 September 2015
Resigned Masding, John William, Reverend as Director
28 March 2015
Appointed Montgomerie, Andrew Simon, The Revd as Director
20 September 2014
Resigned Evans, Stephen James as Director
14 September 2013
Resigned Przywala, Karl Andrzej, The Revd as Director
14 September 2013
Appointed Harris, David Anthony, Rev as Director
9 March 2013
Appointed Perraton-Williams, Ashley John as Director
2 January 2013
Resigned Nowen, Lars Fredrik, The Revd as Director
15 September 2012
Appointed Nowen, Lars Fredrik, The Revd as Director
15 September 2012
Resigned Hyder, Christopher as Director
17 September 2011
Resigned Robinson, Ian Clive as Director
17 September 2011
Resigned Beckwith, Roger Thomas, Rev Dr as Director
17 September 2011
Appointed Richardson, David Anthony as Director
17 September 2011
Appointed Meitner, Paul Jonathan as Director
29 January 2011
Appointed Rudge, Hilary Margaret as Director
29 January 2011
Appointed Rudge, Hilary Margaret as Secretary
29 January 2011
Resigned Hardingham, Peter Alan as Secretary
12 December 2010
Appointed Desics, Robert Anthony, The Reverend as Director
5 August 2010
Appointed Hardingham, Peter Alan as Secretary
17 July 2010
Resigned Sales, Nicola Mary as Director
17 July 2010
Appointed Hoyal, Richard Dunstan, The Revd as Director
17 July 2010
Resigned Patterson, Neil Sydney, The Revd as Director
17 July 2010
Resigned Sales, Nicola Mary as Secretary
19 September 2009
19 September 2009
Resigned Arvidsson, Carl Fredrick, Reverend as Director
19 September 2009
Appointed Masding, John William, Reverend as Director
13 September 2008
Appointed Beckwith, Roger Thomas, Rev Dr as Director
13 September 2008
Resigned Hailes, Derek Arthur, The Revd as Director
13 September 2008
Appointed Robinson, Ian Clive as Director
24 May 2008
Resigned Robinson, Ian Clive as Director
14 July 2007
Resigned Hall, Christopher Roxby, Doctor as Director
14 July 2007
Appointed Scrivener, John Rupert as Director
14 July 2007
Appointed Hardingham, Peter Alan as Director
14 July 2007
Appointed Hyder, Christopher as Director
14 July 2007
14 July 2007
Resigned Gore, Philip as Director
14 July 2007
Appointed Arvidsson, Carl Fredrick, Reverend as Director
14 July 2007
Resigned Corbett, Philip Peter as Director
14 July 2007
Appointed Robinson, Ian Clive as Director
23 March 2007
Appointed Przywala, Karl Andrzej, The Revd as Director
8 January 2007
Appointed Hailes, Derek Arthur, The Revd as Director
21 November 2006
Appointed Patterson, Neil Sydney, The Revd as Director
27 October 2006
Resigned Packe Drury Lowe, Rita as Director
17 October 2006
Resigned Bradbury, Nicholas Edwin as Director
17 October 2006
Resigned Evans, Roger Kenneth as Director
17 October 2006
Resigned Arvidsson, Carl Fredrick, Reverend as Director
13 October 2006
17 September 2006
Resigned Yaxley, John Francis as Director
15 July 2006
Appointed Hurst, Nicholas Charles Noel as Director
10 July 2006
Appointed Packe Drury Lowe, Rita as Director
24 June 2006
Resigned Woodhead, Ian Edward as Director
24 June 2006
24 June 2006
Appointed Corbett, Philip Peter as Director
24 June 2006
Appointed Thomas, Paul Richard, The Rt Revd as Director
24 June 2006
Resigned Martin, John Patrick as Director
14 March 2006
Resigned Thomas, Paul Richard, The Reverend as Director
11 March 2006
Resigned Bolton, Peter Michael as Director
14 January 2006
Appointed Gore, Philip as Director
12 November 2005
Appointed Yaxley, John Francis as Director
25 June 2005
Appointed Hall, Christopher Roxby, Doctor as Director
5 May 2005
Resigned Paxton, Stephen George as Director
4 May 2005
Resigned Service, John Mckinlay as Director
16 April 2005
Resigned Pointer, Ann Margaret as Secretary
16 April 2005
16 April 2005
Appointed Sales, Nicola Mary as Secretary
16 April 2005
Appointed Sales, Nicola Mary as Director
16 April 2005
Resigned Lang, Ian Kenneth as Director
16 April 2005
Appointed Arvidsson, Carl Fredrick, Reverend as Director
16 April 2005
Resigned Pointer, Ann Margaret as Director
15 November 2004
Resigned Farrow, Charles William as Director
4 June 2003
4 June 2003
Appointed Pointer, Ann Margaret as Secretary
4 June 2003
Appointed Martin, John Patrick as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Lang, Ian Kenneth as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Woodhead, Ian Edward as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Bolton, Peter Michael as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Bradbury, Nicholas Edwin as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Thomas, Paul Richard, The Reverend as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Evans, Roger Kenneth as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Paxton, Stephen George as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Evans, Stephen James as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Farrow, Charles William as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Wimpress, John Ryder as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Pointer, Ann Margaret as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Dailey, Prudence Mary Prior as Director
4 June 2003
Appointed Service, John Mckinlay as Director

Ownership 0 active

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

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
29 June 2026Appointment of a director
29 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates4 June 2026
24 June 2026Termination of appointment of a director
14 September 2025Termination of appointment of a director
11 September 2025Total exemption full accounts31 December 2024
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