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The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge Limited
The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge Limited is a registered charity (number 1142875) based in Cambridge, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by DR Abdulaziz Othman Abdulaziz Sager since 2009. Latest income £537k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as GRC Cambridge (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £537k (2025)
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Who leads it
- DR Abdulaziz Othman Abdulaziz SagerChair · since 2009
- Ahmed Abdulaziz Othman SagerTrustee · since 2014
- DR Abdullah Saleh BaaboodTrustee · since 2013
- DR Christian KochTrustee · since 2010
- Dr John SfakianakisTrustee · since 2020
- Professor Giacomo LucianiTrustee · since 2009
- Professor Yasir Suleiman FrseTrustee · since 2010
- Stuart LaingTrustee · since 2010
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.grc.net (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge Limited
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£537k£484k
- 2024£367k£373k
- 2023£312k£318k
Earlier years
- 2022£238k£272k
- 2021£70k£28k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, LEARNING AND RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; 2. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE CONDUCT OF A CENTRE KNOWN AS THE GULF RESEARCH CENTRE CAMBRIDGE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND SECURITY ISSUES AND ANY OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (BAHRAIN, KUWAIT, OMAN, QATAR, SAUDI ARABIA AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE GULF REGION INCLUDING IRAN, IRAQ AND YEMEN.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- DR Abdulaziz Othman Abdulaziz Sager Chair since 2009
- Ahmed Abdulaziz Othman Sager since 2014
- DR Abdullah Saleh Baabood since 2013
- DR Christian Koch since 2010
- Dr John Sfakianakis since 2020
- Professor Giacomo Luciani since 2009
- Stuart Laing since 2010
- Professor Yasir Suleiman Frse since 2010
Trustees past 6 years
- DR Abdulaziz Othman Abdulaziz Sager Chair since 2009
- Ahmed Abdulaziz Othman Sager since 2014
- DR Abdullah Saleh Baabood since 2013
- DR Christian Koch since 2010
- Professor Giacomo Luciani since 2009
- Stuart Laing since 2010
- Professor Yasir Suleiman Frse since 2010
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- DR Abdulaziz Othman Abdulaziz Sager Chair since 2009
- Ahmed Abdulaziz Othman Sager since 2014
- DR Abdullah Saleh Baabood since 2013
- DR Christian Koch since 2010
- Dr John Sfakianakis since 2020
- Professor Giacomo Luciani since 2009
- Stuart Laing since 2010
- Professor Yasir Suleiman Frse since 2010
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1142875
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/08/2009
- Companies House
- Company number 06996970 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07506902935 · info@grccambridge.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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