Registered charity · London
Engineers and Scientists in Business Fellowship
To advance education and training for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively by: (a) promoting business education for those working in engineering, science and related fields to develop their skills in innovation, better...
- 10 trustees
- Income £1.2m (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- David FalzaniChair · since 2012
- Dr Simon Andrew BarnesTrustee · since 2024
- Henning VON SpreckelsenTrustee · since 2014
- Hersh ShahTrustee · since 2019
- Imoni AkpofureTrustee · since 2018
- Michael AstellTrustee · since 2018
- Mopesola OgunsulireTrustee · since 2020
- Nicola WinnTrustee · since 2025
- Nigel ThomasTrustee · since 2015
- Simon BoniniTrustee · since 2016
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.ESBF.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Engineers and Scientists in Business Fellowship
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£1.2m£1.0m
- 2025£1.5m£903k
- 2024£998k£1.1m
Earlier years
- 2023£1.1m£854k
- 2022£977k£898k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
To advance education and training for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively by: (a) promoting business education for those working in engineering, science and related fields to develop their skills in innovation, better management and governance; (b) creating and operating a charitable fund for the support of their continuing education; and (c) developing a network of individuals who have engaged in such education in order to identify and illustrate its merits for the public benefit.
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.
10 trustees on the board
- David Falzani Chair since 2012
- Dr Simon Andrew Barnes since 2024
- Henning VON Spreckelsen since 2014
- Hersh Shah since 2019
- Imoni Akpofure since 2018
- Michael Astell since 2018
- Mopesola Ogunsulire since 2020
- Nigel Thomas since 2015
- Nicola Winn since 2025
- Simon Bonini since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- David Falzani Chair since 2012
- Henning VON Spreckelsen since 2014
- Hersh Shah since 2019
- Imoni Akpofure since 2018
- Michael Astell since 2018
- Nigel Thomas since 2015
- Simon Bonini since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Dr Simon Andrew Barnes since 2024
- Henning VON Spreckelsen since 2014
- Hersh Shah since 2019
- Imoni Akpofure since 2018
- Michael Astell since 2018
- Mopesola Ogunsulire since 2020
- Nigel Thomas since 2015
- Nicola Winn since 2025
- Simon Bonini since 2016
Portfolio (1)
- David Falzani Chair since 2012
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
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1147203
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/10/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/05/2012 as amended on 08 Sept 2025 as amended on 08 Sept 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 07807250 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07878126202 · MIRANDA.THOMAS@ESBF.ORG.UK
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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