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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 124

  1. Gemma Sophie Sherrington 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Mitesh Patel 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Balwant Singh 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Sandy Verma 2021-2021 Director View profile
  5. Charles Mark Gurassa 2020-2025 Director View profile
  6. Nicholas Drew Cheeseman 2017-2022 Director View profile
  7. Angela Cluff 2017-2024 Director View profile
  8. Caroline Agnes Morgan Thomson 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Kenneth Mathieson Caldwell 2016-2024 Director View profile
  10. Lois Alyson Jacobs 2016-2022 Director View profile
  11. Lydinyda Bunyi Nacpil 2016-2019 Director View profile
  12. Matthew Dominic Spencer 2015-2016 Director View profile
  13. Dr Mohammed Wakkas Khan 2015-2021 Director View profile
  14. Ruth Kelly Ruderham 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Kul Chandra Gautam 2014-2018 Director View profile
  16. Katy Mary Steward 2013-2020 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Mark Walton 2012-2019 Director View profile
  18. Gavin Macneill Stewart 2012-2019 Director View profile
  19. Nkoyo Toyo 2011-2017 Director View profile
  20. David James Pitt-Watson 2011-2017 Director View profile
  21. Karen Green 2011-2011 Director View profile
  22. James Andrew Darcy 2010-2016 Director View profile
  23. Karen Veronica Brown 2010-2017 Director View profile
  24. Dame Marjorie Morris Scardino 2009-2015 Director View profile
  25. Patricia Mary Zipfel 2009-2015 Director View profile
  26. Rajiv Subhash Joshi 2009-2015 Director View profile
  27. Dr Matthew Henry Martin 2008-2014 Director View profile
  28. Maja Daruwala 2008-2014 Director View profile
  29. Vanessa Jane Godfrey 2007-2013 Director View profile
  30. Susannah Elain Margaret Cox 2007-2009 Director View profile
  31. Professor Dame Sandra Dawson 2006-2012 Director View profile
  32. Andrew Erskine Friend 2006-2012 Director View profile
  33. Gareth Thomas Davies 2005-2011 Director View profile
  34. Maureen Connelly 2005-2010 Director View profile
  35. Professor Adebayo Olukoshi 2004-2010 Director View profile
  36. Dr John Gaventa 2004-2011 Director View profile
  37. Richard Taylor 2003-2009 Director View profile
  38. Stany George Thekaekara 2001-2009 Director View profile
  39. Matthew Stephen Sparrow 2001-2003 Director View profile
  40. Francis Xavier Kirwan 2001-2007 Director View profile
  41. Jaqueline Georgine Florence Gunn 2001-2008 Director View profile
  42. Arthur Richard Jolly 2001-2006 Director View profile
  43. Scarlett Mcgwire 2000-2005 Director View profile
  44. Baroness Shriti Vadera 2000-2005 Director View profile
  45. Angela Diana Sealey 2000-2008 Director View profile
  46. Norman Ronald Sanson 1999-2007 Director View profile
  47. Hugo John Robertson Slim 1998-2004 Director View profile
  48. Dino Baia Adriano 1998-2004 Director View profile
  49. John Nicholas Borton 1996-2000 Director View profile
  50. Dr Naila Kabeer 1996-1999 Director View profile
  51. Kate Kirkland 1996-1998 Director View profile
  52. Christian Gurth Hoyer Millar 1996-1997 Director View profile
  53. Rosemary Thorp 1996-2006 Director View profile
  54. Jane Susan Tewson 1996-1998 Director View profile
  55. Michael Behr 1995-1998 Director View profile
  56. Lesley Jean Clark 1995-2001 Director View profile
  57. Philip Malcolm Ward 1995-1998 Director View profile
  58. Wanjiru Kihoro 1994-2001 Director View profile
  59. Elizabeth South 1994-2001 Director View profile
  60. Lord Joel Goodman Joffe 1994-2001 Director View profile
  61. John David Gould Isherwood 1994-1998 Director View profile
  62. Dr Jeremy James Swift 1993-2000 Director View profile
  63. David Gordon Kingsmill 1993-2001 Director View profile
  64. Norman Bruce Cameron Coles 1993-1998 Director View profile
  65. Anne Eleri Elliott 1993-1996 Director View profile
  66. Dr Chaloka Beyani 1993-1998 Director View profile
  67. Professor Michael Dermot Cole Gilsenan 1993-1995 Director View profile
  68. Narasimha Ramamurthy 1993-1996 Director View profile
  69. John Hobson Coulter 1993-1998 Director View profile
  70. Gillian Crowther Bocock 1992-1993 Director View profile
  71. Terence David Brenig-Jones 1992-1998 Director View profile
  72. Rosemary Bloxam 1992-1993 Director View profile
  73. Ian Roger Williams 1992-1998 Director View profile
  74. Keith Bradbridge Smith 1992-1993 Director View profile
  75. Mary Catriona Devoil 1992-1998 Director View profile
  76. Christopher Anthony Hudson 1992-1998 Director View profile
  77. Pranlal Sheth 1992-1993 Director View profile
  78. Mildred Elizabeth Sherrard 1992 Director View profile
  79. Dr Stephen Lonsdale Wiggins 1992 Director View profile
  80. Margaret Willis 1993 Director View profile
  81. Dr Antony Barnett 1993 Director View profile
  82. Brian Edwards 1993 Director View profile
  83. Michael Charles Frederick Gibbs 1994 Director View profile
  84. James Hopwood 1993 Director View profile
  85. Martin Zwerin 1993 Director View profile
  86. Anthony John Richard Purssell 1992 Director View profile
  87. Ailsa Hendersen 1992 Director View profile
  88. Margaret Gwendoline Winton Hardiman 1992 Director View profile
  89. Kenneth Cole 1992 Director View profile
  90. Camillia El Solh 1993 Director View profile
  91. Theresa Rosemary Thorp 1995 Director View profile
  92. Jeremiah Francis Boylan 1992 Director View profile
  93. Sarah Darby 1993 Director View profile
  94. Jane Cuthbert 1993 Director View profile
  95. Winifred Mary Cherry 1995 Director View profile
  96. Christina Nancy Isabella Tomlinson 1993 Director View profile
  97. James Mackie 1995 Director View profile
  98. Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Hodkgin 1993 Director View profile
  99. Elizabeth Matthews 1993 Director View profile
  100. Chris Underhill 1992 Director View profile
  101. Michael Wood 1992 Director View profile
  102. Gillian Mary Clarke 1993 Director View profile
  103. Isaac Seeiso Serutla 1993 Director View profile
  104. Judy El-Bushra 1993 Director View profile
  105. Bruce Q C Coles 1992 Director View profile
  106. Michael Hotham Rowntree 1993 Director View profile
  107. Lesley Ridyard 1996 Director View profile
  108. Gillian Margaret Smith 1993 Director View profile
  109. Lord Amirali Alibhai Bhatia 1992 Director View profile
  110. Dr Nicholas David Maurice 1992 Director View profile
  111. John Paul Richards 1994 Director View profile
  112. Reginald Henry Lewis Rufus Norton 1993 Director View profile
  113. Stephen Bristow Edell 1993 Director View profile
  114. Morris Brodie 1993 Director View profile
  115. Camilla Toulmin 1992 Director View profile
  116. Ian Anthony Pert 1993 Director View profile
  117. Douglas Hay 1993 Director View profile
  118. David Corcadden 1992 Director View profile
  119. Megan Vaughan 1993 Director View profile
  120. Audrey Ennis Moser 1993 Director View profile
  121. Raymond Leonard Rice Pyle 1993 Director View profile
  122. Gillian Walt 1992 Director View profile
  123. David Simon Matthew Nussbaum 1998-1998 Secretary View profile
  124. Hugh Richard Belshaw 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/10/1958
Also a registered charity
Oxfam

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Oxfam on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

15 grants · £6,534,721 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,079,445 (10 grants)
  • Comic Relief · £1,300,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £155,276 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £4,3412022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £99,6142022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £51,3212021-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £798,8822016-11-04
  • Comic Relief £1,000,0002016-07-13
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

10 directors on the board

4.8y median 5.6y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (5)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Finance 1Other services 1Professional services 1Public administration 1Utilities 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00612172
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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