The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Trans-Antarctic Association

Company 00718883 Active

Registered charity: The Trans-Antarctic Association

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.

6
directors on the board
12.1y median 12.4y
average tenure
24.3y
longest tenure
5
directors past 6 years
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
2
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Professional services 2

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Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Related organisations

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Company details

Number00718883
StatusActive
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated23/03/1962
AddressSALISBURY HOUSE, STATION ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2LA
Accounts next due30/09/2027
Accounts last made up31/12/2025

Industry (SIC)

72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)


Officers (19)

  • Sadler, Graham John Director · appointed 2026
  • Bowman, Vanessa Clare, Dr Director · appointed 2019
  • Shears, John Richard, Dr Director · appointed 2016
  • Smith, James Alexander, Dr Director · appointed 2012
  • Clarke, Andrew Charles, Professor Director · appointed 2010
  • Paren, Julian Gerald, Dr Director · appointed 2002
  • Lintott, Bryan John, Dr Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2021
  • Harris, Colin Malcolm, Dr Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2018
  • Curtis, Michael Lance Former Secretary · appointed 2003 · resigned 2012
  • Broome, Andrew Malcolm Former Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • Clarkson, Peter David, Dr Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2017
  • Dunmore, Eric Maurice Former Secretary · appointed 1993 · resigned 2001
  • Atkinson, Harry Hindmarsh, Dr Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2016
  • Heap, John Arnfield, Dr Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 2006
  • Fuchs, Vivian Ernest, Sir Former Director · resigned 1992
  • Robin, Gordon De Quetteville, Dr Former Director · resigned 2002
  • Russell, Robert Scott, Dr Former Director · resigned 1993
  • Pirie-Gordon, George Patrick Former Director · resigned 1995
  • Lowe, Wallace George Former Director · resigned 2002

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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