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The National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales

Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 117

  1. Susan Frances Douglas 2018–2024 Director View profile
  2. Hemlata Meghani Ghantiwala 2018–2021 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas Piers Huxley Hillman 2018–2024 Director View profile
  4. Conor Francis Ryan 2015–2024 Director View profile
  5. Olivia Tomlinson 2015–2016 Director View profile
  6. Ian Roger Bauckham 2015–2020 Director View profile
  7. Moria Lynne Turner 2011–2013 Director View profile
  8. John Howard Harris 2011–2015 Director View profile
  9. Annika Elisabeth Small 2011–2013 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Martin Hillier 2011–2013 Director View profile
  11. Colin Henry James Green 2008–2017 Director View profile
  12. Rosalind Julie Turner 2008–2009 Director View profile
  13. Professor Alison Jane Shaw 2007–2016 Director View profile
  14. Theresa Ann Power 2007–2011 Director View profile
  15. Neil Hollister 2007–2024 Director View profile
  16. Frances Mary Murphy 2007–2015 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Robert Airey 2007–2013 Director View profile
  18. Alan Robert Gotch 2006–2006 Director View profile
  19. Kathryn Enid James 2005–2006 Director View profile
  20. Hardacre, David Thomas, Councillor 2005–2006 Director View profile
  21. Joseph William Hall 2005–2015 Director View profile
  22. Geoffrey William Bennett 2004–2015 Director View profile
  23. John Clive Hedger 2004–2012 Director View profile
  24. Darren Northcott 2004–2006 Director View profile
  25. Richard John Grant 2003–2006 Director View profile
  26. Richard William Smerdon 2003–2007 Director View profile
  27. James Barry Kempton 2003–2005 Director View profile
  28. Edwina Constance Grant OBE 2003–2008 Director View profile
  29. Alan Frank Neil Parker 2002–2017 Director View profile
  30. Gwenlian Margaret Evans 2001–2007 Director View profile
  31. Raphael Ashley Wilkins 2000–2001 Director View profile
  32. Jennifer Bangs 2000–2001 Director View profile
  33. Daniel Burke 2000–2001 Director View profile
  34. Grimston, Malcolm Charles, Cllr 2000–2006 Director View profile
  35. Emma Catherine Westcott 1999–2000 Director View profile
  36. David Anthony Llewellyn Whitbread 1999–2012 Director View profile
  37. David John Wilcox 1998–2003 Director View profile
  38. Olwyn Elizabeth Gunn 1998–2004 Director View profile
  39. John Anthony Ginnever 1998–2000 Director View profile
  40. John Allan Beattie 1998–2000 Director View profile
  41. John Christopher Bangs 1998–2006 Director View profile
  42. William Thompson 1997–2000 Director View profile
  43. Peter Michael Ryerson 1997–1997 Director View profile
  44. Mostyn Phillips 1996–1997 Director View profile
  45. Christine Anne Whatford CBE 1995–2002 Director View profile
  46. Arthur George De Caux 1995–2005 Director View profile
  47. Daniel Taubman 1995–1997 Director View profile
  48. James Ian Langtry 1994–1997 Director View profile
  49. Dr Helen Patrick 1994–1997 Director View profile
  50. Professor Donald Ian Mcintyre 1994–1997 Director View profile
  51. Marsha Marilyn Elms 1994–2008 Director View profile
  52. Amanda Jane Haehner 1994–1997 Director View profile
  53. John Peter Oversby 1994–1997 Director View profile
  54. Thompson, Allan Douglas, Brigadier 1994–1997 Director View profile
  55. Mullany, Patrick Joseph, Councillor 1994–1998 Director View profile
  56. David Anthony Burbidge 1994–1995 Director View profile
  57. Colin Gordon Robinson 1993–1995 Director View profile
  58. Gillian Ann Diana Pickup 1993–1997 Director View profile
  59. Gwynn Jarvis 1993–1996 Director View profile
  60. FRY, Kathleen Mary, Councillor 1993–1994 Director View profile
  61. Edwin James Singer 1993–1997 Director View profile
  62. Airey, John, Councillor 1993–1997 Director View profile
  63. Macfarlane, John Malcolm, Brigadier 1993–1994 Director View profile
  64. John Jordan 1993–1993 Director View profile
  65. Professor Desmond Lewes Nuttall 1993–1993 Director View profile
  66. Clayto Rees Heycock 1993–1993 Director View profile
  67. Chris Adamson 1992–1993 Director View profile
  68. John Gethin Lewis 1992–1993 Director View profile
  69. John Godfrey Bills 1992–1993 Director View profile
  70. Dr Elidir Jonathon Wayne King 1992–1994 Director View profile
  71. Richard David Charles Bunker 2017 Director View profile
  72. Patricia Partington 1992 Director View profile
  73. Alan Moys 1992 Director View profile
  74. Jenny Hall 1993 Director View profile
  75. Professor Roger John Lloyd Murphy 1992 Director View profile
  76. Michael Stoten 1995 Director View profile
  77. Dr Walter Roy 1992 Director View profile
  78. Robert Richardson 1996 Director View profile
  79. Barbara Mary Lloyd 1992 Director View profile
  80. Keith Alfred Martin 1992 Director View profile
  81. Jack William Mansell 1995 Director View profile
  82. Riddell, Frederick John, Councillor 1993 Director View profile
  83. Peter Ian Cole 1997 Director View profile
  84. Dr Alan Leech 1992 Director View profile
  85. Joyce Elizabeth Leslie Baird 2005 Director View profile
  86. Henry Hobhouse 1993 Director View profile
  87. Nicole Harrison 2006 Director View profile
  88. Royston James Nolan 1995 Director View profile
  89. Dr John Rollett 1994 Director View profile
  90. Sir Michael Barber 1993 Director View profile
  91. Rt Hon Lady Bridget Plowden 1996 Director View profile
  92. Valerie Mary Glauert 1994 Director View profile
  93. Doreen May Main 1993 Director View profile
  94. Kinvig, Clifford Arthur, Major-General 1993 Director View profile
  95. Gillian Geraldene Wood 1995 Director View profile
  96. Bevan, Robert William, County Councillor 1993 Director View profile
  97. Nigel Ronald Anthony De Gruchy 1997 Director View profile
  98. Corrigan, Patrick Joseph, Councillor 1992 Director View profile
  99. Andrew William Seymour Hutchings 1996 Director View profile
  100. Kenneth Francis Bore 1993 Director View profile
  101. Perry, Denis Edwin, Councillor 1994 Director View profile
  102. Harry Lister Isaac 1993 Director View profile
  103. Professor Eric Hoyle 1993 Director View profile
  104. Professor Jack Wrigley 1997 Director View profile
  105. Sir Edward Louis Britton 2002 Director View profile
  106. Lord Maurice Harry Peston of Mile End 1997 Director View profile
  107. Morris, Clifford, Councillor 1993 Director View profile
  108. Dr Eric Blaire 1997 Director View profile
  109. Ekaete Christine Kanu 2025–2026 Secretary View profile
  110. Simon Charles Vaughan Tarr 2024–2025 Secretary View profile
  111. Philip Andrew Spall 2024–2024 Secretary View profile
  112. Richard Henry Struan Birkett 2014–2023 Secretary View profile
  113. Peter Sarvam Verco 2014–2014 Secretary View profile
  114. Christopher Paul Whetton 2012–2013 Secretary View profile
  115. Tarun Gokaldas Chotai 2008–2012 Secretary View profile
  116. Adrian Barrington Clark 1995–2008 Secretary View profile
  117. David Marshall May-Bowles 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/03/1967
Also a registered charity
The National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales
Board analysis for researchers

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.

12 directors on the board

5y median 3.8y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (5)

2
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.

Education 2Business services 1Dormant 1Finance 1Other services 1Property 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00900899
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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