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Institute for Employment Studies

Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

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Previous officers 88

  1. Sarah Elizabeth Helen Cook 2017-2025 Director View profile
  2. John Russell Greatrex 2016-2025 Director View profile
  3. Nicola Smith 2014-2018 Director View profile
  4. Randeep Kaur Kular 2014-2024 Director View profile
  5. Dame Bernadette Mary Kelly 2014-2015 Director View profile
  6. Geoffrey William Mcdonald 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. Professor Julian Moray Crampton 2013-2016 Director View profile
  8. Professor Stephen Matthew Barnett 2013-2019 Director View profile
  9. Samantha Claire Mercer 2013-2019 Director View profile
  10. David Guest 2013-2023 Director View profile
  11. Sally Elizabeth Hopson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  12. Sir Stuart James Etherington 2012-2013 Director View profile
  13. Edward Sweeney 2012-2013 Director View profile
  14. Katja Hall 2012-2014 Director View profile
  15. Imelda Walsh 2010-2013 Director View profile
  16. David Smith 2009-2019 Director View profile
  17. Roger Mcclure 2008-2013 Director View profile
  18. Paul David Milliken 2008-2012 Director View profile
  19. Sir Richard Brook Sykes 2008-2013 Director View profile
  20. John Henry Myers Alty 2007-2010 Director View profile
  21. Geoffrey John Freeman Podger 2007-2023 Director View profile
  22. Valerie Anne Scoular 2006-2009 Director View profile
  23. Robert Ian Watson 2006-2011 Director View profile
  24. Neil Roden 2006-2010 Director View profile
  25. Stephen Howard Haddrill 2005-2011 Director View profile
  26. Nicholas Donald Turner 2005-2006 Director View profile
  27. David Robert Varney 2003-2008 Director View profile
  28. Professor Sir Robert George Burgess 2003-2008 Director View profile
  29. Balram Gidoomal 2003-2011 Director View profile
  30. Peter Leslie Salsbury 2003-2005 Director View profile
  31. Frances Mary Sorrell 2000-2002 Director View profile
  32. Julia Charlotte Palca 2000-2008 Director View profile
  33. Anne Elizabeth Minto 2000-2007 Director View profile
  34. James Henry Whitton Fairweather 1997-2004 Director View profile
  35. Sir William Stubbs 1997-2004 Director View profile
  36. David John Normington 1997-1998 Director View profile
  37. Chris Humphries 1996-1998 Director View profile
  38. Nicholas De Jongh 1996-2000 Director View profile
  39. Judith Anne Hunt 1996-1998 Director View profile
  40. Margaret Salmon 1996-1998 Director View profile
  41. John Arthur Lee 1996-2000 Director View profile
  42. Harold Clive Mather 1996-2001 Director View profile
  43. Anthony John Roberts 1995-2003 Director View profile
  44. Stuart Rodwell Chandler 1994-1998 Director View profile
  45. Thomas Alan Swinden 1994-1996 Director View profile
  46. Sir Robin Mountfield 1994-1998 Director View profile
  47. John Stephen Monks 1994-1998 Director View profile
  48. Dr Hywel Ceri Jones 1993-1998 Director View profile
  49. John Charles Steele 1993-1998 Director View profile
  50. Baroness Valerie Ann Amos 1993-1998 Director View profile
  51. Professor Benjamin Charles Roberts 1992-1994 Director View profile
  52. Sheila Mary Forbes 1992-2002 Director View profile
  53. Michael Charles Scholar 1992-1993 Director View profile
  54. Norman David Willis 1993 Director View profile
  55. Lord Clive Brooke 2001 Director View profile
  56. Professor Gordon Richard Conway 1998 Director View profile
  57. Sir Michael Bett 1992 Director View profile
  58. Kenneth Graham 1997 Director View profile
  59. Sir Leonard Harry Peach 1998 Director View profile
  60. Peter John Alexander Arthur Muir 2002 Director View profile
  61. Robin Murray Beechey 1995 Director View profile
  62. Graham Livingstone Reid 1997 Director View profile
  63. Sir Geoffrey Holland 1994 Director View profile
  64. Professor Frederick John Bayley 1992 Director View profile
  65. Sir Bryan Hubert Nicholson 1993 Director View profile
  66. Christine Hancock 1998 Director View profile
  67. Roy Aubrey Grantham 1994 Director View profile
  68. Sir Leslie Fielding 1992 Director View profile
  69. Sir Robert Paul Reid 1996 Director View profile
  70. Sir John Seton Cassels 1998 Director View profile
  71. Dr Brian William Manley 1997 Director View profile
  72. Sydney Ray Robertson 1992 Director View profile
  73. Sir John Michael Medlicott Vereker 1992 Director View profile
  74. Sir Hayden Phillips 1992 Director View profile
  75. Dame Anne Elisabeth Mueller 1994 Director View profile
  76. John Hamish Orr-Ewing 1992 Director View profile
  77. Robert Carr Smith 1996 Director View profile
  78. Peter Le Cheminant 1996 Director View profile
  79. Sir Brian Gordon Wolfson 1994 Director View profile
  80. John Brian Elliott 1992 Director View profile
  81. Campbell Adamson 1997 Director View profile
  82. Sir Henry Peter Swinnerton-Dyer 1993 Director View profile
  83. Frank Whiteley 1992 Director View profile
  84. Suzanne Louise Anderson 2016-2025 Secretary View profile
  85. Jane Smith 2003-2022 Secretary View profile
  86. Richard Pearson 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  87. Richard George Tester 1993-2002 Secretary View profile
  88. Janet Rosemarie Homewood 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

9 contracts · £1,795,393 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • ACAS27419 - Conflict Competence Framework Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £95,275 2026-08-11 CPV 73000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a mini competition under CCS RM6126 Research & Insights DPS Brief Description of Requirement Government reforms to employ…

  • the provision of Research brief Careers 2024-26 Via CCS RM6126 Buyer: Construction Industry Training Board £330,000 2026-07-23 CPV 73110000 Source: Contracts Finder

    CITB's Skills & Training in the UK Construction Industry survey has been running since 2008; this iteration of the survey will be the eighth wave. The original survey was commissioned because although there was a wealth of surveys1 on emplo…

  • Impact Evaluation of Aspiring Chief Executive & Chair programmes Buyer: NHS England £64,900 2026-02-26 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Independent impact evaluation of the Aspiring Chief Executive programme and the Aspiring Chair programme

  • Labour Market Evidence Synthesis & Dissemination Buyer: Department for Work & Pensions £1,100,000 2025-11-11 CPV 73110000 Source: Contracts Finder

    While working towards a full Labour Market What Works Centre we propose to meet the medium-term needs for evidence by contracting out to an external supplier over a 25/26, 26/27 (Phase 1). This will consist of a user consultation, systemati…

  • Self-employed Universal Credit customers persistently earning below their Minimum Income Floor Buyer: Department for Work and Pensions £48,505 2025-08-11 CPV 73000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Contract Award Notice of Research Services for Self Employed Universal Credit Customers Persistently Earning Below Their Minimum Income Floor

  • Maternal Outcomes and Indicators of Pregnancy Maternity Discrimination Buyer: Department for Business and Trade £115,113 2025-08-06 CPV 73100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Research to inform enhanced dismissal protections in secondary legislation; support the 2025 parental leave discrimination consultation; guide policies on employer obligations for new parents; contribute to reforming rights for pregnant and…

  • Evidence on employment practice for the teachers' working longer review Buyer: Department For Education £41,600 2015-03-05 CPV 73200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Evidence on employment practice for the teachers' working longer review

  • the provision of Research brief Careers 2024-26 Via CCS RM6126 Buyer: Housing 21 Value not published Date not published CPV 73110000 Source: Find a Tender

    CITB’s Skills & Training in the UK Construction Industry survey has been running since 2008; this iteration of the survey will be the eighth wave. The original survey was commissioned because although there was a wealth of surveys1 on emplo…

  • Workforce Planning Buyer: West Midlands Combined Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Development of a workforce plan for West Midlands Combined Authority.

About

What it does
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Incorporated
03/05/1968
Registered office
Brighton
Also a registered charity
Institute for Employment Studies

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • David Smith ceased 2019-10-17
    25-50% voting · notified 2017-02-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Institute for Employment Studies is controlled by David Smith
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2017-02-28, ceased 2019-10-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Smith.

7 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

2 grants · £39,498 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

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £27,923
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £11,575

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £11,5752021-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £27,9232020-11-01
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

4y median 3.1y
average tenure
8.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Business services 4Health and social care 3Professional services 3Construction 2Education 2Other services 2Transport 2

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00931547
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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