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The Institute for Fiscal Studies
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
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Who leads it
- Kevin Harry GaskellDirector · since 2024
- Prof Swati DhingraDirector · since 2023
- Winifred ArmahDirector · since 2023
- Peter Ronald KaneDirector · since 2020
- Orna Gabrielle NichionnaDirector · since 2020
- David John GregsonDirector · since 2018
- Caroline Gillian MawhoodDirector · since 2018
- James BellDirector · since 2015
- Nick James Maxwell TimminsDirector · since 2015
- Lord Augustine Thomas O'DonnellDirector · since 2015
- Jonathan Thomas AthowDirector · since 2014
Previous officers 43
- Orna Gabrielle Nichionna 2020-2022 View profile
- Michael Ridge 2016-2024 View profile
- Margaret Rose Cole 2012-2020 View profile
- David Kenneth Miles 2011-2021 View profile
- Martin Douglas Brookes 2011-2014 View profile
- Vicky Pryce 2010-2012 View profile
- Professor Denise Anne Lievesley 2008-2018 View profile
- Christopher Kenneth Davidson 2008-2018 View profile
- (Janis) Rachel Lomax 2007-2015 View profile
- Emma Chamberlain 2007-2008 View profile
- Dame Frances Anne Cairncross 2007-2015 View profile
- Judith Anne Freedman 2004-2011 View profile
- Katherine Anne Green 2004-2009 View profile
- Lord Victor Olufemi Adebowale 2004-2007 View profile
- John Stuart Vickers 2003-2007 View profile
- Nicholas Charles Dee 1999-2008 View profile
- Anne Redston 1999-2011 View profile
- Mervyn Allister King 1999-2003 View profile
- Mark Hunter Robson 1997-2016 View profile
- Graham Raphael Aaronson 1994-2004 View profile
- Prof John Tiley 1993-2003 View profile
- Anthony John Gower Isaac 1993-1999 View profile
- Kenneth Etherington 1992-2003 View profile
- Jeremy John Maynes 1992-2011 View profile
- Lord Robert Scott Alexander of Weedon 1992-1999 View profile
- John Francis Chown 1969-2026 View profile
- Robert Cochrane Buist 2001 View profile
- Jeremy John Banks Skinner 1992 View profile
- Nils Otto Taube 2008 View profile
- Professor Tadeusz Rybczynski 1998 View profile
- John Stanton Flemming 1992 View profile
- Professor Zangwill Aubrey Silberston 1992 View profile
- John Francis Avery Jones 2002 View profile
- Lord Dick Taverne 1991 View profile
- Richard Roye Powell 1991 View profile
- William Joseph Hopper 2015 View profile
- Rt Hon Douglas Albert Vivian Croham 1999 View profile
- Douglas Todd 1992 View profile
- Christopher Louis Mcintosh Johnson 1992 View profile
- Ian Duncan Menzies Conacher 2004-2019 View profile
- Richard Stuart Collier 1992-2006 View profile
- John Edward Astley Troup 1991-1995 View profile
- Malcolm James Gammie 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
2 contracts · £224,420 totalFrom 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.
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Provision of Research to estimate labour supply elasticities by sub-populations
The purpose of this commission is to procure the professional services (research and analysis) of an external provider to produce an updated set of labour supply elasticities for use in HMT's labour supply model.
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The impact of undergraduate degrees on lifetime earnings 2026 (con_28496)
The research will provide up-to-date evidence about the impact of undergraduate degrees on lifetime earnings.
About
- What it does
- Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
- Incorporated
- 21/05/1969
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- The Institute for Fiscal Studies
Grants received
37 grants · £12,605,996 total360Giving 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 · £7,057,707 (22 grants)
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · £5,137,206 (12 grants)
- Department for International Development · £411,083 (2 grants)
- Nesta ·
Most recent
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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.
11 directors on the board
- Kevin Harry Gaskell Director · appointed 2024
- David John Gregson Director · appointed 2018
- Peter Ronald Kane Director · appointed 2020
- Prof Swati Dhingra Director · appointed 2023
- Caroline Gillian Mawhood Director · appointed 2018
- James Bell Director · appointed 2015
- Orna Gabrielle Nichionna Director · appointed 2020
- Winifred Armah Director · appointed 2023
- Nick James Maxwell Timmins Director · appointed 2015
- Jonathan Thomas Athow Director · appointed 2014
- Lord Augustine Thomas O'Donnell Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- David John Gregson Director · appointed 2018
- Peter Ronald Kane Director · appointed 2020
- Caroline Gillian Mawhood Director · appointed 2018
- James Bell Director · appointed 2015
- Orna Gabrielle Nichionna Director · appointed 2020
- Nick James Maxwell Timmins Director · appointed 2015
- Jonathan Thomas Athow Director · appointed 2014
- Lord Augustine Thomas O'Donnell Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Peter Ronald Kane Director · appointed 2020
- Caroline Gillian Mawhood Director · appointed 2018
- James Bell Director · appointed 2015
- Orna Gabrielle Nichionna Director · appointed 2020
- Nick James Maxwell Timmins Director · appointed 2015
- Jonathan Thomas Athow Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (5)
- Kevin Harry Gaskell Director · appointed 2024
- David John Gregson Director · appointed 2018
- Prof Swati Dhingra Director · appointed 2023
- Winifred Armah Director · appointed 2023
- Lord Augustine Thomas O'Donnell Director · appointed 2015
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- John Francis Chown Director · appointed 1969 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00954616
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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