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Company · Shaftesbury

The Scientific Exploration Society

Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 30

  1. Dr James Borrell 2017-2020 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Peckham 2017-2018 Director View profile
  3. Neil Adrian Denis Laughton 2017-2022 Director View profile
  4. Peter Liam Kohler 2015-2020 Director View profile
  5. Jillian Mary Fitzgerald 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Michael Paul Laird 2009-2017 Director View profile
  7. Dr Michael Arthur Perring 2007-2009 Director View profile
  8. Edward Martin Burgess Olley 2004-2008 Director View profile
  9. Anna Maria Stewart 2000-2008 Director View profile
  10. Lister, Adrian, Doctor 2000-2009 Director View profile
  11. Wendy Ann Bentall 1999-2007 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Michael Christensen 1997-1999 Director View profile
  13. Warburton-LEE, John, Major 1996-2004 Director View profile
  14. Barry Leslie Moss 1996-2016 Director View profile
  15. David Maitland Young 1996-2015 Director View profile
  16. Dr John Edwin Davies 1993-2017 Director View profile
  17. Dr Robert Muir Wood 1992 Director View profile
  18. Philip Dobell Harrison 1996 Director View profile
  19. Peter John Lodge 1996 Director View profile
  20. George Richard Snailham 1996 Director View profile
  21. Andrew William Mitchell 2017 Director View profile
  22. Marcus Pugh 1996 Director View profile
  23. Harbourne Mackay Stephen 1996 Director View profile
  24. Ruth Cartwright 2015 Director View profile
  25. Blashford-Snell, John Nicholas, Colonel 2008 Director View profile
  26. Lucy Jane Thompson 2003-2015 Secretary View profile
  27. Brenda Wynn 1999-2003 Secretary View profile
  28. Vivien Melinda Mills 1999-1999 Secretary View profile
  29. Janet Ellie Leakey 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  30. Phyllis Marion Angliss 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Incorporated
13/11/1973
Registered office
Shaftesbury
Also a registered charity
The Scientific Exploration Society
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.

7 directors on the board

9.3y median 9.3y
average tenure
17.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
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 6Tech and media 2Health and social care 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
  • 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
01145214
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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