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The Arab British Centre
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Who leads it
- Hanouf Al-AlawiDirector · since 2025
- Hani ZaitounDirector · since 2025
- Venetia Ann PorterDirector · since 2023
- Imogen WareDirector · since 2023
- Fionnuala RogersDirector · since 2020
- Maher Rafik MaksoudDirector · since 2019
- Elizabeth MoriartyDirector · since 2016
- Haroun Soud Al MishwitDirector · since 2014
- Nadia El-SebaiSecretary · since 2015
Previous officers 54
- Sir Derek John Plumbly 2016-2023 View profile
- Randa Adel Ashmawi 2014-2024 View profile
- Maytham Akbar 2013-2019 View profile
- Fajr Al Tamimi 2013-2013 View profile
- Aurora Tellenbach 2013-2014 View profile
- Louis John Xavier Watt 2012-2013 View profile
- Laila Mohamed El Baradei 2012-2020 View profile
- Ruba Asfahani 2012-2014 View profile
- Tessa Bryson 2012-2016 View profile
- Oliver James Butterworth 2012-2012 View profile
- Professor Malik Rabia Dahlan 2010-2011 View profile
- Brian Page Constant 2010-2020 View profile
- Virginia Forbes 2009-2014 View profile
- Caroline Muir 2009-2012 View profile
- Saeed Taji Farouky 2008-2024 View profile
- Thana Saleh Chawishly 2007-2010 View profile
- David Alan Wright 2006-2010 View profile
- Christopher Michael John Segar 2006-2010 View profile
- Annabel Jane Kealy 2005-2010 View profile
- Hon Sir Mark Lennox Boyd 2005-2009 View profile
- Nicholas Francis St Aubyn 2005-2013 View profile
- Tim Llewellyn 2001-2010 View profile
- Abir Dajani Tuqan 2001-2005 View profile
- Wadih Fouad Hanna 2001-2008 View profile
- Neil Frances Gerrard 2001-2005 View profile
- Jamil Yousif Bullata 2001-2013 View profile
- Rt Hon Sir Peter Robert Cable Lloyd 2001-2008 View profile
- John Rankin Rathbune 2000-2001 View profile
- Mohamed Amr Fouad 2000-2001 View profile
- George Edward Asseily 1997-2001 View profile
- Adrian John Sindall 1997-2001 View profile
- Saeb Jaroudi 1996-2001 View profile
- Cyril David Townsend 1995-2001 View profile
- Leila Al Qattan 1995-1998 View profile
- Abdul Karim Al-Mudaris 1994-2000 View profile
- John Andrew Patrick Hill 1992-1998 View profile
- Sir Richard Beaumont 2000 View profile
- Peter Mansfield 1996 View profile
- Nadim Dimechkie 2000 View profile
- Sir Harold Beeley 1995 View profile
- Sir John Wilton 2000 View profile
- Bernard Herbert Gordon Mills 1994 View profile
- Burhan El-Dajani 1999 View profile
- Kenneth Bradford 1992 View profile
- Sir Dennis Walters 2000 View profile
- Sir James Craig 2005 View profile
- David John Watkins 2000 View profile
- Sir John Moberly 2000 View profile
- Noreen Abu Oun 2007-2015 View profile
- Maria Reyes Menes Vazquez 2005-2007 View profile
- Michaela Lara Menezes 2003-2004 View profile
- Christopher John Morton 2002-2003 View profile
- William Hugh Fullerton 2000-2012 View profile
- Anthony Clifford Widdrington Lee 2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 05/06/1975
- Also a registered charity
- The Arab British Centre
- Previous names
- The Arab-British Centre Limited (until 05/07/2011)
Grants received
2 grants · £7,633 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 Work and Pensions · £7,633 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
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.
8 directors on the board
- Venetia Ann Porter Director · appointed 2023
- Imogen Ware Director · appointed 2023
- Hani Zaitoun Director · appointed 2025
- Haroun Soud Al Mishwit Director · appointed 2014
- Hanouf Al-Alawi Director · appointed 2025
- Fionnuala Rogers Director · appointed 2020
- Maher Rafik Maksoud Director · appointed 2019
- Elizabeth Moriarty Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Haroun Soud Al Mishwit Director · appointed 2014
- Fionnuala Rogers Director · appointed 2020
- Maher Rafik Maksoud Director · appointed 2019
- Elizabeth Moriarty Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Imogen Ware Director · appointed 2023
- Hani Zaitoun Director · appointed 2025
- Hanouf Al-Alawi Director · appointed 2025
- Maher Rafik Maksoud Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (4)
- Venetia Ann Porter Director · appointed 2023
- Haroun Soud Al Mishwit Director · appointed 2014
- Fionnuala Rogers Director · appointed 2020
- Elizabeth Moriarty Director · appointed 2016
Also govern a charity
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
- 01215037
- 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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