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Arup Group Limited

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

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Previous officers 51

  1. Dr Yuk Nin Andy Lee 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Eva Maria Hinkers 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Simon Howard 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Paul Anthony Coughlan 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Isabel Dedring 2019-2025 Director View profile
  6. Thomas John Fergal Whyte 2017-2025 Director View profile
  7. Matthew Stuart Tweedie 2017-2019 Director View profile
  8. Genevieve Shore 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Timothy John Stone 2015-2023 Director View profile
  10. Dervilla Mary Mitchell 2014-2024 Director View profile
  11. Peter John Chamley 2014-2021 Director View profile
  12. Peter Anthony Bailey 2012-2019 Director View profile
  13. Michael Ka-Yue Kwok 2011-2023 Director View profile
  14. Dr Ngaire Tui Woods 2011-2016 Director View profile
  15. Jennifer Baster 2009-2013 Director View profile
  16. Sir Michael David Bear 2009-2015 Director View profile
  17. Gregory Scott Hodkinson 2007-2019 Director View profile
  18. Lup Moon Lui 2007-2017 Director View profile
  19. Dr Robert Frank Care 2007-2014 Director View profile
  20. Mahadev Raman 2007-2017 Director View profile
  21. Dr Alan James Belfield 2006-2024 Director View profile
  22. Sir Philip Graham Dilley 2006-2014 Director View profile
  23. Lord Andrew Turnbull 2006-2007 Director View profile
  24. Tristram George Allen Carfrae 2005-2024 Director View profile
  25. Peter Geoffrey Ayres 2001-2004 Director View profile
  26. Anthony James Fitzpatrick 2001-2003 Director View profile
  27. John Douglas Harvey 2001-2004 Director View profile
  28. Cecil Hugh Ignatius Balmond 2001-2007 Director View profile
  29. David John Singleton 2001-2011 Director View profile
  30. Dr Andrew Ka Ching Chan 2001-2014 Director View profile
  31. David Arthur Whittleton 2001-2017 Director View profile
  32. Terence Malcolm Hill 2001-2009 Director View profile
  33. John Charles Miles 2001-2011 Director View profile
  34. James Richard Cowell 2001-2006 Director View profile
  35. Peter Langford 1999-2001 Director View profile
  36. Dr Martyn Arthur Stroud 1994-2001 Director View profile
  37. Richard Baskcomb Haryott 2001 Director View profile
  38. John Neville Martin 1995 Director View profile
  39. Robert Frank Emmerson 2004 Director View profile
  40. Sir Nigel Cooper Thompson 1996 Director View profile
  41. Michael David Peter Sargent 2001 Director View profile
  42. Anthony John Marriott 1996 Director View profile
  43. Michael Shears 2004 Director View profile
  44. Charles Thomas Barker 1998 Director View profile
  45. Jorgen Nissen 1998 Director View profile
  46. Donald Mackay Ferguson 1994 Director View profile
  47. Turlogh Patrick O'Brien 2004 Director View profile
  48. Frederick George Ernest Irwin 1996 Director View profile
  49. Dr Duncan Michael 2001 Director View profile
  50. Michael John Somers 2001-2007 Secretary View profile
  51. Stuart Leonard Irons 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
04/05/1977
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Group

  1. Arup Group Limited is controlled by OVE Arup Partnership Trust Corporation Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. OVE Arup Partnership Trust Corporation Limited is controlled by Bidgreat Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Bidgreat Limited is controlled by OVE Arup Partnership Trustees Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by OVE Arup Partnership Trustees Limited.

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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.

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.

6 directors on the board

5.1y median 4.8y
average tenure
9.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

1
also govern a charity
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.

Professional services 5Finance 1Utilities 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
01312454
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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