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Leeds Foundation for Dermatological Research Limited

Leeds Foundation for Dermatological Research Limited is an active UK company (number 01518387), incorporated 1980, with 11 current directors including Hayley Christine Smith and Dr Katharine Louise Warburton. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Dr Arif Aslam 2024-2025 Director View profile
Dr Rachel Ann Urwin 2019-2025 Director View profile
Dr Gayle Eithne Taylor 2014-2023 Director View profile
Professor Mark Jeremy David Goodfield 2014-2020 Director View profile
Dr Angana Mitra 2013-2026 Director View profile
Dr Sabine Sommer 2012-2021 Director View profile
Dr Syed Walayat Hussain 2012-2019 Director View profile
Dr Rebecca Fay Rose 2012-2015 Director View profile
Dr Sheila Margaret Clark 2004-2018 Director View profile
Dr Richard Antoni Bojar 2004-2010 Director View profile
Dr Graeme Ian Stables 2002-2025 Director View profile
Julia Newton Bishop 2000-2001 Director View profile
Cove, Jonathan Howard, Doctor 2000-2008 Director View profile
Dr Caroline Wilson 2000-2009 Director View profile
Robert Alexander Sheehan Dare 1997-2017 Director View profile
Professor Eileen Ingham 1997-2005 Director View profile
Dr Stephen Mark Wilkinson 1997-2006 Director View profile
Professor Keith Thomas Holland 2009 Director View profile
Cunliffe, William James, Doctor 2001 Director View profile
Professor Neville Robson Rowell 1997 Director View profile
Professor Edward John Wood 2006 Director View profile
Dr Heather Whitehouse 2021-2024 Secretary View profile
Dr Elizabeth Anne Blakeway-Manning 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
Dr Philip Laws 2017-2021 Secretary View profile
Dr Graeme Stables 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
Goodfield, Mark Jeremy David, Doctor 1997-2014 Secretary View profile
Cotterill, John Anthony, Doctor 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 23/09/1980
Also a registered charity: Leeds Foundation for Dermatological Research Limited

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

Rachel Louise Montgomery Director · appointed 2019
Dr Faheem Latheef Director · appointed 2015
Dr Laura Peckham-Cooper Director · appointed 2019
Professor Kave Shams Director · appointed 2017
Dr Sangeetha Shanmugam Director · appointed 2015
Dr Katharine Louise Warburton Director · appointed 2022
Goulden, Victoria, Doctor Director · appointed 1998
Dr Phillip Laws Director · appointed 2015
Dr Andy Muinonen-Martin Director · appointed 2020
Hayley Christine Smith Director · appointed 2024
Dr Rajib Rahim Director · appointed 2013

10.1y median 9.5y

average tenure

28.3y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Rachel Louise Montgomery Director · appointed 2019
Dr Faheem Latheef Director · appointed 2015
Dr Laura Peckham-Cooper Director · appointed 2019
Professor Kave Shams Director · appointed 2017
Dr Sangeetha Shanmugam Director · appointed 2015
Goulden, Victoria, Doctor Director · appointed 1998
Dr Phillip Laws Director · appointed 2015
Dr Andy Muinonen-Martin Director · appointed 2020
Dr Rajib Rahim Director · appointed 2013

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Dr Laura Peckham-Cooper Director · appointed 2019
Professor Kave Shams Director · appointed 2017
Dr Sangeetha Shanmugam Director · appointed 2015
Dr Katharine Louise Warburton Director · appointed 2022
Goulden, Victoria, Doctor Director · appointed 1998
Dr Andy Muinonen-Martin Director · appointed 2020
Hayley Christine Smith Director · appointed 2024
Dr Rajib Rahim Director · appointed 2013

Portfolio (3)

Rachel Louise Montgomery Director · appointed 2019
Dr Faheem Latheef Director · appointed 2015
Dr Phillip Laws Director · appointed 2015

also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Dr Arif Aslam Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
Dr Angana Mitra Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2026
Dr Rachel Ann Urwin Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025

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.

Health and social care 3Property 2Construction 1Retail and trade 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 01518387
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition: Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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