Company · St Ives
The Houghton Trust Limited
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 16
- Professor Apolonia Lonneke Vervelde 2022-2024 View profile
- Richard Mark Irvine 2016-2022 View profile
- Professor Peter Kaiser 2013-2016 View profile
- Professor Richard Charles Jones 2011-2022 View profile
- Grant Nicholas Hayes 2009-2026 View profile
- Professor Martin William Shirley 2004-2009 View profile
- Prof Janet Mary Bradbury 2000-2013 View profile
- Barry Hunter Thorp 1997-2000 View profile
- Dr David Cavanagh 1994-2016 View profile
- John Robert Andrews 1995 View profile
- Professor Peter Martin Biggs 2011 View profile
- Dr Laurence Noel Payne 2004 View profile
- Dr Jane Kathleen Alexandra Hough 2000-2016 View profile
- Dr Barry Metcalfe Freeman 1992-1994 View profile
- Patricia Watson 1991-1992 View profile
- Margaret Jean Freeman 1991 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 15/12/1980
- Registered office
- St Ives
- Also a registered charity
- The Houghton Trust 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.
5 directors on the board
- Prof Mark Paul Stevens Director · appointed 2015
- Professor Fiona Margaret Tomley Director · appointed 2017
- Professor Roberto Marcello La Ragione Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Christine Janet Nicol Director · appointed 2026
- Professor Helen Mary Sang Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Prof Mark Paul Stevens Director · appointed 2015
- Professor Fiona Margaret Tomley Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Prof Mark Paul Stevens Director · appointed 2015
- Professor Fiona Margaret Tomley Director · appointed 2017
- Professor Roberto Marcello La Ragione Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Christine Janet Nicol Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Professor Helen Mary Sang Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Grant Nicholas Hayes Director · appointed 2009 · 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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01534794
- 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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