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The Markfield Project Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Malgorzata DymerskaDirector · since 2023
- Dr Philip NaylorDirector · since 2023
- Natalie SutherlandDirector · since 2022
- Michelle Lavaughan Simmons-SafoDirector · since 2018
- Melian Barbara MansfieldDirector · since 2002
- Claire BendallDirector · since 1999
- Keith Alexander FairSecretary · since 2018
- Warren HoskinsSecretary · since 1994
Previous officers 62
- Laura Punter 2019-2019 View profile
- Frederick Guobadia 2015-2018 View profile
- Elizabeth Ruth Charlotte Archer 2014-2017 View profile
- Charity Omungu 2014-2020 View profile
- Michelle Abdin 2013-2019 View profile
- Jeremy Simon Spooner 2013-2020 View profile
- Dee Kushlick-Williams 2010-2022 View profile
- Clare Croft White 2009-2025 View profile
- John Garth Larkin 2008-2021 View profile
- Matthew John Byatt 2007-2011 View profile
- Tracey Donna Dean 2006-2010 View profile
- Nicholas Peter Jackson 2005-2010 View profile
- Lolita Maria Jones 2002-2004 View profile
- Suray Oweng 2002-2003 View profile
- Olcay Ucurel 2001-2003 View profile
- Nigel Dowsett 1999-2001 View profile
- Deirdre Ann Robertson 1998-2004 View profile
- Elizabeth Singleton 1998-2000 View profile
- Wendy Patricia Whitelaw 1998-2000 View profile
- Brian Toye 1997-2000 View profile
- David John Hayes 1997-1998 View profile
- Rodney Brown 1996-1997 View profile
- Sheila Mary Francis 1996-2001 View profile
- Jeanne Smythe 1995-2001 View profile
- Sarah Elizabeth Doyle 1995-2011 View profile
- Gwen Sommers 1995-1996 View profile
- Suzannah Russ 1994-1995 View profile
- Andrew Bryant 1994-2010 View profile
- Christie Hazel Wilson 1994-1998 View profile
- Paul Anthony Durr 1993-1998 View profile
- Frank Weeks 1993-2000 View profile
- Paul James Knight 1993-1994 View profile
- Carley Alen Benjamin 1992-1995 View profile
- Dr Sally Ann Kipke Chillingworth 1992-2002 View profile
- Patrick Neil Smalling 1992-1993 View profile
- Janet Francisca Higgins 1992-1994 View profile
- Patrick Joseph Daintith 1992-2004 View profile
- Colette Mercer 1992-1994 View profile
- Robert Ian Spigel 1992-1996 View profile
- Paul Gordon Hart 1995 View profile
- Colette Kelleher 1995 View profile
- Lily Alger 1992 View profile
- Marjorie Ann Caryer 1992 View profile
- Sir Paul Martin Ennals CBE 1994 View profile
- Angela Hart 1995 View profile
- Reverend Lance Stone 1992 View profile
- David Francis Macdonald 1993 View profile
- Oona Diedre Margaret Kelly 1997 View profile
- Vanessa Phyllis Robina Dunham 1992 View profile
- Harry Marsh 1995 View profile
- Alicia Meniru 2005 View profile
- Kate Elizabeth Annette 1992 View profile
- Lesley Haley 1992 View profile
- Peter James Long 1995 View profile
- Hugh Farrell 1993 View profile
- Claudia Rawlinson 2013-2018 View profile
- Sarah Lawton 2011-2013 View profile
- Umarani Nathan 2008-2011 View profile
- Alexandra Hendra 2006-2008 View profile
- Begona De La Serna Lopez 2005-2006 View profile
- Gillian Anne Gibson 1999-2003 View profile
- Paul Gee 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/01/1983
- Also a registered charity
- The Markfield Project Limited
Grants received
22 grants · £1,486,664 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £963,298 (10 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £191,523 (6 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £176,600
- The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington · £137,360 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £17,883 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Dr Philip Naylor Director · appointed 2023
- Claire Bendall Director · appointed 1999
- Melian Barbara Mansfield Director · appointed 2002
- Malgorzata Dymerska Director · appointed 2023
- Natalie Sutherland Director · appointed 2022
- Michelle Lavaughan Simmons-Safo Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Claire Bendall Director · appointed 1999
- Melian Barbara Mansfield Director · appointed 2002
- Michelle Lavaughan Simmons-Safo Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Dr Philip Naylor Director · appointed 2023
- Claire Bendall Director · appointed 1999
- Malgorzata Dymerska Director · appointed 2023
- Natalie Sutherland Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (2)
- Melian Barbara Mansfield Director · appointed 2002
- Michelle Lavaughan Simmons-Safo Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Clare Croft White Director · appointed 2009 · 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.
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
- 01693876
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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