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Comic Relief Limited

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

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Previous officers 57

  1. Alex Botha 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Ruth Kelly Davison 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Shabnam Amini 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Catherine Anne Cottrell 2019-2019 Director View profile
  5. Helen Mary Turnbull Wright 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. Shropshire, JR, Thomas Bailey 2019-2023 Director View profile
  7. Dr Susan Elizabeth Black 2018-2018 Director View profile
  8. James Robert Ashton 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. James Shay Drohan 2016-2018 Director View profile
  10. Philip Stewart Male 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. Peter Walker 2013-2018 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Edward Leach 2012-2016 Director View profile
  13. Anna Bateson 2012-2017 Director View profile
  14. Charles Nicholas Garland 2012-2018 Director View profile
  15. Theodoros Paphitis 2012-2017 Director View profile
  16. George Edward Entwisle 2011-2012 Director View profile
  17. Imelda Mary Walsh 2011-2012 Director View profile
  18. Priscilla Deborah Snowball 2011-2013 Director View profile
  19. Suzi Aplin 2011-2012 Director View profile
  20. Tristia Adele Harrison 2011-2020 Director View profile
  21. Theodosia Sowa 2011-2012 Director View profile
  22. Baroness Diana Francesca Caroline Barran 2010-2012 Director View profile
  23. Joe Cerrell 2010-2012 Director View profile
  24. Sir Steven Redgrave 2009-2011 Director View profile
  25. Duncan Walker Bannatyne 2008-2011 Director View profile
  26. James Edward Hytner 2007-2012 Director View profile
  27. Alec John Mcgivan 2007-2012 Director View profile
  28. William Henry Rymer Cayton 2005-2012 Director View profile
  29. Michael James Soutar 2004-2010 Director View profile
  30. Jana Eve Bennett 2004-2014 Director View profile
  31. Prince Albert Tucker 2002-2010 Director View profile
  32. Joanne Kathleen Rowling 2002-2011 Director View profile
  33. Matthew Rupert Freud 2000-2011 Director View profile
  34. Claudia Jane Ireti Lloyd 2000-2012 Director View profile
  35. Eric Luciano Nicoli 1999-2004 Director View profile
  36. Olabisi Adeleye Fayemi 1998-2001 Director View profile
  37. Melinda Letts 1998-2002 Director View profile
  38. Laurence Richard Simon Newman 1997-2010 Director View profile
  39. Peter Bennett-Jones 1997-2012 Director View profile
  40. Nalini Verma 1996-2010 Director View profile
  41. Dr Firoze Madatally Manji 1994-1998 Director View profile
  42. Lenworth George Henry 2012 Director View profile
  43. Emma Vallency Freud 2011 Director View profile
  44. Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis 2012 Director View profile
  45. June Mckerrow 1996 Director View profile
  46. Lord Timothy John Leigh Bell 1994 Director View profile
  47. John Crowther Makinson 1997 Director View profile
  48. Sir Alan Parker 1997 Director View profile
  49. Kevin Paul Jackson 1999 Director View profile
  50. Jeremy Eric Richard Marston 1994 Director View profile
  51. Michael Ross Harris 2012 Director View profile
  52. John Hobson Coulter 1997 Director View profile
  53. Constantine Alexander Botha 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  54. Sarah Jane Kucera 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  55. Vincent Seth Collins 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  56. Helen Wright 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  57. David Abraham Morris Lewis 2015-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/12/1985

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Comic Relief Limited is controlled by Charity Projects
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Charity Projects.

2 other companies in this group

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £903,598 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

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.

4 directors on the board

6.3y median 6.2y
average tenure
11.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Health and social care 2Property 2Business services 1Professional services 1Tech and media 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
01967154
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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