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Article 19

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Previous officers 48

  1. Barbara Trionfi 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Charles Onyango-Obbo 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Abir Ghattas 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Nadezda Azhgikhina 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Aparna Ravi 2020-2026 Director View profile
  6. Mark John Salway 2018-2025 Director View profile
  7. Catalina Botero Marino 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Frank Ledwidge 2016-2021 Director View profile
  9. Tamar Anna Ghosh 2016-2019 Director View profile
  10. Peter Greste 2016-2017 Director View profile
  11. Jacob Jiel Akol 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. Gayathry Venkiteswaran 2016-2025 Director View profile
  13. Arturo Franco 2016-2022 Director View profile
  14. Frank Rafael La Rue 2014-2016 Director View profile
  15. John Paddy Coulter 2013-2022 Director View profile
  16. Jennifer Kate Robinson 2013-2019 Director View profile
  17. Kamel Labidi 2013-2018 Director View profile
  18. Nigel Saxby-Soffe 2010-2019 Director View profile
  19. Dr Evan Leslie Harris 2009-2018 Director View profile
  20. Charlie Beckett 2009-2012 Director View profile
  21. Lydia Maria Cacho Ribeiro 2009-2014 Director View profile
  22. Galina Yurievna Arapova 2009-2020 Director View profile
  23. Malak El Chichini Poppovic 2009-2018 Director View profile
  24. Lawrence Murugu Mute 2009-2012 Director View profile
  25. Sharon Simone Pennie 2008-2009 Director View profile
  26. Elizabeth Moira Kennedy 2008-2013 Director View profile
  27. Elizabeth Howarth 2005-2008 Director View profile
  28. Mark Hengstler 2005-2007 Director View profile
  29. Catherine Smadja 2005-2015 Director View profile
  30. Heather Rogers 2005-2012 Director View profile
  31. Mary Ann Stephenson 2002-2006 Director View profile
  32. Peter Andrew Jestyn Phillips 2001-2005 Director View profile
  33. Richard James Ayre 2000-2005 Director View profile
  34. Professor Peter Rene Baehr 1999-1999 Director View profile
  35. Zeinab Mohammed-Khair Badawi-Malik 1998-2002 Director View profile
  36. Professor Kevin Boyle 1998-2003 Director View profile
  37. Sir Geoffrey Bindman 1997-1999 Director View profile
  38. Lady Ellen Dahrendorf 1993-1998 Director View profile
  39. Susan Crosland 1994 Director View profile
  40. Ben Hooberman 1994 Director View profile
  41. Stefanie Mary Grant 1994 Director View profile
  42. William Hartley Hume Shawcross 1998 Director View profile
  43. Aryeh Neier 1997 Director View profile
  44. Anthony David Smith 1996 Director View profile
  45. Thomas Moir Hughes 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
  46. Dr Agnes Callamard 2004-2013 Secretary View profile
  47. Andrew Charles Puddephatt 1999-2004 Secretary View profile
  48. D'Souza, Frances Clare, Rthon Baroness 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated
05/02/1987
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Article 19
Previous names
Article 19 Research and Information Centre on Censorship (until 15/07/2009)

Grants received

3 grants · £3,996,244 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

  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · £3,996,244 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £900,0002023-04-01
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £1,194,4312018-04-01
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £1,901,8132018-04-01
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.

10 directors on the board

4y median 3.6y
average tenure
8.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (4)

1
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Aparna Ravi Director · appointed 2020 · 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.

Professional services 2Education 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

  • 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
02097222
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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