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

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Previous officers 59

  1. Sir William Samuel Atkinson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Professor Terry Perk 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Professor Catherine Harper 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Alan Martin Newton 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Harry Paul Rich 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Caroline Woolf 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. John Charles Oliver 2017-2023 Director View profile
  8. Carlos Manuel Cortes Pereira E Sa 2016-2020 Director View profile
  9. Professor Roni Brown 2016-2019 Director View profile
  10. Alan David Cooke 2016-2020 Director View profile
  11. Nicholas Moule Whitaker 2015-2016 Director View profile
  12. Katherine Anne Henry 2015-2016 Director View profile
  13. Professor Mark Andrew Hunt 2015-2016 Director View profile
  14. Derek James Langlands Grover 2015-2016 Director View profile
  15. Simon Ian Hill 2013-2016 Director View profile
  16. Karan Green 2013-2016 Director View profile
  17. Professor Muriel Anita Robinson 2013-2016 Director View profile
  18. Helen Jill Dingle 2011-2016 Director View profile
  19. David Wilshaw 2011-2013 Director View profile
  20. Professor Patricia Barbara Cullen 2011-2020 Director View profile
  21. Doreen Killick 2011-2012 Director View profile
  22. Reverend Peter Edward Bradley 2010-2016 Director View profile
  23. Jacqueline Marsh 2010-2012 Director View profile
  24. John Everett Sidwell 2006-2007 Director View profile
  25. Allison Churchill 2006-2010 Director View profile
  26. Peggotty Graham 2006-2013 Director View profile
  27. Catherine Elizabeth Baxandall 2006-2023 Director View profile
  28. Dr Roslyn Louise Morpeth 2002-2011 Director View profile
  29. Robin Hazlewood 2001-2005 Director View profile
  30. Richard Spelman 2001-2010 Director View profile
  31. Christopher Rodwell Jelley 1999-2014 Director View profile
  32. Christopher John Tuffs 1999-2001 Director View profile
  33. Shiela Eadie Carlton 1998-2011 Director View profile
  34. Joyce Taylor 1998-2000 Director View profile
  35. Richard Robbins 1998-2009 Director View profile
  36. George Henry Smith 1993-1998 Director View profile
  37. Simone Georgina Warner 1992-1999 Director View profile
  38. Barry Dorn Till 1992-2003 Director View profile
  39. Alexander Bernstein 1992-2002 Director View profile
  40. Graham Carleton Greene 1997 Director View profile
  41. Patricia Lankester 1996 Director View profile
  42. Hilary Harold Rubinstein 1996 Director View profile
  43. Sir Roger De Grey 1992 Director View profile
  44. Lord Robert Gavron of Highgate 1996 Director View profile
  45. Jean Heather Ellis 2001 Director View profile
  46. Winston Fletcher 2004 Director View profile
  47. Lord Michael Dunlop Young of Dartington 2002 Director View profile
  48. Stanley Thomas Remington 1992 Director View profile
  49. Professor Patrick John Nuttgens 2001 Director View profile
  50. Hilary David Perraton 1994 Director View profile
  51. Naomi Ellen Sargant Lady Mcintosh of Haringey 2006 Director View profile
  52. John Boyle 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  53. Sam Weir 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  54. Sarah Martin 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  55. Marion Janet Leigh Wilks 2016-2020 Secretary View profile
  56. Robert Malcolm Thompson 2008-2016 Secretary View profile
  57. Gareth Stephen Dent 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  58. Roger Nigel Head 1999-2008 Secretary View profile
  59. David Davies 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/04/1987
Also a registered charity
Open College of the Arts

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. Open College of the Arts is controlled by The Open University
    Evidence
    active appoints directors · notified 2023-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Open University.

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.

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

1.9y median 2.2y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Education 1Finance 1Hospitality 1Professional services 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02125674
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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