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

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Previous officers 52

  1. John Patrick Dunford 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Shabnam Amini 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Javier Rodriguez Alarcon 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Manraj Sandhu 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Seibatu Amara 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. Dr Joanne Shirley Stubley 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Farrell 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. John Jacob Dalhuisen 2019-2021 Director View profile
  9. Simon David Erskine 2018-2019 Director View profile
  10. Sarah Jane Taylor Peace 2016-2023 Director View profile
  11. Sonali Naik 2016-2022 Director View profile
  12. Susan Helena Berelowitz 2016-2024 Director View profile
  13. Charles James Middleton 2016-2019 Director View profile
  14. Francesca Marilyn Simone Klug 2016-2017 Director View profile
  15. Dr Rebecca Wright 2015-2017 Director View profile
  16. Sanjeev Gupta 2015-2015 Director View profile
  17. Michael Alwyn Johnson 2015-2024 Director View profile
  18. Claire Louise Leyland 2015-2017 Director View profile
  19. Rajesh Chada 2014-2020 Director View profile
  20. Serge Eric Yamou 2014-2019 Director View profile
  21. Melanie Essex 2014-2023 Director View profile
  22. Gillian Fawcett 2014-2018 Director View profile
  23. Ramsey Neil Serougi 2014-2016 Director View profile
  24. Dick Oosting 2010-2016 Director View profile
  25. Dame Jane Elisabeth Roberts 2010-2014 Director View profile
  26. Katherine Anne Abrahams 2010-2013 Director View profile
  27. Shahida Nasim 2009-2012 Director View profile
  28. Peter John Atfield 2009-2018 Director View profile
  29. Daniel Alexander Dayan 2009-2014 Director View profile
  30. Susan Munroe 2009-2014 Director View profile
  31. Alison Mary Collens Kelly 2008-2017 Director View profile
  32. Dr Frank Richard Margison 2006-2016 Director View profile
  33. Haji Jassim 2004-2009 Director View profile
  34. Alison Clare Wetherfield 2004-2012 Director View profile
  35. Samir Shah 2004-2006 Director View profile
  36. Professor Sir Nigel Simon Rodley 2003-2013 Director View profile
  37. Professor Stanton Peter Newman 2002-2005 Director View profile
  38. William David Walburn 2000-2009 Director View profile
  39. Gillian Gorell-Barnes 2000-2009 Director View profile
  40. Dr Sumantra Jayanandana Mohandas Fernando 1998-2000 Director View profile
  41. Fardis Nejad 1998-2002 Director View profile
  42. Roy Maurice Van Gelder 1995-2004 Director View profile
  43. Anthony Roger Adams 1992-1993 Director View profile
  44. Elizabeth Gordon 2009 Director View profile
  45. Antonia Maria Barbara Hunt 1993 Director View profile
  46. Rex Ian Bloomstein 2007 Director View profile
  47. Gayle Gedala 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  48. Susan Caroline Munroe 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  49. Keith Lander Best 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  50. Simon James Claasen Carruth 2005-2010 Secretary View profile
  51. Gordon Wills 1994-2005 Secretary View profile
  52. Helen Rae Bamber 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/06/1989
Also a registered charity
Freedom From Torture

Grants received

22 grants · £5,149,654 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £4,659,654 (17 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £380,000 (3 grants)
  • Inspiring Scotland · £80,000
  • R S Macdonald Charitable Trust · £30,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002026-01-08
  • Inspiring Scotland £80,0002025-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002024-07-25
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £300,0002023-03-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002021-03-19
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.

13 directors on the board

2.9y median 1.7y
average tenure
9.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Professional services 3Dormant 2Health and social care 2Business services 1Education 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 1Utilities 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
02398586
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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