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Company · Woking

The BOC Foundation

Non-trading company

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

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Previous officers 31

  1. Benjamin Patterson 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dorian Kevin Thomas Devers 2016-2017 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Christopher Brackfield 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Mark Anthony Jenkinson 2012-2016 Director View profile
  5. Sarrington, Michael John, Paul 2009-2012 Director View profile
  6. Mark Leonard Johnson 2009-2016 Director View profile
  7. Dr Harry Philipp Roegner 2006-2010 Director View profile
  8. Graham Smith 2006-2006 Director View profile
  9. Anne Cecille Quinn 2004-2006 Director View profile
  10. Nigel David Hunton 2003-2006 Director View profile
  11. Stephen James Dempsey 2003-2006 Director View profile
  12. Fabiola Raquel Arredondo 2003-2004 Director View profile
  13. Helen Mary Browning 2002-2003 Director View profile
  14. Dr Christopher Shaw Gibson Smith 2002-2003 Director View profile
  15. Sir Sir Robert John Margetts 2002-2006 Director View profile
  16. Paul Lane Charlesworth 2001-2002 Director View profile
  17. Frederic Adrian Osborn 1997-2003 Director View profile
  18. Sir Howard Joseph Newby 1997-2002 Director View profile
  19. Sir David Glyndwr John 1996-2002 Director View profile
  20. Professor Gordon Richard Conway 1994-1997 Director View profile
  21. Sir Robin Buchanan Nicholson 1994-1997 Director View profile
  22. Richard Vincent Giordano 1994-1996 Director View profile
  23. Philip Stanley Aiken 1994-1995 Director View profile
  24. Lord Jack Lewis of Newnham 2003 Director View profile
  25. Baroness (Elspeth Morton) Howe of Idlicote 2003 Director View profile
  26. Lord Alexander of Weedon QC 1994 Corporate-director View profile
  27. Alvar Nigel Rowe 1994 Director View profile
  28. Patrick Jean-Jacques Rich 1994 Director View profile
  29. Debajyoti Chatterji 1999 Director View profile
  30. Sir Crispin Charles Cervantes Tickell 2003 Director View profile
  31. Barry Ian Beecroft 1995-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
25/01/1990
Registered office
Woking

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. The BOC Foundation is controlled by The BOC Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-11-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The BOC Group Limited is controlled by Linde UK Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Linde UK Holdings Limited.

65 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.

4 directors on the board

9.4y median 8.5y
average tenure
18y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Professional services 149Dormant 66Manufacturing 5Education 4Business services 3Finance 3Other services 3Transport 3

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
02463316
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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