Company
British Council for Offices
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Catherine Reid MacphersonDirector · since 2025
- Samantha McclaryDirector · since 2025
- Colin Adam BrownDirector · since 2025
- Peter KerrDirector · since 2024
- Alex StorkDirector · since 2024
- Guy Scoley BattleDirector · since 2024
- Rachel EdwardsDirector · since 2024
- Richard Michael WarwickDirector · since 2024
- Helen HareDirector · since 2023
- John Alec WrightDirector · since 2023
- Bruce Allan PatersonDirector · since 2023
- Oliver Edward HallDirector · since 2022
- Peter Andrew CrowtherDirector · since 2022
- Robert Peter Van ZylDirector · since 2022
- Andrew David Nigel McbainDirector · since 2021
- Daniel Thomas BayleyDirector · since 2012
- Clare Jennifer AshmoreDirector · since 2011
- Neil PennellDirector · since 2006
Previous officers 194
- Euan Kennedy Tyson 2025–2026 View profile
- Beth Laura Starling 2024–2025 View profile
- Jakes David Ferguson 2022–2022 View profile
- Philip Ian Armitage 2022–2024 View profile
- Jonathan Richard Moister 2022–2024 View profile
- Michael Frank Ayton 2022–2024 View profile
- Hannah Buxton 2021–2023 View profile
- Christopher Charles Early 2021–2024 View profile
- Asif Ud Din 2021–2024 View profile
- Michael Saunders Burton 2021–2024 View profile
- Alexandra Elspeth Soltynski 2021–2024 View profile
- Nathalie Baxter 2021–2024 View profile
- Dr Robert Louis Garfield Harris 2021–2025 View profile
- Despina Katsikakis 2021–2025 View profile
- Matthew Edward Heaman 2021–2023 View profile
- James Philip Ainsworth 2020–2022 View profile
- Campbell, Andrew John, Mr. 2020–2022 View profile
- Gillian Rose Stewart 2019–2024 View profile
- Jonathan David Eaglesham 2019–2024 View profile
- Frances Jayne Brown 2019–2024 View profile
- Phillip Howard Howells 2019–2024 View profile
- Paul Derek Langham 2019–2022 View profile
- Lindsey Claire Barrett 2019–2021 View profile
- James Richard Burrage 2019–2020 View profile
- Chandravadan Danny Parmar 2019–2021 View profile
- Jonathan Allgood 2018–2024 View profile
- Racheal Louise Cadey-Reid 2018–2024 View profile
- Michelle Emma Marwood 2018–2024 View profile
- Andrew David Heath 2018–2021 View profile
- Philip Doyle 2018–2021 View profile
- Melvin Rose 2017–2020 View profile
- Elaine Lesley Rossall 2017–2021 View profile
- Carl Stephen Giles 2017–2020 View profile
- James Robert Pellatt 2017–2022 View profile
- Raymond Charles Upjohn 2017–2021 View profile
- Keith Ashcroft 2017–2021 View profile
- Robert Christopher Groves 2016–2019 View profile
- Cristiano Riccardo Testi 2016–2017 View profile
- Katrina Kostic Samen 2016–2021 View profile
- Andrew Leslie Tyler 2016–2019 View profile
- William John Peter Ritchie 2016–2019 View profile
- Dr Kenneth Owen Shuttleworth 2015–2019 View profile
- David John Phillips 2015–2021 View profile
- Roseanna Jaggard 2015–2017 View profile
- William Page 2015–2017 View profile
- Warwick James Hunter 2014–2016 View profile
- Stephen William Frood 2014–2018 View profile
- Paul Richard Patenall 2014–2022 View profile
- Duncan Simon Adams 2014–2017 View profile
- Karl Philip Chamberlain 2014–2021 View profile
- Christopher David Richmond 2014–2021 View profile
- David Michael Corry 2014–2017 View profile
- Timothy John Anthony Wells 2014–2017 View profile
- Philip John Breeden 2014–2021 View profile
- John Forester 2014–2018 View profile
- Caroline Anne Maude 2014–2021 View profile
- Michael James Forum Buchan 2013–2016 View profile
- Jason Edward Balls 2013–2024 View profile
- Mark Andrew Alker Stone 2013–2018 View profile
- Jill Bancroft 2013–2014 View profile
- Lee Jones 2012–2016 View profile
- Colette O'Shea 2012–2016 View profile
- Andrew John Reynolds 2012–2018 View profile
- Matthew James Flood 2012–2019 View profile
- Simon David Rawlinson 2011–2015 View profile
- Martin Clive Jepson 2011–2014 View profile
- Paul David Flatt 2011–2014 View profile
- Helen Elizabeth June Garthwaite 2011–2023 View profile
- Benjamin Marc Lesser 2011–2024 View profile
- David Paul Williams 2011–2012 View profile
- Simon Robert Peacock 2010–2013 View profile
- Pamela Grant 2010–2013 View profile
- James Gordon Clark 2010–2023 View profile
- Stephen Alexander Mcintyre 2009–2013 View profile
- Timothy Edward Robinson 2009–2015 View profile
- Neil Thompson 2009–2015 View profile
- Alan Bainbridge 2009–2021 View profile
- Peter Ronald Grant 2009–2012 View profile
- Martin John Pease 2008–2010 View profile
- Pernille Christelle Stafford-Bugg 2008–2011 View profile
- Mark Gunther Kowal 2008–2024 View profile
- Jonathan Edwin Ashcroft 2008–2016 View profile
- Ardell Christopher Bunt 2008–2014 View profile
- Nichola Bridget Halsall West 2008–2011 View profile
- Simon Ricketts 2008–2014 View profile
- Cameron Culton Stott 2007–2010 View profile
- Kevin Arnold 2007–2010 View profile
- Anthony Jan Giddings 2007–2013 View profile
- Mathew Oakley 2007–2021 View profile
- Andrew Peacock 2006–2008 View profile
- Barry Eric Kirk Horrell 2006–2008 View profile
- Paul James Willis 2006–2008 View profile
- David Guy Gidney 2005–2008 View profile
- Ian Christopher Cowley 2005–2009 View profile
- Christopher Brian Gilmour 2005–2011 View profile
- Michael Richard Hussey 2005–2011 View profile
- Ronald Ian German 2005–2021 View profile
- Christian Edwin Houchin 2005–2014 View profile
- Graham Peter White 2005–2008 View profile
- Carl Potter 2005–2009 View profile
- Timothy John Caiger 2005–2008 View profile
- Professor Derek John Clements Croome 2005–2011 View profile
- Paul Charles Harrington 2005–2014 View profile
- Stephen John Bragg 2005–2008 View profile
- Robin Michael Brodie-Cooper 2005–2023 View profile
- Richard Argyll Beastall 2005–2019 View profile
- Gary Wingrove 2005–2013 View profile
- James Douglas Brown 2005–2008 View profile
- William Condie Ferrie 2005–2007 View profile
- Ann Wright 2004–2007 View profile
- Ralph George Pearson 2004–2013 View profile
- Elizabeth Ann Minogue 2004–2010 View profile
- Sir James Garwood Michael Wates CBE 2004–2014 View profile
- John Philip Wallace 2003–2006 View profile
- Simon Philip Ward 2003–2009 View profile
- Richard John Terry 2002–2006 View profile
- Francis Robert Ives 2002–2014 View profile
- Gordon Rothwell Carey 2001–2011 View profile
- Philip David Harold Brown 2001–2007 View profile
- Antony William Bones 2001–2004 View profile
- Ian Standing 2001–2005 View profile
- Ian Bryan Womack 2000–2003 View profile
- Roger Nigel Madelin 2000–2006 View profile
- Andrew Windsor Latchmore 2000–2005 View profile
- Bickmore, David Anthony, Mr. 2000–2004 View profile
- Christopher John Corbett Hiatt 1999–2005 View profile
- John Huxley Fordyce Anderson 1999–2005 View profile
- Paul Dring Morrell 1999–2008 View profile
- William Reginald Black 1999–2015 View profile
- John Forrester 1999–2011 View profile
- David Guy Steventon 1999–2006 View profile
- Professor Peter Geoffrey Hall 1999–2002 View profile
- Michael James Henry 1998–2005 View profile
- Graham John Francis 1998–2002 View profile
- Nicholas Charles Ridley 1998–2011 View profile
- Timothy Quentin Battle 1998–2007 View profile
- Sir Brian Lawrence Goswell 1998–2005 View profile
- Ian James Henderson 1998–2004 View profile
- Nigel Peter Waring 1998–2004 View profile
- Roger Paul Reeves 1998–2007 View profile
- Anthony Richard Edwards 1998–2007 View profile
- Michael George Hayes 1998–2001 View profile
- Lord Norman Robert Foster of Thames Bank Om 1998–2001 View profile
- Patrick John Morrissey 1997–2000 View profile
- Charles Drysdale Graham Guest 1997–2004 View profile
- Timothy Robert Heatley 1997–2001 View profile
- John Christopher Locke 1997–2000 View profile
- Gerald Lewis Powell 1997–2003 View profile
- Ernest Michael Sheavills 1997–2006 View profile
- John Anthony Nicholas Heawood 1997–2006 View profile
- Sir Christopher John Benson 1996–2000 View profile
- Charles Julian Barwick 1996–2006 View profile
- Andrew James Murdoch 1996–2008 View profile
- Neil Edgar Borrett 1996–2000 View profile
- Nicholas Gordon Jack Baucher 1995–1998 View profile
- Ian Bennett Flanagan 1995–1996 View profile
- David James Easson 1995–1998 View profile
- Jonathan Vezey Strong 1994–2000 View profile
- Anthony John Lane 1994–1995 View profile
- Philip John Fletcher 1994–1994 View profile
- Richard Arthur Prior Young 1994–1996 View profile
- Hans Rainer Vogt 1993–1999 View profile
- Roger John Downham 1993–1996 View profile
- Terence John Nagle 1993–1997 View profile
- Sir Daniel Norton Idris Pearce 1993–2000 View profile
- Michael Sidney Soames 2001 View profile
- Professor John Fraser Worthington 1996 View profile
- Roger William Carey 1999 View profile
- David John Turner 1998 View profile
- Christopher Norman Strickland 2004 View profile
- Christopher Paul Edwards 1997 View profile
- Mary Lee Tull 2000 View profile
- Sir Nigel Cooper Thompson 1998 View profile
- Gerald Anthony Kaye 2012 View profile
- Ronald Richard Spinney 1999 View profile
- Dinah Alison Nichols 1993 View profile
- Donald Newell 2000 View profile
- Peter Wynne Rees 2022 View profile
- David John Meredith Doubble 1996 View profile
- Sir Peter John Hunt 1997 View profile
- Clive Nicholas Gerald Arding 2001 View profile
- Richard Gilbert Saxon 1999 View profile
- Michael John Brooks 2000 View profile
- Geoffrey Ian Lander 2002 View profile
- Hugh Douglas Charles Stebbing 2003 View profile
- Sir Gerald Nigel Mobbs 2000 View profile
- Martin John Pearson 1994 View profile
- Kenneth William Dytor 2000 View profile
- Christopher John Spackman 1999 View profile
- Christopher Arden Peacock 1999 View profile
- John Richard Parry 1993 View profile
- Roger Stewart Fidgen 2005 View profile
- Richard Brian Kauntze 2000–2025 View profile
- John Edward Leonard 2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/05/1990
Board analysis for researchers
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.
18 directors on the board
- Oliver Edward Hall Director · appointed 2022
- Bruce Allan Paterson Director · appointed 2023
- Robert Peter Van Zyl Director · appointed 2022
- Neil Pennell Director · appointed 2006
- Samantha Mcclary Director · appointed 2025
- Guy Scoley Battle Director · appointed 2024
- Daniel Thomas Bayley Director · appointed 2012
- Peter Kerr Director · appointed 2024
- Alex Stork Director · appointed 2024
- John Alec Wright Director · appointed 2023
- Helen Hare Director · appointed 2023
- Colin Adam Brown Director · appointed 2025
- Clare Jennifer Ashmore Director · appointed 2011
- Rachel Edwards Director · appointed 2024
- Peter Andrew Crowther Director · appointed 2022
- Richard Michael Warwick Director · appointed 2024
- Catherine Reid Macpherson Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew David Nigel Mcbain Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Neil Pennell Director · appointed 2006
- Daniel Thomas Bayley Director · appointed 2012
- Clare Jennifer Ashmore Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- Bruce Allan Paterson Director · appointed 2023
- Samantha Mcclary Director · appointed 2025
- Guy Scoley Battle Director · appointed 2024
- Daniel Thomas Bayley Director · appointed 2012
- Alex Stork Director · appointed 2024
- Helen Hare Director · appointed 2023
- Rachel Edwards Director · appointed 2024
- Catherine Reid Macpherson Director · appointed 2025
- Andrew David Nigel Mcbain Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (9)
- Oliver Edward Hall Director · appointed 2022
- Robert Peter Van Zyl Director · appointed 2022
- Neil Pennell Director · appointed 2006
- Peter Kerr Director · appointed 2024
- John Alec Wright Director · appointed 2023
- Colin Adam Brown Director · appointed 2025
- Clare Jennifer Ashmore Director · appointed 2011
- Peter Andrew Crowther Director · appointed 2022
- Richard Michael Warwick Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Beth Laura Starling Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
- Euan Kennedy Tyson Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Dr Robert Louis Garfield Harris Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- 02498018
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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