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Canada-United Kingdom Council

General public administration activities

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Leslie Janet Stephenson 2019-2025 Director View profile
Anna Elizabeth Schmider 2019-2022 Director View profile
William Finian Paul Swords 2019-2023 Director View profile
Nicholas Hilary Stuart Armour 2018-2019 Director View profile
Martyn Charles Thomas CBE 2018-2019 Director View profile
Robert Howard Marris 2015-2018 Director View profile
Professor John Wyn Owen 2014-2021 Director View profile
Andrew Richard Rosindell 2011-2019 Director View profile
Professor Klaus John Dodds 2011-2019 Director View profile
Dr Geraldine Kenney-Wallace 2009-2022 Director View profile
Nigel David Bacon 2008-2016 Director View profile
Professor David Robert Cope 2007-2016 Director View profile
Peter Chenery 2006-2019 Director View profile
Itesh Sachdev 2005-2022 Director View profile
John Stuart Bridgeman 2003-2016 Director View profile
Christopher Graham Yapp 2002-2004 Director View profile
Rab Mackenzie 2002-2004 Director View profile
Patricia Kathleen Randall Mann 2001-2006 Director View profile
Sir Anthony Michael Goodenough 2001-2003 Director View profile
James Waterton 2000-2002 Director View profile
John Maguire 1999-2000 Director View profile
Professor David Adams 1998-2006 Director View profile
Sir Nicholas Peter Bayne 1998-2001 Director View profile
Sir Colin Ryley Shepherd 1998-2006 Director View profile
John Robert Othick 1998-2002 Director View profile
Dr Peter Hazelip Lyon 1998-2010 Director View profile
George William Hopkinson 1998-2005 Director View profile
Baroness Janet Evelyn Fookes 1998-2018 Director View profile
Dr Robert William Dewar Boyce 1996-1998 Director View profile
Geoffrey Bacon 2005 Director View profile
Fraser Wheeler 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
Cedric Wilfred George Edmonds Brown 2001-2016 Secretary View profile
Peter Newton 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
Allan Hird 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: General public administration activities; Foreign affairs
Incorporated: 28/01/1992
Registered office: London
Also a registered charity: Canada-United Kingdom Council
Previous names: Canada-United Kingdom Colloquia (until 14/06/2013)

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

Sir Andrew Burns Director · appointed 2004
Thomas Nightingale Director · appointed 2024
Margo Ellen Schwartz Director · appointed 2023
Timothy William Faithfull Director · appointed 2005
Dr Tony Kieron Mcculloch Director · appointed 2014
Anthony Joyce Cary Director · appointed 2011
Nicolas Maclean Director · appointed 2007
Philip John Peacock Director · appointed 1998
Dr Alan Smith Director · appointed 2016
Professor Michael James Norton Director · appointed 2016

14.4y median 13.6y

average tenure

28.2y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Sir Andrew Burns Director · appointed 2004
Timothy William Faithfull Director · appointed 2005
Dr Tony Kieron Mcculloch Director · appointed 2014
Anthony Joyce Cary Director · appointed 2011
Nicolas Maclean Director · appointed 2007
Philip John Peacock Director · appointed 1998
Dr Alan Smith Director · appointed 2016
Professor Michael James Norton Director · appointed 2016

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Sir Andrew Burns Director · appointed 2004
Thomas Nightingale Director · appointed 2024
Margo Ellen Schwartz Director · appointed 2023
Dr Tony Kieron Mcculloch Director · appointed 2014
Anthony Joyce Cary Director · appointed 2011
Philip John Peacock Director · appointed 1998
Professor Michael James Norton Director · appointed 2016

Portfolio (3)

Timothy William Faithfull Director · appointed 2005
Nicolas Maclean Director · appointed 2007
Dr Alan Smith Director · appointed 2016

Also govern a charity

Nicolas Maclean The Federal Trust for Education and Research

Left in the last 12 months

Leslie Janet Stephenson Director · appointed 2019 · 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.

Education 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

Several long-serving directors could step down together
No director brings board experience from anywhere else
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 02681599
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due: 30/11/2026
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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