Who leads it
- Nigel David PooleDirector · since 2024
- Duncan WoodDirector · since 2024
- John HaywardDirector · since 2022
- James Sinclair TaylorDirector · since 2022
- Mark Rainer BowdenDirector · since 2017
- Pauline Maria HayesDirector · since 2016
- Mary Catherine MountainDirector · since 2014
- Dr Orzala NematDirector · since 2013
- Christopher William KinderDirector · since 2012
- Shirazuddin SiddiqiDirector · since 2011
- Elizabeth Margaret WinterDirector · since 1995
Previous officers 23
- Laura Paddock Mosedale 2017–2017 View profile
- Dr Brian Stanley Pratt 2014–2021 View profile
- Anthony Ralph Fitzherbert 2013–2025 View profile
- Gemma Catherine Parrott 2010–2012 View profile
- Stephen James Turner 2009–2018 View profile
- Dr Martin Greeley 2009–2024 View profile
- Malcolm Charles Harper 2005–2012 View profile
- Denise Ellen Meredith 2004–2007 View profile
- Michael Dower 2002–2003 View profile
- Jonathan Mableson Goodhand 2001–2015 View profile
- Katherine Sarah Graham 2000–2002 View profile
- David Page 1996–2024 View profile
- Ian Mcallister Anderson 1995–2009 View profile
- Tigger Stack 1995–2015 View profile
- Peers Lee Carter 1995–1995 View profile
- Barbara Mabel Bubb 1995–2010 View profile
- Peter George Godfrey 1995–1999 View profile
- Sir Oliver Grantham Forster 1995–1999 View profile
- John Alastair Mackenzie Pitcairn 1995–2003 View profile
- Stephen James Turner 2011–2018 View profile
- Fiona Anne Shickle 2003–2010 View profile
- Alexander Fraser Mackay 1996–2005 View profile
- Peter Frederick Murray 1995–1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/03/1995
- Also a registered charity
- Afghanaid
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.
11 directors on the board
- Pauline Maria Hayes Director · appointed 2016
- Nigel David Poole Director · appointed 2024
- James Sinclair Taylor Director · appointed 2022
- Mark Rainer Bowden Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Orzala Nemat Director · appointed 2013
- John Hayward Director · appointed 2022
- Duncan Wood Director · appointed 2024
- Christopher William Kinder Director · appointed 2012
- Mary Catherine Mountain Director · appointed 2014
- Elizabeth Margaret Winter Director · appointed 1995
- Shirazuddin Siddiqi Director · appointed 2011
Directors past 6 years
- Pauline Maria Hayes Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Rainer Bowden Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Orzala Nemat Director · appointed 2013
- Christopher William Kinder Director · appointed 2012
- Mary Catherine Mountain Director · appointed 2014
- Elizabeth Margaret Winter Director · appointed 1995
- Shirazuddin Siddiqi Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Mark Rainer Bowden Director · appointed 2017
- John Hayward Director · appointed 2022
- Duncan Wood Director · appointed 2024
- Elizabeth Margaret Winter Director · appointed 1995
- Shirazuddin Siddiqi Director · appointed 2011
Portfolio (6)
- Pauline Maria Hayes Director · appointed 2016
- Nigel David Poole Director · appointed 2024
- James Sinclair Taylor Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Orzala Nemat Director · appointed 2013
- Christopher William Kinder Director · appointed 2012
- Mary Catherine Mountain Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
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
- 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
- 03034888
- 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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