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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 48

  1. Catherine Anne Oliver 2023–2024 Director View profile
  2. Professor Simon Ofield-Kerr 2021–2026 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Elizabeth Barrow 2017–2024 Director View profile
  4. Corrienne Peasgood 2017–2022 Director View profile
  5. Gail Paula Harris 2016–2023 Director View profile
  6. Alan Henry Waters 2015–2016 Director View profile
  7. James Sinclair Bremner 2014–2017 Director View profile
  8. Wilkinson, Margaret Rose, Councillor 2013–2014 Director View profile
  9. Professor Yvonne Tasker 2012–2017 Director View profile
  10. Barry Michael Stone 2012–2013 Director View profile
  11. Rachel Jane Higgs 2012–2018 Director View profile
  12. Brenda Arthur 2011–2015 Director View profile
  13. James Alexander Carswell 2010–2012 Director View profile
  14. Professor David Maxwell Peters Corbett 2010–2012 Director View profile
  15. Professor Richard John Last 2010–2021 Director View profile
  16. Patrick Geoffrey Peal 2010–2017 Director View profile
  17. Robert Edward Carter 2009–2017 Director View profile
  18. Derrick Murphy 2009–2010 Director View profile
  19. Brenda April Ferris 2006–2008 Director View profile
  20. John Richard Gretton 2005–2009 Director View profile
  21. Stuart Lang Holmes 2005–2014 Director View profile
  22. Jonathan Cook 2004–2010 Director View profile
  23. Derek Alfred William Turnbull 2003–2005 Director View profile
  24. Richard Geoffrey Palmer 2003–2017 Director View profile
  25. Brian Watkins 2002–2006 Director View profile
  26. Richard Marriott Ellis 2002–2017 Director View profile
  27. Heather Alison Bolt 2001–2003 Director View profile
  28. Ian Anthony Russell MBE 2000–2001 Director View profile
  29. Nicholas Williams 2000–2002 Director View profile
  30. Barbara Hacker 2000–2001 Director View profile
  31. Alison Moya Willson 1998–2009 Director View profile
  32. Barbara Ann Simpson 1998–2000 Director View profile
  33. Geoffrey Henry Charles Copeman 1997–2010 Director View profile
  34. Celia Mary Cameron 1997–2000 Director View profile
  35. Christopher Nicholas Williams 1997–1999 Director View profile
  36. David Bridges 1997–1998 Director View profile
  37. Jonathan Robert Barclay 1997–2011 Director View profile
  38. Norman Daniel Ashton 1997–2010 Director View profile
  39. David Slesser Mccall 1997–2005 Director View profile
  40. Caroline Jane Neville 1997–2003 Director View profile
  41. Peter Marshall Stewart 1997–2004 Director View profile
  42. Dame Elizabeth Esteve Coll 1997–2010 Director View profile
  43. Geoffrey Loades 1997–2004 Director View profile
  44. Catherine Maliphant 2021–2026 Secretary View profile
  45. Sonya Doris Cooper 2017–2021 Secretary View profile
  46. Neil Michael Gilding 2012–2017 Secretary View profile
  47. Robin Peter Wilson Hall 2006–2012 Secretary View profile
  48. Stephanie Anne Franklin 2004–2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/11/1997
Also a registered charity
The Forum Trust Limited

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Forum Trust Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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 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

8.2y median 8.8y
average tenure
17.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Other services 4Professional services 4Arts and leisure 3Education 2Hospitality 2Tech and media 1Transport 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

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
03470398
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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