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

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Previous officers 45

  1. Freshta Karim 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Reeta Chakrabarti 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Phillip John Harrold 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Awo Selasi Ablo 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Sophia Swithern 2017-2026 Director View profile
  6. Shubhranshu Choudhary 2017-2020 Director View profile
  7. Zeinab Badawi- Malik 2016-2022 Director View profile
  8. Richard William Dawkins 2015-2022 Director View profile
  9. Michael James Wooldridge 2015-2024 Director View profile
  10. Sanjay Amir Abdul Nazerali 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Francesca Mary Unsworth 2014-2025 Director View profile
  12. David Barnett Kogan 2014-2017 Director View profile
  13. Professor Keith Paul William James Mcadam 2013-2019 Director View profile
  14. Martin John Dinham 2013-2019 Director View profile
  15. Ralph Rivera 2012-2015 Director View profile
  16. Dr Alison Margaret Evans 2011-2016 Director View profile
  17. Peter John Gibson Horrocks 2010-2015 Director View profile
  18. George Maxwell Alagiah 2010-2016 Director View profile
  19. Richard Jeremy Sambrook 2009-2010 Director View profile
  20. Zarin Homi Patel 2008-2011 Director View profile
  21. Richard Peter Thomas 2008-2015 Director View profile
  22. Richard Guy Moberley Manning 2008-2010 Director View profile
  23. Bhupendra Mistry 2005-2017 Director View profile
  24. Lord Michael Charles Williams 2005-2009 Director View profile
  25. Susan King 2005-2017 Director View profile
  26. Alison Clare Woodhams 2004-2019 Director View profile
  27. Professor John Patrick Vaughan 2003-2011 Director View profile
  28. Baroness Usha Kumari Prashar 2002-2005 Director View profile
  29. Nigel Escot Paine 2002-2006 Director View profile
  30. Zeinab Mohammed-Khair Badawi-Malik 2002-2008 Director View profile
  31. Michael Cutler Mcculloch 2001-2017 Director View profile
  32. Nigel Conrad Chapman 2001-2009 Director View profile
  33. Michael Charles Stevenson 2000-2001 Director View profile
  34. Robert Nicholas Grose 2000-2002 Director View profile
  35. Ralph Richard Land 1999-2005 Director View profile
  36. Christopher Beauman 1998-2008 Director View profile
  37. Jonathan George Snow 1998-2001 Director View profile
  38. Edward Hugh Christian Mcmillan-Scott 1998-2001 Director View profile
  39. Caroline Agnes Morgan Thomson 1998-2008 Director View profile
  40. Thomas Richard Nelson 1998-2002 Director View profile
  41. Andrew Fleming Hind 1998-2004 Director View profile
  42. Andrew John Taussig 1998-2000 Director View profile
  43. Nicolas Raynaud 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  44. Melanie Louise Anne Lowndes 1999-2003 Secretary View profile
  45. David Reinford Bradshaw 1998-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/02/1998
Also a registered charity
BBC Media Action

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above BBC Media Action 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.

Grants received

6 grants · £4,996,329 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · £4,631,571 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £364,758
  • Nesta ·

Most recent

  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £1,587,3272023-04-01
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £8,2122021-04-01
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £223,8172020-04-01
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £2,812,2152019-04-01
  • Nesta Amount not published2016-12-14
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.

11 directors on the board

6.1y median 7y
average tenure
23.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Education 3Other services 1Professional services 1Tech and media 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
03521587
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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