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Woolf Institute

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Dr James Carleton Paget 2018-2025 Director View profile
Shabir Ahmed Randeree 2016-2024 Director View profile
Edward John Williams 2015-2025 Director View profile
Beatrix Brenninkmeijer-Schuerholz 2013-2023 Director View profile
Lord Blair of Boughton 2011-2023 Director View profile
Lady Marguerite Leah Woolf 2010-2019 Director View profile
Right Reverend Richard Douglas Harries 2009-2017 Director View profile
Prof Waqar Ahmad 2009-2018 Director View profile
Martin David Paisner 2007-2018 Director View profile
Lord Khalid Hameed of Hampstead CBE Dl 2007-2016 Director View profile
John Adrian Pickering 2005-2009 Director View profile
Peter Francis Halban 2003-2021 Director View profile
Dr Julius Lipner 2001-2020 Director View profile
Robert Glatter 1999-2018 Director View profile
David Uri Leibowitz 1999-2020 Director View profile
Reverend Barry Dominic Fenton 1998-2006 Director View profile
Clemens Neumann Nathan 1998-2006 Director View profile
Forward, Martin, Rev Doctor 1998-2022 Director View profile
Paul David Mendel 1998-1998 Director View profile
Dr Emma Tanya Harris 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
Amy Rhys-Davies 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
John Macdonald Lyon 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
Dr Shana Rebecca Cohen 2012-2016 Secretary View profile
Esther Charlotte Haworth 2007-2012 Secretary View profile
Debbie Patterson-Jones 1998-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 03/04/1998
Also a registered charity: Woolf Institute

Grants received

1 grant · £60,000 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

Pears Foundation · £60,000

Most recent

Pears Foundation £60,0002024-04-25

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.

12 directors on the board

Lord Alexander Charles Carlile CBE Qc Director · appointed 2020
Tattersall, John Hartley, the Reverend Canon Director · appointed 2026
Lady Brenda Marjorie Hale Director · appointed 2021
Professor Christopher John Bickerton Director · appointed 2026
Sarah Yamani Director · appointed 2018
Rt Rev Timothy John Stevens Director · appointed 2017
Simon Richard Maurice Dangoor Director · appointed 2021
Roya Irvani Director · appointed 2025
Jeremy Richard George Woolf Director · appointed 2020
Riaz Ismail Ravat Director · appointed 2024
Revd Dr Stephen Arthur Cherry Director · appointed 2024
Rick Sopher Director · appointed 2026

3.9y median 3.5y

average tenure

9.4y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Sarah Yamani Director · appointed 2018
Rt Rev Timothy John Stevens Director · appointed 2017
Jeremy Richard George Woolf Director · appointed 2020

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Tattersall, John Hartley, the Reverend Canon Director · appointed 2026
Lady Brenda Marjorie Hale Director · appointed 2021
Professor Christopher John Bickerton Director · appointed 2026
Rt Rev Timothy John Stevens Director · appointed 2017
Simon Richard Maurice Dangoor Director · appointed 2021
Roya Irvani Director · appointed 2025
Riaz Ismail Ravat Director · appointed 2024
Revd Dr Stephen Arthur Cherry Director · appointed 2024
Rick Sopher Director · appointed 2026

Portfolio (3)

Lord Alexander Charles Carlile CBE Qc Director · appointed 2020
Sarah Yamani Director · appointed 2018
Jeremy Richard George Woolf Director · appointed 2020

Also govern a charity

Simon Richard Maurice Dangoor The Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Community Trust, The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Dower Societies, Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Welfare Board, The Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Childrens Fund

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.

Health and social care 1Property 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

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: 03540878
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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