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The Global Diversity Foundation

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Dr Howard Nelson 2019-2024 Director View profile
  2. Professor Yadvinder Singh Malhi 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Professor Paul Ian Rose 2011-2016 Director View profile
  4. Vanessa Gay Branson 2011-2020 Director View profile
  5. Isabel Marcelle Cristina Goldsmith 2006-2019 Director View profile
  6. Michel Patrick Pimbert 2004-2017 Director View profile
  7. Norma Ketay Asnes 2000-2016 Director View profile
  8. Dr John Henry Hemming 1999-2022 Director View profile
  9. Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance 1999-2010 Director View profile
  10. Vanessa Anna Reid 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  11. Hannah Mcgurk 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  12. Manish Panjabi 2019-2023 Secretary View profile
  13. Christina Zoe Ashford 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  14. William Evelyn Sausmarez Carey 2008-2024 Secretary View profile
  15. The Nominee Company Limited 2001-2004 Corporate-secretary View profile
  16. Prof Stuart Reginald Harrop 1999-2012 Secretary View profile
  17. Dr Sasha Caroline Barrow 1999-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/08/1999
Also a registered charity
The Global Diversity Foundation

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Global Diversity Foundation 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

4 grants · £422,586 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

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £422,586 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £59,9002021-01-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £109,9252020-06-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £131,5532020-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £121,2082020-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

3.1y median 1.7y
average tenure
7.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

Also govern a charity

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.

Professional 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03830136
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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