Company
The Global Diversity Foundation
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Belaynesh HailemariamDirector · since 2025
- Rosebell Celestine AdhiamboDirector · since 2025
- Dr Rachel CarmentaDirector · since 2024
- Dr Janelle Marie BakerDirector · since 2024
- Dr Hussein Adan IsackDirector · since 2024
- Dr Sarah-Lan Mathez-StiefelDirector · since 2019
- Dr Wolde Gossa TadesseDirector · since 2019
- Lorenza ArnaboldiSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 17
- Dr Howard Nelson 2019-2024 View profile
- Professor Yadvinder Singh Malhi 2018-2025 View profile
- Professor Paul Ian Rose 2011-2016 View profile
- Vanessa Gay Branson 2011-2020 View profile
- Isabel Marcelle Cristina Goldsmith 2006-2019 View profile
- Michel Patrick Pimbert 2004-2017 View profile
- Norma Ketay Asnes 2000-2016 View profile
- Dr John Henry Hemming 1999-2022 View profile
- Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance 1999-2010 View profile
- Vanessa Anna Reid 2023-2025 View profile
- Hannah Mcgurk 2021-2023 View profile
- Manish Panjabi 2019-2023 View profile
- Christina Zoe Ashford 2018-2019 View profile
- William Evelyn Sausmarez Carey 2008-2024 View profile
- The Nominee Company Limited 2001-2004 View profile
- Prof Stuart Reginald Harrop 1999-2012 View profile
- Dr Sasha Caroline Barrow 1999-2004 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 total360Giving 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
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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
- Dr Rachel Carmenta Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Janelle Marie Baker Director · appointed 2024
- Belaynesh Hailemariam Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel Director · appointed 2019
- Rosebell Celestine Adhiambo Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Hussein Adan Isack Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Wolde Gossa Tadesse Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Wolde Gossa Tadesse Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Dr Rachel Carmenta Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Janelle Marie Baker Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Sarah-Lan Mathez-Stiefel Director · appointed 2019
- Rosebell Celestine Adhiambo Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Hussein Adan Isack Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Wolde Gossa Tadesse Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Belaynesh Hailemariam Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Professor Yadvinder Singh Malhi Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
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
- 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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