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Opendemocracy Limited

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Satbir Lochan Kumar Singh 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dr Peter Geoghegan 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. George Michael John Peretz 2021-2026 Director View profile
  4. Nitil Patel 2020-2026 Director View profile
  5. Alison Rachel Goldsworthy 2018-2024 Director View profile
  6. Jo Andrews 2017-2021 Director View profile
  7. Mary Catherine Fitzgerald 2014-2021 Director View profile
  8. Turi Benjamin Munthe 2013-2020 Director View profile
  9. Peter Geoffrey Nevil Johnson 2012-2019 Director View profile
  10. Magnus Fredrik Urb Nome 2012-2022 Director View profile
  11. Dr Rosemary Bechler 2012-2020 Director View profile
  12. John Angus Donald Mills 2012-2019 Director View profile
  13. Julian Stern 2010-2012 Director View profile
  14. David Keith Elstein 2009-2019 Director View profile
  15. John Anthony Curzon Price 2007-2020 Director View profile
  16. Dr Elaine Potter 2006-2021 Director View profile
  17. Maggie Lee 2004-2007 Director View profile
  18. Annette Kelley 2003-2005 Director View profile
  19. Caspar Melville 2003-2005 Director View profile
  20. Laura Sandys 2002-2017 Director View profile
  21. Robert Charles Passmore 2002-2003 Director View profile
  22. Timothy Edwin Paul Stevenson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  23. Charles Edward Chadwyck Healey 2001-2010 Director View profile
  24. Dr Susan Mary Richards 2001-2020 Director View profile
  25. John Bernard Haysom Jackson 2000-2014 Director View profile
  26. Daniel Pablo Garay 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  27. James Edward Hamilton 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  28. David John Anthony Harrison 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  29. Mathew James Howes 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  30. Paul Michael Hilder 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  31. Steven Howard Burkeman 2000-2000 Secretary View profile
  32. Kevin Davey 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  33. Anthony Harold Barnett 1999-2023 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other publishing activities; Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities; Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
08/10/1999
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Opendemocracy Limited is controlled by The Opendemocracy Foundation for the Advancement of Global Education
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Opendemocracy Foundation for the Advancement of Global Education.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£22,443
Total assets
£22,443
Cash
£308,401
Employees
17
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

14 grants · £605,628 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

Most recent

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.

5 directors on the board

7.4y median 4y
average tenure
20.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Finance 4

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
03855274
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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