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British International Investment PLC

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

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Previous officers 40

  1. Carolyn Sims 2020-2026 Director View profile
  2. Dolika Banda 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas Peter O'Donohoe 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. Laurie Jean Spengler 2016-2025 Director View profile
  5. Clive Robert Mactavish 2015-2019 Director View profile
  6. Dr Samuel Fankhauser 2015-2021 Director View profile
  7. Michele Caroline Giddens 2014-2022 Director View profile
  8. Wim Borgdorff 2014-2020 Director View profile
  9. Keki Minoo Mistry 2014-2020 Director View profile
  10. Graham Lloyd Wrigley 2013-2022 Director View profile
  11. Diana Georgina Noble 2011-2017 Director View profile
  12. Jeremy William Sillem 2011-2014 Director View profile
  13. Valentine Chitalu 2010-2019 Director View profile
  14. Professor Ian Andrew Goldin 2010-2016 Director View profile
  15. Richard Dunnell Gillingwater 2009-2013 Director View profile
  16. Fields Wicker-Miurin 2004-2014 Director View profile
  17. Dr Arnab Kumar Banerji 2004-2010 Director View profile
  18. Sir George Malcolm Williamson 2004-2009 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Christopher Williams 2003-2010 Director View profile
  20. Timothy Charles Parker 2001-2003 Director View profile
  21. Peter Smitham 2001-2004 Director View profile
  22. George Nicholas Selbie 2001-2004 Director View profile
  23. Daniel Paul Fletcher 2001-2004 Director View profile
  24. Andrew William Michael Reicher 2001-2004 Director View profile
  25. Lalith De Mel 2000-2004 Director View profile
  26. Richard George Laing 2000-2011 Director View profile
  27. Rt Hon the Earl Cairns 1999-2004 Director View profile
  28. Professor Jonathan Graham Kydd 1999-2010 Director View profile
  29. Karl Russell Seal 1999-2001 Director View profile
  30. Pendarell Hugh Kent 1999-2001 Director View profile
  31. Jayne Doreen Almond 1999-2003 Director View profile
  32. Alan Raymond Gillespie 1999-2002 Director View profile
  33. Jane Earl 2016-2023 Secretary View profile
  34. Mark Kenderdine-Davies 2016-2016 Secretary View profile
  35. Nicola Hazel Morse 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  36. Mark Dixon Garth Kenderdine-Davies 2007-2014 Secretary View profile
  37. Godfrey Vaughan Davies 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  38. Paul William Owers 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  39. Joseph Laurian Whitfield 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  40. Peter Graham Howell 1999-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of venture and development capital companies
Incorporated
08/12/1999
Registered office
London
Previous names
CDC Group PLC (until 29/03/2022)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above British International Investment PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

57 other companies 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

8 grants · £10,471,857 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 · £6,816,308 (2 grants)
  • Department for International Development · £3,655,549 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £6,092,5522020-04-01
  • Department for International Development £1,222,5362019-04-01
  • Department for International Development £1,549,5662019-04-01
  • Department for International Development £57,9272018-04-01
  • Department for International Development £98,2172018-04-01
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.

8 directors on the board

4.6y median 4.8y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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 4Construction 1Manufacturing 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
03877777
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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