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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 30

  1. Grzegorz Lukasz Gut 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Huibert Hans Vigeveno 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Wael (W.) Sawan 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Diana Lisa Carney 2017-2023 Director View profile
  5. Alice Georgina Chapple 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. Sinead Caitlin Lynch 2017-2025 Director View profile
  7. Maarten Wetselaar 2016-2021 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Brown 2015-2019 Director View profile
  9. Professor Margaret Jean Blick Kigozi 2015-2023 Director View profile
  10. Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen 2014-2019 Director View profile
  11. Hugh Sydney Mitchell 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Professor Louise Ottillie Fresco 2011-2014 Director View profile
  13. Lord George Mark Malloch-Brown 2010-2016 Director View profile
  14. Peter Robert Voser 2009-2013 Director View profile
  15. Bernardus Cornelis Adriana Margriet Van Beurden 2009-2016 Director View profile
  16. Pieter Winsemius 2007-2010 Director View profile
  17. Roxanne Jean Decyk 2006-2009 Director View profile
  18. Dr William Samson Kalema 2005-2015 Director View profile
  19. Malcolm Arthur Brinded 2004-2020 Director View profile
  20. Banda, Enos Ned, Doctor 2002-2004 Director View profile
  21. Jeroen Van Der Veer 2002-2009 Director View profile
  22. Philip Beverley Watts 2001-2004 Director View profile
  23. Sir John Theodore Houghton 2000-2010 Director View profile
  24. Jyoti Eruch Munsiff 2000-2006 Director View profile
  25. Sir Mark Moody-Stuart 2000-2001 Director View profile
  26. Henricus Josephus Maria Roels 2000-2002 Director View profile
  27. Professor Jose Goldemberg 2000-2002 Director View profile
  28. Rachel Singh Davies 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  29. David Hywel Sanger 2001-2009 Secretary View profile
  30. Gordon John West 2000-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/05/2000
Also a registered charity
Shell Foundation

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. Shell Foundation is controlled by The Shell Petroleum Company Limited
    Evidence
    active appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Shell Petroleum Company Limited is controlled by Shell Group Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-10-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Shell Group Holding Limited is controlled by Shell PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Shell PLC.

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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 · £14,857,893 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 · £14,857,893 (8 grants)

Most recent

  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £4,000,0002024-04-22
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £3,003,2002024-04-01
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £2,190,0002019-04-01
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £1,338,8002019-04-01
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £478,8122018-04-01
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.

9 directors on the board

2.6y median 1.7y
average tenure
7.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

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 4Professional services 4Business services 3Health and social care 1Mining 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04007273
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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