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

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Previous officers 43

  1. Francisco Eugenio Cortada Hindersin 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Joanna Deborah Kerr 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Frank Barrientos AlarcÓN 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Berangere Andree Mireille Michel 2018-2026 Director View profile
  5. Francisco Eugenio Cortada Hindersin 2018-2022 Director View profile
  6. Karen Winton 2017-2022 Director View profile
  7. John Thomas Jones 2017-2020 Director View profile
  8. Anna Lemessany 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Christine Lloyd 2016-2024 Director View profile
  10. Mwikali Nzioka 2016-2024 Director View profile
  11. Nesta Hatendi 2013-2021 Director View profile
  12. Joseph Nhan-O'Reilly 2013-2017 Director View profile
  13. Paul Michael Baldwin 2012-2020 Director View profile
  14. Mark Watts 2008-2019 Director View profile
  15. Dr Chinny Krishna 2008-2016 Director View profile
  16. Bjarne Clausen 2007-2014 Director View profile
  17. Dr Toralf Metweit 2007-2010 Director View profile
  18. Professor Ranald Munro 2007-2010 Director View profile
  19. Sonja Van Tichelon 2007-2012 Director View profile
  20. Carter Luke 2007-2018 Director View profile
  21. Marcelle Meredith 2007-2016 Director View profile
  22. Hanja Maij-Weggen 2007-2015 Director View profile
  23. Dr Hugh Wirth 2007-2014 Director View profile
  24. Edwin Sayers 2007-2008 Director View profile
  25. Dominique Bellemare 2007-2018 Director View profile
  26. Jacqueline Margaret Ballard 2007-2008 Director View profile
  27. William James Swann 2007-2008 Director View profile
  28. Dennis Turner 2007-2012 Director View profile
  29. Andrew Rowan 2007-2014 Director View profile
  30. Cecilia Vega Leon 2007-2016 Director View profile
  31. Vernon John Beauchamp 2002-2007 Director View profile
  32. Dr Paul Garfield Irwin 2002-2004 Director View profile
  33. Thomas Pearson Frost 2002-2007 Director View profile
  34. Raymond Leslie Butcher 2000-2007 Director View profile
  35. Robert Sumner Cummings 2000-2007 Director View profile
  36. Peter Ronald Davies 2000-2002 Director View profile
  37. John Norman Gripper 2000-2004 Director View profile
  38. Stephen Robert Vernon Corri 2010-2019 Secretary View profile
  39. Henry Lorenzo Bennett 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  40. Peter Mason 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  41. Amanda Mary Jones 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  42. Michael John Harbottle 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  43. Jillian Anne Gray 2000-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/07/2000
Also a registered charity
World Animal Protection

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above World Animal Protection on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 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.

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

5.4y median 4.6y
average tenure
10.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Business services 2Arts and leisure 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04029540
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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