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International African Institute
Cultural education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Carli CoetzeeDirector · since 2025
- Ken BarlowDirector · since 2019
- Dr Deborah Anne JamesDirector · since 2019
- Professor Dame Karin Judith BarberDirector · since 2016
- Professor Katherine Mary HomewoodDirector · since 2014
- Prof Richard Osborne FardonDirector · since 2014
- Dr Denis Murray LastDirector · since 2000
- Professor Philip Chester BurnhamSecretary · since 2005
Previous officers 10
- Mary Lavinia Jay 2011-2023 View profile
- Professor Mashood Adebayo Baderin 2011-2017 View profile
- Robert Vincent Molteno 2008-2018 View profile
- Dr Elizabeth Dunstan 2005-2011 View profile
- Professor John David Yeadon Peel 2002-2015 View profile
- Dr Farouk Topan 2001-2010 View profile
- Anselm Chidi Odinkalu 2001-2007 View profile
- Fidaili Jamma Abdullah 2001-2002 View profile
- Hywel Morgan Cledwyn James 2000-2003 View profile
- Professor Paul Spencer 2000-2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Cultural education
- Incorporated
- 29/12/2000
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- International African Institute
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
- Ken Barlow Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Deborah Anne James Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Dame Karin Judith Barber Director · appointed 2016
- Dr Carli Coetzee Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Katherine Mary Homewood Director · appointed 2014
- Dr Denis Murray Last Director · appointed 2000
- Prof Richard Osborne Fardon Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Ken Barlow Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Deborah Anne James Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Dame Karin Judith Barber Director · appointed 2016
- Professor Katherine Mary Homewood Director · appointed 2014
- Dr Denis Murray Last Director · appointed 2000
- Prof Richard Osborne Fardon Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Ken Barlow Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Deborah Anne James Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Carli Coetzee Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Katherine Mary Homewood Director · appointed 2014
- Dr Denis Murray Last Director · appointed 2000
Portfolio (2)
- Professor Dame Karin Judith Barber Director · appointed 2016
- Prof Richard Osborne Fardon Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04133841
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- 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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