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The Harkness Fellows Association and Transatlantic Trust

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

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Veronica Mary Plowden 2021-2024 Director View profile
Alexandra Donaldson Jones 2011-2018 Director View profile
Norma Edwina Moreton 2011-2016 Director View profile
Peter Redmond Jenkins 2011-2024 Director View profile
James Malcolm Dean 2010-2022 Director View profile
Judith Philippa Digney 2008-2019 Director View profile
Prof John Alec Beardmore 2007-2011 Director View profile
Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield 2005-2017 Director View profile
Michael James Morgan 2005-2007 Director View profile
Valerie Susan Billingham 2005-2007 Director View profile
Roy Williams 2004-2021 Director View profile
Professor Philippa Jane Easterbrook 2002-2007 Director View profile
Professor William Plowden 2001-2010 Director View profile
Alan Marshall Bailey 2001-2003 Director View profile
David James Edmonds 2001-2002 Director View profile
Professor Colin Brian Blakemore 2001-2019 Director View profile
Christopher Beauman 2001-2003 Director View profile
Timothy Richard Hornsby 2001-2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 26/02/2001
Also a registered charity: The Harkness Fellows Association and Transatlantic Trust

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Judith Anne Hargadon
significant influence · notified 2021-04-01
Timothy Richard Hornsby ceased 2022-10-26
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

The Harkness Fellows Association and Transatlantic Trust is controlled by Judith Anne Hargadon
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2021-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Judith Anne Hargadon.

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.

6 directors on the board

Judith Anne Hargadon Director · appointed 2017
Colin Irwin John Hamilton Drummond Director · appointed 2024
Madeleine Clare Phipps-Taylor Director · appointed 2017
James Nicolas Tickell Director · appointed 2021
Mary Catherine Denyer Director · appointed 2021
Dr Lesley Christine Shaw Director · appointed 2005

8.4y median 6.7y

average tenure

20.7y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Judith Anne Hargadon Director · appointed 2017
Madeleine Clare Phipps-Taylor Director · appointed 2017
Dr Lesley Christine Shaw Director · appointed 2005

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Judith Anne Hargadon Director · appointed 2017
Colin Irwin John Hamilton Drummond Director · appointed 2024
Madeleine Clare Phipps-Taylor Director · appointed 2017
Mary Catherine Denyer Director · appointed 2021

Portfolio (2)

James Nicolas Tickell Director · appointed 2021
Dr Lesley Christine Shaw Director · appointed 2005

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.

Finance 1Professional services 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: 04168003
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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