The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Book Foundation

Company 04176558 Active

Registered charity: The Book Foundation

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.

4
directors on the board
22.8y median 23.5y
average tenure
25.4y
longest tenure
4
directors past 6 years
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Company details

Number04176558
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated09/03/2001
Address45 NORTH ROAD, COLLIERS WOOD, LONDON, SW19 1AQ
Accounts next due31/12/2026
Accounts last made up31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

94910 - Activities of religious organizations

Ownership - persons with significant control (4)

  • Ahmed Hisham Alireza Saudi Arabian
    voting rights 25-50%
  • Badr Hisham Alireza British
    voting rights 25-50%
  • Hisham Ahmed Alireza Saudi Arabian
    voting rights 25-50%
  • Mohammed Abdul Aziz British
    voting rights 25-50%

Officers (10)

  • Chakroune, Issam Secretary · appointed 2010
  • Alireza, Ahmed Hisham Director · appointed 2007
  • Alireza, Badr Hisham Director · appointed 2004
  • Aziz, Mohammed Abdul Director · appointed 2001
  • Alireza, Hisham Ahmed Director · appointed 2001
  • Moustafa, Ahmed, Dr Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2005
  • Alireza, Emran Mohamed Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2007
  • Alireza, Mohammed Ahmed Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2004
  • Henzell-Thomas, Tania Frances Gaye Former Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2009
  • Henzell-Thomas, Jeremy, Dr Former Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2010

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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