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Booker Prize Foundation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Anthony Joseph Charles Damer 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Barley 2018-2024 Director View profile
  3. Bidisha Shonarkoli Mamata 2013-2022 Director View profile
  4. Professor Andrew Peter Motion 2011-2015 Director View profile
  5. Alexander James Naughtie 2010-2021 Director View profile
  6. Hon Victoria Glendinning 2010-2018 Director View profile
  7. Martyn Goff 2006-2008 Director View profile
  8. Rt Hon Lord Kenneth Wilfred Baker 2005-2018 Director View profile
  9. Baroness Helena Ann Kennedy 2002-2020 Director View profile
  10. Baroness Julia Babette Sarah Neuberger 2002-2011 Director View profile
  11. Christopher Thomas Pearce 2001-2019 Director View profile
  12. Sir Ronald Harwood 2001-2014 Director View profile
  13. Baroness Emma Harriet Nicholson 2001-2009 Director View profile
  14. Dotti Irving 2001-2001 Director View profile
  15. Jonathan Francis Taylor 2001-2015 Director View profile
  16. Evelyn Isobel Smith 2004-2022 Secretary View profile
  17. Cathryn Mary Summerhayes 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  18. Rosamund Mary Irene Smith 2001-2003 Secretary View profile
  19. Fiona Elizabeth Middleton 2001-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/05/2001
Also a registered charity
Booker Prize Foundation

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Booker Prize Foundation on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

10 directors on the board

5y median 5.7y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (4)

0
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.

Arts and leisure 2Finance 2Professional services 1Property 1Retail and trade 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04213467
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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