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

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Previous officers 44

  1. Sara Louise Hurst 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Dr Kai Uus 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Brandon Howard Leigh 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Professor Dame Robina Shah 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Tina Wilkins 2019-2024 Director View profile
  6. Jacqueline Palmer 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Fiona O'Sullivan 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Gregor Frank Ball 2019-2020 Director View profile
  9. Jane Teresa Raca 2018-2021 Director View profile
  10. Nicola Jane Bottley 2018-2021 Director View profile
  11. Julie Vanessa Besbrode 2017-2017 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Luke Smale 2017-2026 Director View profile
  13. Brian Timothy Exell 2016-2017 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Paul Gillingham 2013-2024 Director View profile
  15. Diane Whalley 2013-2016 Director View profile
  16. David Charles Shipley 2010-2021 Director View profile
  17. Ros Hunt 2009-2012 Director View profile
  18. Edward Baines 2009-2022 Director View profile
  19. Khawaja, Afshan Naseem, Doctor 2009-2021 Director View profile
  20. Professor Waqar Aslam Bhatti 2009-2013 Director View profile
  21. Margaret Elizabeth Porteous 2008-2010 Director View profile
  22. Anders Elias 2008-2010 Director View profile
  23. Nicholas John Gower 2008-2019 Director View profile
  24. Gwen Carr 2008-2019 Director View profile
  25. Alan Greatbatch 2008-2013 Director View profile
  26. Dr David Sanders 2007-2021 Director View profile
  27. Karen Tracy Boyce Dawson 2005-2006 Director View profile
  28. Alison Kim Maxwell 2005-2007 Director View profile
  29. Peter John Walker 2004-2017 Director View profile
  30. Lord David Garfield Davies of Coity 2004-2008 Director View profile
  31. Enid Catherine Harper 2001-2001 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Keith Snape 2001-2015 Director View profile
  33. David Arthur Hopkins 2001-2008 Director View profile
  34. William Shuttleworth Warburton 2001-2005 Director View profile
  35. Irene Hancock 2001-2002 Director View profile
  36. Christopher Peter Lees-Jones 2001-2011 Director View profile
  37. William Martin Robinson 2001-2002 Director View profile
  38. Susan Holman 2001-2005 Director View profile
  39. David Wilfred Hipkins 2001-2008 Director View profile
  40. Mark John Ascroft 2014-2022 Secretary View profile
  41. Susan Eva Gottlieb Cohen 2007-2014 Secretary View profile
  42. Tina Florence Lipshaw 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  43. Lynn Karen Rigby 2001-2005 Secretary View profile
  44. Ian Shearer Macleary 2001-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/05/2001
Also a registered charity
Seashell Trust

Grants received

18 grants · £1,837,524 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £1,429,258 (13 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £381,900 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £26,366 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,4682022-02-04
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £367,5002021-02-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £14,4002020-09-04
  • Department for Education £11,5512020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,6552020-04-01
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.

11 directors on the board

3.9y median 4.4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (6)

0
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 3Tech and media 2Business services 1Health and social care 1Other 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
04216714
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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