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

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Previous officers 39

  1. Andrew Eric Law 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Pamela Margaret Dow 2018-2024 Director View profile
  3. Nigel Stewart Wright 2018-2025 Director View profile
  4. Roger Gerard Orf 2017-2023 Director View profile
  5. Edward Michael Lee 2015-2021 Director View profile
  6. Charlotte Amanda Emily Metcalf 2015-2025 Director View profile
  7. Wall, Peter Anthony, General Sir 2015-2023 Director View profile
  8. Diana Margaret Jane Berry 2015-2021 Director View profile
  9. Candida Gertler 2014-2019 Director View profile
  10. Sarpadi Krishna Rao 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. David Jeffrey Frum 2014-2017 Director View profile
  12. Charles Geoffrey Stewart Smith 2013-2015 Director View profile
  13. Baroness Patience Jane Wheatcroft 2012-2013 Director View profile
  14. Edward Fitzgerald Heathcoat Amory 2011-2014 Director View profile
  15. David Robert Meller 2011-2014 Director View profile
  16. Lord Daniel William Finkelstein 2011-2015 Director View profile
  17. Simon Edward Brocklebank-Fowler 2010-2015 Director View profile
  18. Robert Rosenkranz 2010-2023 Director View profile
  19. Edward Andrew Perronet Sells 2007-2013 Director View profile
  20. Virginia Mary Fraser 2007-2015 Director View profile
  21. Elizabeth Mary Alice Noel 2007-2008 Director View profile
  22. Lord Theodore Thomas More Agnew 2006-2014 Director View profile
  23. Timothy Michael Steel 2006-2012 Director View profile
  24. Richard Henry Briance 2006-2015 Director View profile
  25. Richard Albert Ehrman 2005-2015 Director View profile
  26. Lord Charles Hilary Moore 2004-2011 Director View profile
  27. George Edward Silvanus Robinson 2004-2021 Director View profile
  28. Colin Barrow 2003-2005 Director View profile
  29. Adam Afriyie 2003-2005 Director View profile
  30. Rachel Marjorie Joan Whetstone 2003-2013 Director View profile
  31. Richard John Micklethwait 2002-2007 Director View profile
  32. Camilla Hilary Cavendish 2002-2010 Director View profile
  33. Iain Campbell Dale 2002-2007 Director View profile
  34. Michael Gove 2002-2006 Director View profile
  35. Alice Mary Rose Thomson 2002-2011 Director View profile
  36. Lord David Lindsay Willetts 2001-2002 Director View profile
  37. Right Hon Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude 2001-2002 Director View profile
  38. Robin Warwick Edwards 2002-2015 Secretary View profile
  39. Peter Wilding 2001-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/10/2001
Also a registered charity
Policy Exchange Limited

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.

Group

  1. Policy Exchange Limited is controlled by Alexander John Gosse Downer
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2018-10-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alexander John Gosse Downer.

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.

12 directors on the board

6.8y median 6.3y
average tenure
11.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (7)

1
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 9Professional services 7Other services 6Business services 3Construction 2Property 2Tech and media 2Dormant 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04297905
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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