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Hansard Society Limited
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Who leads it
- Jacqueline AshleyDirector · since 2022
- Lord Andrew James DunlopDirector · since 2022
- Dr Rebecca Anne RumbulDirector · since 2020
- Baroness Winifred Ann TaylorDirector · since 2019
- Sir David Richard BeamishDirector · since 2018
- Susan Clare InglishDirector · since 2017
- Sir Evan Paul SilkDirector · since 2017
- Shirley Faye CameronDirector · since 2016
- Gerald David ShamashDirector · since 2005
Previous officers 25
- Professor Roger Michael Awan-Scully 2020-2025 View profile
- Lord Peter Norman Fowler 2015-2016 View profile
- Lord Alistair Cooke 2013-2020 View profile
- Amelia Mary Knott 2013-2021 View profile
- Peter Jon Kellner 2012-2015 View profile
- Lord Bruce Joseph Grocott 2012-2015 View profile
- Baroness Margaret Jay 2012-2021 View profile
- Edward Sidney Cover Bickham 2010-2014 View profile
- Peter William Knowles 2010-2017 View profile
- Emma-Jane Cross 2010-2012 View profile
- Dr Sheena Elizabeth Mcdonald 2010-2017 View profile
- Graeme Andrew Trayner 2010-2013 View profile
- Dianne Bevan 2008-2024 View profile
- Lord John Kevin Sharkey 2007-2019 View profile
- Sir Peter John Robert Riddell 2006-2012 View profile
- Janet Dianne Newton 2005-2010 View profile
- Baroness Joyce Brenda Gould 2005-2007 View profile
- Katherine Mary Jenkins 2005-2010 View profile
- Rt Hon Lord Richard Gordon Holme 2005-2007 View profile
- Clare Ettinghausen 2003-2005 View profile
- Dr Paul Seaward 2001-2005 View profile
- Wilfred John Thomas Weeks 2001-2007 View profile
- Christine Roshana Arasar Atnam 2006-2016 View profile
- Joanne Long 2003-2006 View profile
- Shelagh Ailsa Diplock 2001-2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other education n.e.c.; Activities of political organizations
- Incorporated
- 30/11/2001
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- Hansard Society Limited
Grants received
2 grants · £135,761 total360Giving 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
- LEF · £90,000
- Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust · £45,761
Most recent
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.
9 directors on the board
- Shirley Faye Cameron Director · appointed 2016
- Baroness Winifred Ann Taylor Director · appointed 2019
- Sir Evan Paul Silk Director · appointed 2017
- Gerald David Shamash Director · appointed 2005
- Jacqueline Ashley Director · appointed 2022
- Susan Clare Inglish Director · appointed 2017
- Sir David Richard Beamish Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Rebecca Anne Rumbul Director · appointed 2020
- Lord Andrew James Dunlop Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Shirley Faye Cameron Director · appointed 2016
- Baroness Winifred Ann Taylor Director · appointed 2019
- Sir Evan Paul Silk Director · appointed 2017
- Gerald David Shamash Director · appointed 2005
- Susan Clare Inglish Director · appointed 2017
- Sir David Richard Beamish Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Baroness Winifred Ann Taylor Director · appointed 2019
- Gerald David Shamash Director · appointed 2005
- Susan Clare Inglish Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (6)
- Shirley Faye Cameron Director · appointed 2016
- Sir Evan Paul Silk Director · appointed 2017
- Jacqueline Ashley Director · appointed 2022
- Sir David Richard Beamish Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Rebecca Anne Rumbul Director · appointed 2020
- Lord Andrew James Dunlop Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
- Shirley Faye Cameron BBC Media Action
- Jacqueline Ashley The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Development Foundation
- Sir David Richard Beamish The South London Church Fund and Southwark Diocesan Board of Finance, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dulwich, ST Barnabas
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.
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
- 04332105
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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