The Oxford Literary Festival
Company 04339438 Active
Registered charity: The Oxford Literary Festival
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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.
7 directors on the board
- Okri, Ben Golden Emuobowho, Sir Director · appointed 2020
- Jarl Michael Severn Director · appointed 2022
- Woudhuysen, Henry, Professor Director · appointed 2025
- Paul Thomas Richard Simons Director · appointed 2020
- Anthony James Moxon Lowther Pinkerton Director · appointed 2021
- Louisa Treger Director · appointed 2024
- Alibhai-Brown, Yasmin, Professor Director · appointed 2021
3.9y median 4.6y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Thomas Richard Simons Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Woudhuysen, Henry, Professor Director · appointed 2025
- Paul Thomas Richard Simons Director · appointed 2020
- Anthony James Moxon Lowther Pinkerton Director · appointed 2021
- Louisa Treger Director · appointed 2024
- Alibhai-Brown, Yasmin, Professor Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (2)
- Okri, Ben Golden Emuobowho, Sir Director · appointed 2020
- Jarl Michael Severn Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Kate Farquhar-Thomson Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
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 1Professional services 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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Booker Prize Foundation 1 shared director
- Melmic LTD 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 04339438 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 13/12/2001 |
| Address | C/O GRAVITA OXFORD LLP FIRST FLOOR, PARK CENTRAL, 40/41 PARK END STREET, OXFORD, OX1 1JD |
| Accounts next due | 31/03/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/06/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
90030 - Artistic creation90040 - Operation of arts facilities
Owned by (1) 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.
- Bruce John Thew ceased 2020-02-19
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (25)
- Woudhuysen, Henry, Professor Director · appointed 2025
- Louisa Treger Director · appointed 2024
- Jarl Michael Severn Director · appointed 2022
- Helen Porter Secretary · appointed 2022
- Anthony James Moxon Lowther Pinkerton Director · appointed 2021
- Alibhai-Brown, Yasmin, Professor Director · appointed 2021
- Okri, Ben Golden Emuobowho, Sir Director · appointed 2020
- Paul Thomas Richard Simons Director · appointed 2020
Show 17 former officers
- George John Warren Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2022
- Carole Ann Allan Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2024
- Kate Farquhar-Thomson Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
- Bruce John Thew Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2020
- Richardton, Mary, Dame Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2011
- Brian Hardy Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2013
- Christopher Ian Montague Jones Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2011
- John Graham Harris Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2020
- (John) Graham Benson Secretary · appointed 2007 · resigned 2022
- David John Mclaren Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2011
- Matthew Richard Patten Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2011
- Mari Christina Prichard Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
- Mark Eastment Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2009
- Nicholas Paladina Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2008
- Angela Prysor-Jones Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2009
- Sally Jane Dunsmore Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2009
- Danielle Maria Battigelli Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2006
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