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

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Previous officers 88

  1. Professor Osama Shafique Minhaz Khan 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Alexander Isaac Stanley 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Orla Jean Tarn 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Chloe Field 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. Natasha Bal Dhumma 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Hillary Gyebi-Ababio 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Adesewa Ifeoluwa Adebisi 2020-2026 Director View profile
  8. David Gordon Malcolm 2019-2020 Director View profile
  9. Claire Margaret Sosienski Smith 2019-2020 Director View profile
  10. Dr Diana Marion Walford 2019-2020 Director View profile
  11. Dr Kevin Mundy 2019-2025 Director View profile
  12. Alan Roberts 2018-2019 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Frank Chandler 2018-2026 Director View profile
  14. Gareth Lindop 2018-2018 Director View profile
  15. Amatey Victor Doku 2017-2019 Director View profile
  16. Victoria Amanda Lowry 2017-2018 Director View profile
  17. Dr Wendy Victoria Finlay 2017-2026 Director View profile
  18. Sophie Jane Williams 2017-2026 Director View profile
  19. Richard David Glyn Walters 2016-2018 Director View profile
  20. Professor Paul John Layzell 2016-2022 Director View profile
  21. Dame Suzi Catherine Leather 2016-2023 Director View profile
  22. Dr Simon Walford 2016-2019 Director View profile
  23. Professor Alistair David Fitt 2016-2024 Director View profile
  24. William David Callaway 2015-2024 Director View profile
  25. Sorana-Iuliana Vieru 2015-2017 Director View profile
  26. Jonathan Holmwood Renyard 2015-2024 Director View profile
  27. David Edward Hall 2015-2023 Director View profile
  28. Professor Alison ShâN Wareing 2014-2015 Director View profile
  29. Geoffrey Alan Donnelly 2014-2016 Director View profile
  30. Bethan Dudas 2014-2017 Director View profile
  31. Andrew Lawrence Mack 2014-2023 Director View profile
  32. Megan Eileen Dunn 2014-2015 Director View profile
  33. Gillian Mary Fleming 2014-2021 Director View profile
  34. Professor Geoffrey Clifford Elliott 2013-2020 Director View profile
  35. Dr Erica Ruth Estelle Lewis 2012-2016 Director View profile
  36. Rachel Francine Wenstone 2012-2014 Director View profile
  37. Dr Debbie Mcvitty 2012-2014 Director View profile
  38. Emily Julie Collins 2012-2012 Director View profile
  39. Mark George Walter Humphriss 2011-2019 Director View profile
  40. Stephen John Denton 2011-2014 Director View profile
  41. Margaret Haf Merrifield 2011-2014 Director View profile
  42. Peter Hutchinson Forbes 2011-2020 Director View profile
  43. Andrew James Purkis 2010-2017 Director View profile
  44. Professor Martyn Charles Thomas 2010-2017 Director View profile
  45. Professor John James Raftery 2010-2016 Director View profile
  46. Claire Weir 2010-2017 Director View profile
  47. Carey Nicola Courtenay Haslam 2010-2019 Director View profile
  48. Peter Andrew Hermitage 2010-2014 Director View profile
  49. Usman Ali 2010-2012 Director View profile
  50. Balram Gidoomal 2009-2016 Director View profile
  51. Jennifer Elizabeth Share 2009-2012 Director View profile
  52. Peter Anwyl 2009-2010 Director View profile
  53. Aaron Ross Porter 2008-2010 Director View profile
  54. Colin Wilby 2008-2014 Director View profile
  55. Terence David Price 2008-2014 Director View profile
  56. Dr Alexander Thomas George Bols 2007-2012 Director View profile
  57. Professor Michael Philip Thorne 2007-2015 Director View profile
  58. Malcolm George William Gillies 2007-2009 Director View profile
  59. Pauline Aldous 2007-2011 Director View profile
  60. Raymond Noel Burton 2007-2009 Director View profile
  61. Dr Christopher Ben Turner 2007-2015 Director View profile
  62. Wesley Paul William Streeting 2006-2008 Director View profile
  63. Margaret Doyle 2005-2011 Director View profile
  64. Heather Catharine Somerfield 2005-2009 Director View profile
  65. Julian Robert Nicholds 2005-2006 Director View profile
  66. Malcolm George Faulkner 2005-2007 Director View profile
  67. Sophie Marie Holmes 2005-2010 Director View profile
  68. Dr Cecilia Emily Wells 2005-2011 Director View profile
  69. Christopher James Eadie 2005-2007 Director View profile
  70. Dr Sofija Opacic 2005-2007 Director View profile
  71. Hugh Turnbull Bradbridge Smith 2004-2010 Director View profile
  72. Mark Simon Emerton 2004-2010 Director View profile
  73. Hannah Margaret Essex 2004-2005 Director View profile
  74. Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield 2003-2005 Director View profile
  75. Maxine Penlington 2003-2009 Director View profile
  76. David Gareth Lewis 2003-2009 Director View profile
  77. Professor Norman William Gowar 2003-2009 Director View profile
  78. Christopher David Weavers 2003-2004 Director View profile
  79. Professor Paul Henry Light 2003-2005 Director View profile
  80. Anatol Gregory Grayson 2003-2004 Director View profile
  81. Murdo Alasdair Macdonald Smith 2003-2004 Director View profile
  82. Louise Caroline Casella 2003-2004 Director View profile
  83. Dr Geoffrey Malcolm Copland 2003-2007 Director View profile
  84. Jonathan Andrew Bursey 2003-2004 Director View profile
  85. Sarah Louise Liddell 2017-2024 Secretary View profile
  86. Benjamin Paul Elger 2008-2017 Secretary View profile
  87. Michael Alan Miller 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  88. David Anderson-Evans 2003-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £75,850 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • 2026 OIA core subscription Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND £75,850 2025-12-05 CPV 98112000 Source: Contracts Finder

    2026 OIA core subscription covering period until 31 December 2026

About

Incorporated
07/07/2003
Also a registered charity
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
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

2.6y median 1.2y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Other services 4Business services 1Education 1Health and social care 1Hospitality 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

  • 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
04823842
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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