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The Koestler Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 42

  1. Nicola Solomon 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Roger Jonathan Hill 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Jane Gillespie 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. Carl David Hardwick 2018-2025 Director View profile
  5. Femi Keeling 2016-2020 Director View profile
  6. Erwin James Monahan 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Andrew George Lattimore 2014-2018 Director View profile
  8. Robert Iain Kirby 2014-2016 Director View profile
  9. Dame Anne Elizabeth Owers 2014-2022 Director View profile
  10. Andrea Lester Rose 2014-2025 Director View profile
  11. David Banks 2014-2022 Director View profile
  12. Robert Antonia Taylor 2014-2022 Director View profile
  13. Stephen Lyon Chambers 2013-2021 Director View profile
  14. Sir Joseph Grant Pilling 2006-2013 Director View profile
  15. Dr Peter John Bennett 2006-2012 Director View profile
  16. Anna Maeve Guggenheim 2005-2005 Director View profile
  17. Robert Kirby 2005-2005 Director View profile
  18. Mark Vivyan Eban 2005-2005 Director View profile
  19. Herbert Neville Nahapiet 2004-2018 Director View profile
  20. Nigel Whiskin 2004-2005 Director View profile
  21. Nicholas Salvin Bowlby 2004-2021 Director View profile
  22. Veronica Linklater of Butterstone 2004-2005 Director View profile
  23. Zelda Jean Cheatle 2004-2020 Director View profile
  24. Ariane Bankes 2004-2024 Director View profile
  25. Lord Ramsbotham 2004-2006 Director View profile
  26. Alistair John Brown 2003-2005 Director View profile
  27. Edward Horder Cullinan 2003-2013 Director View profile
  28. Roger Arthur Graef 2003-2005 Director View profile
  29. Benedict Michael Birnberg 2003-2013 Director View profile
  30. John Anthony Edward Simmonds 2003-2004 Director View profile
  31. Jonathan William Parkhouse 2003-2011 Director View profile
  32. Charles Graham Clark 2003-2004 Director View profile
  33. Illtyd Harrington 2003-2005 Director View profile
  34. Patricia Kavanagh 2003-2005 Director View profile
  35. The Rt Hon Lord Justice Moses 2003-2005 Director View profile
  36. Professor Douglas Eaglesham Dunn 2003-2007 Director View profile
  37. Sir Stephen Tumim 2003-2003 Director View profile
  38. Carola Zogolovitch 2003-2013 Director View profile
  39. Michael Francis Guy Selby 2003-2005 Director View profile
  40. Sally Margaret Taylor 2015-2023 Secretary View profile
  41. Timothy John Robertson 2006-2015 Secretary View profile
  42. Dorothy Salmon 2003-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/11/2003
Also a registered charity
The Koestler Trust

Grants received

27 grants · £3,566,280 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

  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £1,981,523 (9 grants)
  • Ministry of Justice · £625,000 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £479,997 (4 grants)
  • Henry Smith Foundation · £278,260 (4 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £130,000

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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

3.8y median 3.8y
average tenure
7.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (5)

0
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.

Arts and leisure 2Property 2Education 1Health and social care 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
04961363
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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