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The Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. David Ian Jones 2017-2024 Director View profile
  2. Paula Michelle Sherriff 2017-2022 Director View profile
  3. Rt Hon David Jones 2015-2016 Director View profile
  4. Firas Jabloun 2011-2013 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Roy Williams 2011-2013 Director View profile
  6. Roger Edwin Higginson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Love 2010-2025 Director View profile
  8. Lindsay Patricia Northover 2009-2011 Director View profile
  9. Dr Ghada Karmi 2009-2013 Director View profile
  10. Shaza Shannan 2009-2012 Director View profile
  11. Gillian Watt 2009-2010 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Griffith 2009-2011 Director View profile
  13. Yusef Abu Khadra 2008-2013 Director View profile
  14. Colin Edward Breed 2007-2011 Director View profile
  15. James Denselow 2007-2013 Director View profile
  16. Layla Derraz 2007-2009 Director View profile
  17. Omar Abdul Muhsen Al Qattan 2007-2008 Director View profile
  18. Martin John Short 2007-2013 Director View profile
  19. Jonathan Harold Fryer 2007-2013 Director View profile
  20. Dr James Howarth 2007-2009 Director View profile
  21. Derek Murray Wyatt 2007-2009 Director View profile
  22. Stephen Sherman 2004-2009 Director View profile
  23. Crispin Jeremy Rupert Blunt 2004-2015 Director View profile
  24. Matthew Jackson 2004-2011 Director View profile
  25. Christine Margaret Russell 2004-2011 Director View profile
  26. Trevor Alexander Richard Mostyn 2004-2007 Director View profile
  27. Hisham El-Solh 2004-2009 Director View profile
  28. Lord Rupert Bertram Redesdale 2004-2009 Director View profile
  29. Robert Victor Jackson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  30. Dr Maha Azzam Nusseibeh 2004-2006 Director View profile
  31. Tim Llewellyn 2004-2007 Director View profile
  32. Irene Progin 2004-2007 Director View profile
  33. Dr Ismail Kaidar Jalili 2004-2004 Director View profile
  34. Haifa Hammami 2004-2009 Director View profile
  35. Mustapha Karkouti 2004-2004 Director View profile
  36. David John Watkins 2004-2004 Director View profile
  37. Rt Hon Sir Peter Robert Cable Lloyd 2004-2004 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Foreign affairs
Incorporated
17/02/2004

Ownership

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.

Group

  1. The Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding is controlled by Christopher John Francis Doyle
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher John Francis Doyle.

3 other companies 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.

Financials

Total assets
£241,257
Cash
£243,652
Employees
4
Turnover
£424,735
Profit/loss
£61,550

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31£424,735Not reported
2026-03-31£424,735Not reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

11.1y median 12.1y
average tenure
22.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Business services 1Health and social care 1Other services 1Retail and trade 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05047247
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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