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Evidence for Development

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Mary Walker Harper 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Menghestab Haile 2017-2023 Director View profile
  3. Professor Rosalind Cornforth 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Clive James Lee Nettleton 2014-2017 Director View profile
  5. Margaret Jane Brown 2009-2017 Director View profile
  6. Sir Robert Francis Alexander Ffolkes 2006-2009 Director View profile
  7. Dr Peter David Poore 2004-2018 Director View profile
  8. Jeffrey David Steinhardt 2004-2018 Director View profile
  9. Dai Clegg 2004-2014 Director View profile
  10. John Arthur Seaman 2004-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/07/2004
Also a registered charity
Evidence for Development

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Evidence for Development on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

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.

4 directors on the board

14.8y median 14.9y
average tenure
22y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Property 3

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
05189185
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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