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Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
Other education n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 18
- Julie Ann Costello 2022-2026 View profile
- Lama, Tanjin, Geshe 2019-2025 View profile
- Jason Briggs 2017-2022 View profile
- Stephen Luke Wainwright 2015-2019 View profile
- Fabienne Barbara Pradelle 2015-2019 View profile
- Chung Han Lee 2010-2017 View profile
- Mihir Kumar Sen 2009-2015 View profile
- Nettie Lim Chee Leung 2009-2015 View profile
- Tara Mona Moti Melwani 2009-2011 View profile
- Shyla Alexandra Mills 2009-2023 View profile
- Mikkel Bjelke Kristiansen 2009-2015 View profile
- Ian James Thomas 2008-2009 View profile
- Robyn Brentano 2007-2021 View profile
- Dekyi Lee Oldershaw 2007-2019 View profile
- John Kieran Gahan 2005-2007 View profile
- Richard Ian Jeffrey 2005-2009 View profile
- Victoria Mackenzie 2005-2008 View profile
- Alison Dora Murdoch 2005-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other education n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 18/01/2005
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
- Previous names
- Universal Compassion and Wisdom for Peace (until 19/09/2007)
Ownership
Owned by (8) 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.
- Robyn Brentano ceased 2020-03-23
significant influence · notified 2016-06-29 - Chung Han Lee ceased 2017-12-14
significant influence · notified 2016-06-29 - Dekyi Lee Oldershaw ceased 2019-12-12
significant influence · notified 2016-06-29 - Shyla Alexandra Mills ceased 2020-03-23
significant influence · notified 2016-06-29 - Fabienne Barbara Pradelle ceased 2019-03-24
significant influence · notified 2016-06-29 - Oi Loon Lee ceased 2020-03-23
significant influence · notified 2016-06-29 - Wendy Kathleen Ridley ceased 2020-03-23
significant influence · notified 2016-06-29 - Stephen Luke Wainwright ceased 2019-06-24
significant influence · notified 2016-06-29
Group
- Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom
is controlled by Robyn Brentano
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-29, ceased 2020-03-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Robyn Brentano.
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.
5 directors on the board
- Wendy Kathleen Ridley Director · appointed 2005
- Daniel Stanley Cutts Director · appointed 2020
- Lynn Susan Seedhouse Director · appointed 2023
- Oi Loon Lee Director · appointed 2009
- Eric Martin StrÖM Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Wendy Kathleen Ridley Director · appointed 2005
- Daniel Stanley Cutts Director · appointed 2020
- Oi Loon Lee Director · appointed 2009
- Eric Martin StrÖM Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Wendy Kathleen Ridley Director · appointed 2005
- Daniel Stanley Cutts Director · appointed 2020
- Oi Loon Lee Director · appointed 2009
- Eric Martin StrÖM Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Lynn Susan Seedhouse Director · appointed 2023
Left in the last 12 months
- Julie Ann Costello Director · appointed 2022 · 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.
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
- 05335841
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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