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The Social Mobility Foundation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Elizabeth Jane MillerDirector · since 2026
- Paul Michael KettDirector · since 2026
- Nigel RailtonDirector · since 2023
- Tom Peter RockhillDirector · since 2023
- Ruth Elizabeth OwenDirector · since 2022
- Fiona Eleanor DawsonDirector · since 2021
- Benjamin John RodhamDirector · since 2019
- Ann Teresa DohertyDirector · since 2015
- Sarah Elizabeth AtkinsonSecretary · since 2020
Previous officers 31
- Lee Edward Cain 2021-2026 View profile
- Lord Stuart Alan Ransom Rose 2021-2023 View profile
- Namrata Subhashchandra Patel 2021-2026 View profile
- Dr Bandhana Kumari Rawal 2019-2025 View profile
- Heider Ridha 2019-2025 View profile
- Alan Milburn 2019-2026 View profile
- Helen Grant 2016-2020 View profile
- Nicholas William Peter Clegg 2015-2018 View profile
- Fraser Andrew Nelson 2014-2020 View profile
- Sir Victor Blank 2013-2019 View profile
- Theresa Loar 2012-2021 View profile
- Hazel Anne Blears 2011-2020 View profile
- Sir Terence Patrick Leahy 2011-2020 View profile
- Stephen James Dorrell 2010-2015 View profile
- Thomas Kennedy Cassels 2010-2019 View profile
- Peter Griffith Boursnell 2009-2013 View profile
- Mark Trevor Phillips 2008-2019 View profile
- Dr Geoffrey Thomas Parks 2008-2019 View profile
- Polly Toynbee 2008-2015 View profile
- Sir Simon Henry Ward Hughes 2008-2014 View profile
- Rt Hon David Blunkett Mp 2008-2011 View profile
- Amanda Elisabeth Astall 2007-2019 View profile
- Hon Sir Geoffrey Charles Vos 2007-2011 View profile
- Russell Mark Ellerker Lewin 2006-2009 View profile
- Sir Oliver Letwin 2006-2010 View profile
- Matthew Jim Elliott 2006-2007 View profile
- Christopher Anthony Woodhead 2006-2006 View profile
- Professor Vanessa Ann Martin 2005-2006 View profile
- Sheila Mary Stuart Gunn 2005-2005 View profile
- David Johnston 2009-2020 View profile
- Linkson Andrae Sherman Jack 2005-2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/06/2005
- Also a registered charity
- The Social Mobility Foundation
Grants received
9 grants · £293,642 total360Giving 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
- Community Foundation North East · £238,642 (5 grants)
- The Childhood Trust · £55,000 (4 grants)
Most recent
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.
8 directors on the board
- Ann Teresa Doherty Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Elizabeth Jane Miller Director · appointed 2026
- Ruth Elizabeth Owen Director · appointed 2022
- Fiona Eleanor Dawson Director · appointed 2021
- Nigel Railton Director · appointed 2023
- Tom Peter Rockhill Director · appointed 2023
- Benjamin John Rodham Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Michael Kett Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Ann Teresa Doherty Director · appointed 2015
- Benjamin John Rodham Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Tom Peter Rockhill Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (7)
- Ann Teresa Doherty Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Elizabeth Jane Miller Director · appointed 2026
- Ruth Elizabeth Owen Director · appointed 2022
- Fiona Eleanor Dawson Director · appointed 2021
- Nigel Railton Director · appointed 2023
- Benjamin John Rodham Director · appointed 2019
- Paul Michael Kett Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Alan Milburn Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
- Lee Edward Cain Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
- Namrata Subhashchandra Patel Director · appointed 2021 · 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05488354
- 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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