Company · Lingfield
The Friends of Victoria University of Wellington
First-degree level higher education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- James Robert WongDirector · since 2026
- Matthew John BuntingDirector · since 2026
- Susan Sealy-O'DonnellDirector · since 2022
- Zeynep Pinar BagciDirector · since 2015
- Karyn Ruth NewmanDirector · since 2013
- Audley William SheppardDirector · since 2009
- James McarthurDirector · since 2009
- Chapel & York LimitedCorporate-secretary · since 2017
Previous officers 16
- Patricia Danver 2018-2020 View profile
- Michele Pamela Downer 2017-2018 View profile
- Patricia Mcgarr 2017-2018 View profile
- Victoria Healy 2013-2017 View profile
- Shelagh Anne Murray 2012-2016 View profile
- Richard Adam Barrett 2009-2010 View profile
- Patricia Rosemary Walbridge 2007-2012 View profile
- Wayne Grenfell Morgan 2007-2015 View profile
- Professor Patrick John Walsh 2007-2009 View profile
- Margaret Ann Yallop 2006-2007 View profile
- Catherine Eileen Callaghan 2006-2007 View profile
- Professor Michael Joseph Kelly 2005-2006 View profile
- Judith Christine Hanratty Cvo OBE 2005-2007 View profile
- Elmar Toime 2005-2007 View profile
- Anthony Martin Derek Willis 2005-2007 View profile
- Jennifer Margaret Haley 2005-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- First-degree level higher education; Post-graduate level higher education
- Incorporated
- 07/09/2005
- Registered office
- Lingfield
- Also a registered charity
- The Friends of Victoria University of Wellington
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.
7 directors on the board
- Audley William Sheppard Director · appointed 2009
- Karyn Ruth Newman Director · appointed 2013
- James Robert Wong Director · appointed 2026
- Matthew John Bunting Director · appointed 2026
- James Mcarthur Director · appointed 2009
- Zeynep Pinar Bagci Director · appointed 2015
- Susan Sealy-O'Donnell Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Audley William Sheppard Director · appointed 2009
- Karyn Ruth Newman Director · appointed 2013
- James Mcarthur Director · appointed 2009
- Zeynep Pinar Bagci Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Karyn Ruth Newman Director · appointed 2013
- Zeynep Pinar Bagci Director · appointed 2015
- Susan Sealy-O'Donnell Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Audley William Sheppard Director · appointed 2009
- James Robert Wong Director · appointed 2026
- Matthew John Bunting Director · appointed 2026
- James Mcarthur Director · appointed 2009
Also govern a charity
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
- 05556345
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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