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

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Previous officers 66

  1. Holly Leese 2026-2026 Director View profile
  2. Ruth Dayle Strachan 2025-2026 Director View profile
  3. Laurra Davis 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Susie Elizabeth Rumsby 2023-2025 Director View profile
  5. Edmund Danon 2023-2025 Director View profile
  6. Annie Harriet Faulder 2023-2025 Director View profile
  7. David Alfred Butcher 2022-2023 Director View profile
  8. Dr Moade Fawri Shubita 2022-2025 Director View profile
  9. Graham Robert Hill 2022-2022 Director View profile
  10. Rebecca Hoy 2022-2022 Director View profile
  11. Janet Dorothy Dominey 2021-2024 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Robert Graham 2021-2022 Director View profile
  13. Paul Maclean 2021-2021 Director View profile
  14. Lily Wong 2021-2024 Director View profile
  15. Alexandra Hutchinson 2020-2021 Director View profile
  16. William Alan Patrick Wallace 2020-2021 Director View profile
  17. Robert Kilner 2019-2022 Director View profile
  18. Fiona Ann Gell 2018-2019 Director View profile
  19. Christine Ann Stead 2017-2024 Director View profile
  20. Carl James Hutton 2016-2023 Director View profile
  21. Simone Claire Ivatts 2016-2023 Director View profile
  22. Ellen Catherine Jean Adams 2015-2017 Director View profile
  23. Mary Elizabeth Minkin 2015-2023 Director View profile
  24. Anne Marie Winfield 2015-2016 Director View profile
  25. Mollie Temple 2015-2017 Director View profile
  26. Dr Dennis Nash 2013-2016 Director View profile
  27. Dr Martin John Staniforth 2013-2023 Director View profile
  28. Elmer Delton Jackson 2013-2016 Director View profile
  29. Christopher Geoffrey Holmes 2013-2018 Director View profile
  30. James Alexander Bruce Buchan 2013-2021 Director View profile
  31. John Thackray 2012-2013 Director View profile
  32. Young, Michael, Councillor 2012-2016 Director View profile
  33. Prof James William Bryant 2012-2016 Director View profile
  34. Karen Elizabeth Fisher 2012-2014 Director View profile
  35. Neil Diamond 2012-2015 Director View profile
  36. Stanley Wozniak 2012-2013 Director View profile
  37. Dr Stuart James Rawnsley 2012-2021 Director View profile
  38. Marie Kirwin 2009-2014 Director View profile
  39. Douglas Laurence Wenn 2009-2011 Director View profile
  40. Peter Norman Hirschmann 2008-2013 Director View profile
  41. Charmian Elizabeth Knight 2008-2012 Director View profile
  42. Dr Cecily Eleanor Rowe 2008-2015 Director View profile
  43. Professor Patricia Barbara Cullen 2008-2011 Director View profile
  44. Gareth Robert James 2008-2010 Director View profile
  45. Ralph Pearce Williams 2008-2016 Director View profile
  46. John Alan Longbottom 2008-2011 Director View profile
  47. Paul Nicholas Reed 2008-2016 Director View profile
  48. Frederick Oliver Sykes 2007-2012 Director View profile
  49. Ralph Ibbertson Clark 2007-2008 Director View profile
  50. Muriel Stammers 2007-2008 Director View profile
  51. Michael John Rayner 2007-2016 Director View profile
  52. Meadowcroft, Michael James, Mr. 2007-2020 Director View profile
  53. Ian Christopher Webster 2007-2021 Director View profile
  54. Professor Peter Henry John Heather Gosden 2007-2012 Director View profile
  55. John Alan Longbottom 2007-2016 Director View profile
  56. Mary Margaret Ness 2007-2017 Director View profile
  57. Dr Kevin Grady 2007-2012 Director View profile
  58. Patrick Daniel Russell Milner 2005-2007 Director View profile
  59. Professor Geoffrey Nat Cantor 2005-2009 Director View profile
  60. Roderick Thomson 2005-2013 Director View profile
  61. Jacki Proctor 2005-2008 Director View profile
  62. George Whitehead 2005-2012 Director View profile
  63. Richard William Hainsworth 2005-2020 Director View profile
  64. Francis Charles Prust 2005-2009 Director View profile
  65. Christopher John Tuffs 2005-2008 Director View profile
  66. Geoffrey Forster 2005-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/09/2005
Also a registered charity
The Leeds Library

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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 Leeds Library is controlled by Paul Charles Ellis
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2023-06-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Charles Ellis.

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.

Grants received

5 grants · £402,900 total

360Giving 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £307,300 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £95,600 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £249,5002023-07-04
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £27,2002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £68,4002020-10-14
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £49,8002020-07-06
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £8,0002013-06-07
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.

6 directors on the board

4.7y median 4.1y
average tenure
9.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Tech and media 2Other 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05577905
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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