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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 27

  1. Sandeep Gopalan 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Luisa Manon Porritt 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Azmina Dhrodia 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Leo De Grunwald 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. Christian Alice Scarborough 2018-2026 Director View profile
  6. Brian Laurence Parkinson 2018-2022 Director View profile
  7. Milena Popova 2012-2018 Director View profile
  8. John Christopher Elliott 2012-2020 Director View profile
  9. Owen Francis Blacker 2012-2020 Director View profile
  10. Maria Isabelle Farrell 2011-2018 Director View profile
  11. Alec David Edward Muffett 2011-2020 Director View profile
  12. Simon Phipps 2011-2020 Director View profile
  13. Neil Michael Mcgovern 2010-2012 Director View profile
  14. Dr Emma Byrne 2010-2012 Director View profile
  15. Simon Collister 2009-2011 Director View profile
  16. Harry Stillingfleet Metcalfe 2009-2018 Director View profile
  17. Vijay Sodiwala 2007-2011 Director View profile
  18. David Harris 2007-2010 Director View profile
  19. Rufus Gabriel Pollock 2005-2009 Director View profile
  20. William Mark Heath 2005-2009 Director View profile
  21. Stefan Magdalinski 2005-2006 Director View profile
  22. Daniel John O'Brien 2005-2011 Director View profile
  23. Ben Russell Thad Laurie 2005-2018 Director View profile
  24. Ian Brown 2005-2007 Director View profile
  25. Susan Margaret Charman 2005-2008 Director View profile
  26. Louise Anne Ferguson 2005-2009 Director View profile
  27. James Paul Cronin 2005-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/10/2005

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. Open Rights is controlled by James Paul Cronin
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-08-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Paul Cronin.

3 other companies 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.

Grants received

15 grants · £803,669 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

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.

7 directors on the board

4.6y median 4.3y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05581537
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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