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The Oxford Centre for Religion & Public Life

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Noel Raymond Frost 2023-2024 Director View profile
John Christopher, Joshva Raja, Revd Canon Dr 2022-2026 Director View profile
Dr Patrick Sookhdeo 2020-2023 Director View profile
Rosemary Anne Sookhdeo 2018-2025 Director View profile
Hendrik Willem Storm 2017-2023 Director View profile
Dr Philip James Giddings 2015-2018 Director View profile
Dermot Brian O'Callaghan 2011-2020 Director View profile
Michael James Nazir Ali 2006-2015 Director View profile
Professor Oliver O'Donovan 2006-2008 Director View profile
Darbys Trustees Limited 2005-2006 Corporate-director View profile
Darbys Director Services Limited 2005-2006 Corporate-director View profile
Dr Dhinakaran Robert Jaba Prasad Phillips 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
Rev Dr Vinay Kumar Samuel 2006-2022 Secretary View profile
Darbys Secretarial Services Limited 2005-2006 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Activities of religious organizations
Incorporated: 23/12/2005
Registered office: Oxford
Also a registered charity: Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Oxford Centre for Religion & Public Life on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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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

Caroline Julia Chenevix Kerslake Director · appointed 2018
Rev Dr Lydia Nabunya Nsaale Kitayimbwa Director · appointed 2023
Banda, Joshua Harrimon Kaitshuleke, Bishop Dr Director · appointed 2025
Eric, Yassir Andrew, Bishop Dr Director · appointed 2023
Dr Basilius Mbanze Kasera Director · appointed 2025

3.3y median 3.3y

average tenure

7.8y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Caroline Julia Chenevix Kerslake Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Health and social care 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

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: 05662830
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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