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London Higher

Educational support services

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 39

  1. Professor David Andrew Phoenix 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Professor Jennifer Mary Higham 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Cook 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Professor Peter Nicholas Hugh Beech 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Professor Frances Marie Corner 2020-2025 Director View profile
  6. Dr Wendy Ann Thomson 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Professor Lynn Dobbs 2019-2022 Director View profile
  8. Professor David Seymour Latchman 2019-2023 Director View profile
  9. Professor Amanda Broderick 2019-2025 Director View profile
  10. Professor Francis Martin Campbell 2018-2019 Director View profile
  11. Professor Peter Graham Kopelman 2018-2019 Director View profile
  12. Professor Sir Paul Curran 2018-2021 Director View profile
  13. Professor Linda Sally Drew 2018-2019 Director View profile
  14. Professor John James Raftery 2017-2019 Director View profile
  15. Dr Celia Ann Caulcott 2017-2020 Director View profile
  16. Professor Paul Gerard O'Prey 2017-2019 Director View profile
  17. Dr Deborah Patricia Gill 2016-2020 Director View profile
  18. Professor Peter David John 2015-2021 Director View profile
  19. Professor Paul John Layzell 2015-2021 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Victor Patrick Loughrey 2014-2018 Director View profile
  21. Keith Zimmerman 2014-2016 Director View profile
  22. Professor Veronica Lewis 2014-2017 Director View profile
  23. Professor Adrian Frederick Melhuish Smith 2013-2018 Director View profile
  24. David John Maguire 2012-2019 Director View profile
  25. Dr Julius Rolf Weinberg 2011-2017 Director View profile
  26. Geoffrey Joel Crossick 2010-2012 Director View profile
  27. Professor Malcolm George William Gillies 2010-2014 Director View profile
  28. Professor Peter Kopelman 2010-2011 Director View profile
  29. Professor Paul Webley 2010-2014 Director View profile
  30. Barry William Ife 2009-2011 Director View profile
  31. Barbara Marian Stephens 2009-2012 Director View profile
  32. Professor Geoffrey Eric Petts 2008-2017 Director View profile
  33. Malcolm George William Gillies 2008-2009 Director View profile
  34. Professor Michael John Driscoll 2006-2008 Director View profile
  35. Professor Alastair Tom Parslow Pearce 2006-2008 Director View profile
  36. Jenny Wetherill 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  37. Emmanuela Forte 2018-2022 Secretary View profile
  38. Dr Michael John Reynier 2009-2018 Secretary View profile
  39. Jane Mary Glanville 2006-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Membership of London Higher Academic Organisation Buyer: NHS England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This project commissions a pan London higher education coordination service to align university provision with NHS workforce priorities, strengthen workforce supply pipelines, and support system wide workforce planning. The service will be …

About

What it does
Educational support services
Incorporated
06/03/2006
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
London Higher

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. London Higher is controlled by Adrian Frederick Melhuish Smith
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-16, ceased 2018-03-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Adrian Frederick Melhuish Smith.

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.

7 directors on the board

4.7y median 3y
average tenure
17.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

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.

Education 8Professional services 3Arts and leisure 2Finance 2Hospitality 2Other services 2Property 2Business services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05731255
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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