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

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Previous officers 58

  1. Joanna Stocks 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Arifa Akbar 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Guy Marasinghe Lindvall Gunaratne 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Richard Francis Townsend Coles 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Catherine Mary Galvin 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Al Ghaff 2018-2018 Director View profile
  7. Rosalind Meredith 2017-2019 Director View profile
  8. Dr Anthony Robert Julius 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Daniel Hahn 2017-2021 Director View profile
  10. Daniel Miller 2017-2025 Director View profile
  11. Sanjay Jawa 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. Lulu Patricia Francis Norman 2016-2020 Director View profile
  13. Christine Jocelyn Day 2016-2017 Director View profile
  14. Shazea Quraishi 2015-2023 Director View profile
  15. Catherine Moore 2014-2018 Director View profile
  16. Natalia Walter 2014-2015 Director View profile
  17. Samantha Joanne Schnee 2014-2022 Director View profile
  18. Maureen Deidre Freely 2014-2021 Director View profile
  19. Nikita Lalwani 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. Philip Gwyn Jones 2013-2021 Director View profile
  21. Geraldine Ann Proudler 2013-2018 Director View profile
  22. Ellah Wakatama Allfrey 2013-2015 Director View profile
  23. Claire Louise Armitstead 2013-2021 Director View profile
  24. Sands, Philippe Joseph, Mr. 2012-2017 Director View profile
  25. Catriona Jarvis 2012-2014 Director View profile
  26. David Peter Miller 2011-2014 Director View profile
  27. Nicolas Robert Kent 2011-2014 Director View profile
  28. Rachel Katherine Holmes 2011-2014 Director View profile
  29. Professor Hisham Matar 2011-2013 Director View profile
  30. Richard Abraham Gekoski 2010-2013 Director View profile
  31. Charles Matthew King 2010-2016 Director View profile
  32. Monica Ali 2010-2011 Director View profile
  33. Fathieh Saudi Shihab 2009-2013 Director View profile
  34. Kamila Naheed Shamsie 2009-2013 Director View profile
  35. Eva Alfreda Hoffman 2009-2013 Director View profile
  36. Trevor Alexander Richard Mostyn 2008-2010 Director View profile
  37. Geoffrey Ronald Robertson 2008-2011 Director View profile
  38. Dr Andrew Francis O'Hagan 2008-2009 Director View profile
  39. Salil Jaysukh Tripathi 2008-2013 Director View profile
  40. Raficq Shaik Abdulla 2008-2014 Director View profile
  41. Fiona Mary Mcmorrough 2008-2010 Director View profile
  42. Neil Mckenna 2008-2010 Director View profile
  43. Gillian Slovo 2008-2013 Director View profile
  44. Lindsay Felicia Mary Mackie 2008-2013 Director View profile
  45. Hari Mohan Nath Kunzru 2008-2009 Director View profile
  46. Rosalind Lesley Schwartz 2008-2013 Director View profile
  47. Dr Bashir Ahmad Qureshi 2008-2012 Director View profile
  48. Carol Lenore Goodings 2008-2013 Director View profile
  49. Carole Veronica Bigland 2008-2012 Director View profile
  50. Julian Leslie Evans 2008-2012 Director View profile
  51. Derek Alan Johns 2008-2011 Director View profile
  52. Professor Amanda Teresa Hopkinson 2008-2014 Director View profile
  53. Candida Clark 2006-2008 Director View profile
  54. Barry Patrick Waring Kernon 2006-2016 Director View profile
  55. Dr Alastair Neil Robertson Niven 2006-2008 Director View profile
  56. Dr Lisa Appignanesi 2006-2010 Director View profile
  57. Lee Langley 2006-2008 Director View profile
  58. Alice O'Hanlon 2006-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/03/2006
Also a registered charity
English PEN

Ownership

Owned by (9) 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.

  • Shazea Quraishi ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Christine Jocelyn Day ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Samantha Joanne Schnee ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Josephine Sarah Glanville ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Maureen Deidre Freely ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Catherine Moore ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Philip Gwyn Jones ceased 2016-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Lulu Patricia Francis Norman ceased 2016-12-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-06
  • Sanjay Jawa ceased 2016-12-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. English PEN is controlled by Shazea Quraishi
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Shazea Quraishi.

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

10 grants · £1,275,225 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £702,648 (3 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £468,432 (2 grants)
  • JRSST-CT · £78,571 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £25,574 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £234,2162022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £234,2162022-10-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £234,2162021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £234,2162020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £234,2162017-06-09
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.

15 directors on the board

3.3y median 2.5y
average tenure
7.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (10)

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 4Tech and media 3Arts and leisure 2Dormant 1Finance 1Health and social care 1Other services 1Professional 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
05747142
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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