Who leads it
- Karen Anna SpencerDirector · since 2026
- Christian Richard Spencer TurpinDirector · since 2025
- Professor Koenraad LambertsDirector · since 2025
- Fiona SalzenDirector · since 2024
- Professor Helen Mary O’Sullivan-HeritageDirector · since 2024
- Professor Andrew Charles CollopDirector · since 2024
- Raheel NawazDirector · since 2024
- David James Wilson ChalmersDirector · since 2023
- Simon Ronald BoltonDirector · since 2023
- Sir Christopher Roy HusbandsDirector · since 2022
- Heidi Michele Fraser-KraussDirector · since 2021
- Dr David John AshtonDirector · since 2021
- Professor Paul Joseph BoyleDirector · since 2021
- Dr David John PilsburyDirector · since 2020
- Alice Jane ColbanSecretary · since 2012
Previous officers 45
- Anthony James Bravo 2026–2026 View profile
- Simon George Hewitt 2025–2026 View profile
- Professor Lisa Oriel Roberts 2022–2025 View profile
- Joanna Mary Elizabeth Campbell 2021–2025 View profile
- Professor Anthony William Forster 2020–2023 View profile
- Ashley Paul Wheaton 2020–2023 View profile
- Debra Jane Gray 2019–2025 View profile
- Jude William Thomas Sheeran 2019–2020 View profile
- Andrew Jonathan Paul Bourne 2019–2020 View profile
- Robert Gerard Mcwilliam 2017–2024 View profile
- Susan Bowen 2017–2023 View profile
- Elizabeth Florence Barnes 2017–2021 View profile
- Robin Ghurbhurun 2015–2019 View profile
- Dr Paul Barrie Feldman 2015–2021 View profile
- Professor Carl Wilhelm Irene Pistorius 2015–2017 View profile
- Nigel Anthony Seaton 2015–2019 View profile
- Professor Mark Edmund Smith 2014–2022 View profile
- Professor Robert Campbell Kennedy Thomson 2014–2020 View profile
- David John Maguire 2014–2021 View profile
- Professor Anne Elizabeth Trefethen 2014–2022 View profile
- Professor Chris Hendrik Brink 2014–2015 View profile
- Professor Philip Gummett 2013–2019 View profile
- Professor Sir Timothy Michael Martin Shea 2012–2013 View profile
- Richard Anthony Boulderstone 2012–2013 View profile
- Professor Paul John Layzell 2012–2019 View profile
- Professor Paul William Jeffreys 2012–2013 View profile
- Heather Macdonald 2012–2015 View profile
- Noel Glynne Lloyd 2012–2014 View profile
- Professor Martyn Cameron Harrow 2012–2015 View profile
- Professor Celia Patricia Duffy 2012–2013 View profile
- Professor Martin John Hall 2012–2015 View profile
- Professor Robin Richard Sebastian Baker 2012–2015 View profile
- Richard Parsons 2010–2012 View profile
- Paul Richard Harwood 2010–2012 View profile
- David Iain Scott 2007–2012 View profile
- Hazel Margaret Woodward 2006–2010 View profile
- Deborah Catherine Shorley 2006–2012 View profile
- Yogendra Gordhanbhai Patel 2006–2007 View profile
- Paul Richard Branston 2006–2006 View profile
- Patricia Susan Crocker 2006–2007 View profile
- David Edward House 2006–2012 View profile
- Paul Richard Harwood 2010–2012 View profile
- Sharon Jane Armstrong 2007–2008 View profile
- Lorraine Estelle 2006–2012 View profile
- Norman Wiseman 2006–2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 17/03/2006
- Also a registered charity
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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.
- Universities UK
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Association of Colleges
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Board analysis for researchers
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.
14 directors on the board
- Simon Ronald Bolton Director · appointed 2023
- Heidi Michele Fraser-Krauss Director · appointed 2021
- Fiona Salzen Director · appointed 2024
- Christian Richard Spencer Turpin Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Helen Mary O’Sullivan-Heritage Director · appointed 2024
- Professor Koenraad Lamberts Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Paul Joseph Boyle Director · appointed 2021
- David James Wilson Chalmers Director · appointed 2023
- Karen Anna Spencer Director · appointed 2026
- Professor Andrew Charles Collop Director · appointed 2024
- Dr David John Ashton Director · appointed 2021
- Sir Christopher Roy Husbands Director · appointed 2022
- Dr David John Pilsbury Director · appointed 2020
- Raheel Nawaz Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Dr David John Pilsbury Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Professor Helen Mary O’Sullivan-Heritage Director · appointed 2024
- Karen Anna Spencer Director · appointed 2026
- Professor Andrew Charles Collop Director · appointed 2024
- Dr David John Pilsbury Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (10)
- Simon Ronald Bolton Director · appointed 2023
- Heidi Michele Fraser-Krauss Director · appointed 2021
- Fiona Salzen Director · appointed 2024
- Christian Richard Spencer Turpin Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Koenraad Lamberts Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Paul Joseph Boyle Director · appointed 2021
- David James Wilson Chalmers Director · appointed 2023
- Dr David John Ashton Director · appointed 2021
- Sir Christopher Roy Husbands Director · appointed 2022
- Raheel Nawaz Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Simon George Hewitt Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Debra Jane Gray Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
- Anthony James Bravo Director · appointed 2026 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 05747339
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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