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The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Crosby, Henrietta Kate, Numata Professor of Buddhist Studies 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Dr U Pannyawamsa 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. Victoria Ying Jin 2017-2022 Director View profile
  4. Janice Ruth Block 2015-2024 Director View profile
  5. Dr Alan Leiper Strathern 2014-2020 Director View profile
  6. Dr Jan Christoph Westerhoff 2014-2022 Director View profile
  7. Prof Ulrike Roesler 2014-2014 Director View profile
  8. John James Eskenazi 2014-2016 Director View profile
  9. Professor Stefano Zacchetti 2012-2020 Director View profile
  10. Professor Edmund Martin Herzig 2011-2012 Director View profile
  11. Professor Christopher Zand Minkowski 2011-2014 Director View profile
  12. Dr John Peacock 2006-2015 Director View profile
  13. Geoffrey Michael Bamford 2006-2023 Director View profile
  14. Susan Jane Gianni 2015-2024 Secretary View profile
  15. Graham Ernest Shaw 2011-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/06/2006
Also a registered charity
The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies is controlled by Charles Michael Mowat Shaw
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Charles Michael Mowat Shaw.

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.

9 directors on the board

9.8y median 6.3y
average tenure
20.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Property 1Tech and media 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05834539
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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