Company
Advocates for International Development
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Michael Adam RuddDirector · since 2025
- Richard BamforthDirector · since 2025
- Jane Elizabeth MccormickDirector · since 2025
- Bhambri, Sunita, Ms.Director · since 2012
- Birgit Isabel NeuDirector · since 2011
- Jessica Catherine GladstoneDirector · since 2006
- Roger George LeeseDirector · since 2006
- Tahir RaufSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 20
- Rebecca Jane Kitchingham 2019–2026 View profile
- Stephen Thomas Newcombe 2019–2026 View profile
- Richard Stewart Morris 2017–2019 View profile
- Peter David Spencer King 2016–2025 View profile
- Serena Marie Brown 2012–2017 View profile
- Jonathan Bernard Potter 2011–2017 View profile
- Richard Edward Brophy 2011–2013 View profile
- Gillian Mary Arthur 2011–2021 View profile
- Gorman, Matthew David, Mr. 2011–2013 View profile
- George Michael John Peretz 2011–2015 View profile
- Francis Richard Ross Dyton 2011–2023 View profile
- Victoria Elizabeth Livesey Wakefield 2007–2011 View profile
- Kara Elizabeth Irwin 2007–2012 View profile
- Farid Anvari 2007–2011 View profile
- Nicholas John Flynn 2006–2015 View profile
- Christopher Andrew Marshall 2006–2010 View profile
- Katie Marianne Hutt 2006–2007 View profile
- Andrew John Thompson 2011–2025 View profile
- Alexandra Marseglia 2006–2010 View profile
- Katie Frith 2006–2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 16/08/2006
- Also a registered charity
- Advocates for International Development
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.
7 directors on the board
- Jessica Catherine Gladstone Director · appointed 2006
- Michael Adam Rudd Director · appointed 2025
- Jane Elizabeth Mccormick Director · appointed 2025
- Roger George Leese Director · appointed 2006
- Richard Bamforth Director · appointed 2025
- Birgit Isabel Neu Director · appointed 2011
- Bhambri, Sunita, Ms. Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Jessica Catherine Gladstone Director · appointed 2006
- Roger George Leese Director · appointed 2006
- Birgit Isabel Neu Director · appointed 2011
- Bhambri, Sunita, Ms. Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Richard Bamforth Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (6)
- Jessica Catherine Gladstone Director · appointed 2006
- Michael Adam Rudd Director · appointed 2025
- Jane Elizabeth Mccormick Director · appointed 2025
- Roger George Leese Director · appointed 2006
- Birgit Isabel Neu Director · appointed 2011
- Bhambri, Sunita, Ms. Director · appointed 2012
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Peter David Spencer King Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
- Rebecca Jane Kitchingham Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
- Stephen Thomas Newcombe Director · appointed 2019 · 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.
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
- 05907641
- 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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