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United Kingdom National Commission for Unesco

United Kingdom National Commission for Unesco is an active UK company (number 05966672), incorporated 2006, with 7 current directors including Dr Vera Yordanova Slavtcheva-Petkova and Laura Nicole Griffin. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 29

  1. Katharine Riddell Pugh 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Joseph Nhan-O'Reilly 2018-2024 Director View profile
  3. Prof David John Drewry 2017-2025 Director View profile
  4. Karen Merkel 2015-2023 Director View profile
  5. Zamila Bunglawala 2015-2019 Director View profile
  6. Professor Colin John Mcinnes 2014-2022 Director View profile
  7. Professor Kieran Jude Fernandes 2013-2020 Director View profile
  8. Helen Margaret Maclagan 2013-2021 Director View profile
  9. Professor Sylvia Walby 2011-2013 Director View profile
  10. Professor Tariq Salim Durrani 2011-2017 Director View profile
  11. Garwyn Eric Brace 2011-2018 Director View profile
  12. Dr Elizabeth Helen Taylor 2011-2018 Director View profile
  13. Katherine Epstein 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. David Richard Michael Gaimster 2009-2011 Director View profile
  15. Mary Stiasny Stiasny 2009-2011 Director View profile
  16. Peter Lavender 2008-2011 Director View profile
  17. Timothy Guyse Williams 2008-2016 Director View profile
  18. Timothy James Craddock 2008-2009 Director View profile
  19. Joanne Orr 2007-2011 Director View profile
  20. Olliver James Southgate 2007-2008 Director View profile
  21. Professor John Richard Ennals 2006-2009 Director View profile
  22. Professor Ivor Harold Gaber 2006-2009 Director View profile
  23. Timothy Ian Godson Mason 2006-2011 Director View profile
  24. Professor Michael Scott 2006-2009 Director View profile
  25. Professor William John Morgan 2006-2013 Director View profile
  26. Christine Anne Whatford CBE 2006-2007 Director View profile
  27. Prof Alexander Boksenberg 2006-2011 Director View profile
  28. Sian Healey 2006-2008 Director View profile
  29. Susan Margaret Davies 2006-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/10/2006

Financials

Total assets
£101,723
Cash
£929,725
Employees
9
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£27,007

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

4 grants · £1,748,982 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 Culture, Media & Sport · £1,249,082 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £499,900 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £59,5002025-01-23
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £250,0002024-08-07
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £1,189,5822024-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £249,9002022-07-13
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

3y median 2.1y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Arts and leisure 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05966672
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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