The King's College Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Library
Company 06355203 Active
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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.
8 directors on the board
- George Duncan Fergusson Director · appointed 2024
- Elisabeth Zillah Hannon Director · appointed 2018
- Smith, Richard Alexander, Dr Director · appointed 2018
- Lambert, Andrew David, Professor Director · appointed 2018
- Carryl Megan Allardice Director · appointed 2007
- O’Neill, Gemma, Dr Director · appointed 2024
- Drayton, Richard Harry, Professor Director · appointed 2024
- Westcott, Nicholas James, Dr Director · appointed 2018
7.1y median 7.7y
average tenure
18.9y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Elisabeth Zillah Hannon Director · appointed 2018
- Smith, Richard Alexander, Dr Director · appointed 2018
- Lambert, Andrew David, Professor Director · appointed 2018
- Carryl Megan Allardice Director · appointed 2007
- Westcott, Nicholas James, Dr Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Smith, Richard Alexander, Dr Director · appointed 2018
- Lambert, Andrew David, Professor Director · appointed 2018
- Carryl Megan Allardice Director · appointed 2007
- O’Neill, Gemma, Dr Director · appointed 2024
- Drayton, Richard Harry, Professor Director · appointed 2024
- Westcott, Nicholas James, Dr Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (2)
- George Duncan Fergusson Director · appointed 2024
- Elisabeth Zillah Hannon Director · appointed 2018
1
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.
Dormant 2
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- The Bermuda Society 1 shared director
- King's College London Canning House Library 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 06355203 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 29/08/2007 |
| Address | KING'S COLLEGE LONDON ROOM G39, BUSINESS OPERATIONS & SPACE, MAUGHAN LIBRARY, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON, WC2A 1LR |
| Accounts next due | 31/05/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/08/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
91011 - Library activities
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Officers (23)
- George Duncan Fergusson Director · appointed 2024
- O’Neill, Gemma, Dr Director · appointed 2024
- Drayton, Richard Harry, Professor Director · appointed 2024
- Catherine Jane Sambrook Secretary · appointed 2018
- Elisabeth Zillah Hannon Director · appointed 2018
- Smith, Richard Alexander, Dr Director · appointed 2018
- Lambert, Andrew David, Professor Director · appointed 2018
- Westcott, Nicholas James, Dr Director · appointed 2018
- Carryl Megan Allardice Director · appointed 2007
Show 14 former officers
- Olonisakin, Oluwafunmilayo, Professor Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2024
- Robert Brian Hall Secretary · appointed 2015 · resigned 2018
- Newman, Joanna, Dr Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2017
- Adam Sutcliffe Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2021
- Farrell, Theo Gerard, Professor Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2016
- Holt, Denise Mary, Dame Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2021
- Martin Bourke Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2018
- Otte, Thomas Gerard, Dr Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2018
- Patricia Jane Methven Secretary · appointed 2007 · resigned 2015
- Keith Hoggart Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2013
- Patrick Augustine Ryan Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2012
- Porter, Andrew, Professor Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2013
- Alison Cotterill Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2009
- Freedman, Lawrence David, Sir Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2015
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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