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The King's College Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Library

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 14

  1. Professor Oluwafunmilayo Olonisakin 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dr Joanna Newman 2014-2017 Director View profile
  3. Adam Sutcliffe 2013-2021 Director View profile
  4. Professor Theo Gerard Farrell 2013-2016 Director View profile
  5. Dame Denise Mary Holt 2012-2021 Director View profile
  6. Martin Bourke 2009-2018 Director View profile
  7. Dr Thomas Gerard Otte 2007-2018 Director View profile
  8. Keith Hoggart 2007-2013 Director View profile
  9. Patrick Augustine Ryan 2007-2012 Director View profile
  10. Professor Andrew Porter 2007-2013 Director View profile
  11. Alison Cotterill 2007-2009 Director View profile
  12. Sir Lawrence David Freedman 2007-2015 Director View profile
  13. Robert Brian Hall 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  14. Patricia Jane Methven 2007-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Library activities
Incorporated
29/08/2007
Registered office
London
Previous names
The King's College Foreign and Commonwealth Office Library (until 08/06/2022)

Financials

Net assets
£0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

8 directors on the board

7.1y median 7.7y
average tenure
18.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06355203
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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