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

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Previous officers 35

  1. Dr Jennifer Hamilton 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Olukayodele Alake 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Pranav Kumar Sood 2019-2026 Director View profile
  4. Phillip Leslie Davies 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Geethanjali Rabindrakumar 2018-2020 Director View profile
  6. Hugh John Biddell 2015-2024 Director View profile
  7. David Levin 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Jacqueline Anne Tammenoms Bakker 2015-2018 Director View profile
  9. Giles Robert Brand 2014-2020 Director View profile
  10. Lindsey Eanswythe Dyer 2014-2015 Director View profile
  11. Simon Barber 2013-2018 Director View profile
  12. Professor Philip Maurice Davis 2013-2017 Director View profile
  13. Susan Janet Rutherford 2013-2016 Director View profile
  14. Susan Charteris 2011-2013 Director View profile
  15. Kathy Mary Anstey 2011-2019 Director View profile
  16. Brian Denton 2010-2013 Director View profile
  17. Josephine Barbara Shiach Burns 2010-2012 Director View profile
  18. Susan Rutherford 2010-2012 Director View profile
  19. Lawrence Holden 2010-2015 Director View profile
  20. Phillips, Roger Nelson, Mr. 2009-2015 Director View profile
  21. John Robert Flamson 2009-2019 Director View profile
  22. Stephen Ronald Hawkins 2009-2014 Director View profile
  23. Christopher Charles Jones 2008-2009 Director View profile
  24. Hawley, Rosemary Helen, MBE Jp Dl 2008-2021 Director View profile
  25. Ivan Timothy Wadeson 2008-2010 Director View profile
  26. Gillian Rudd 2008-2011 Director View profile
  27. Dr Philip Blake Morrison 2008-2010 Director View profile
  28. Shyamal Mukherjee 2008-2018 Director View profile
  29. Jane Elizabeth Mathieson 2008-2009 Director View profile
  30. Rebecca Gaenor Fearon 2008-2009 Director View profile
  31. Helen Elizabeth Clare Wilson 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  32. Ruth Selina Scott-Williams 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  33. Zoe Gilling 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  34. Christopher Catterall 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  35. Jill Forrest 2008-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/06/2008
Also a registered charity
The Reader Organisation

Grants received

23 grants · £5,071,930 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £2,237,440 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,050,150 (7 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £218,750 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £175,000
  • The Segelman Trust · £157,000 (2 grants)

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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

4.7y median 5.2y
average tenure
7.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Tech and media 5Hospitality 3Business services 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06607389
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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