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Full Fact
Full Fact is an active UK company (number 06975984), incorporated 2009, with 10 current directors including Sarah Frances Walker and Claire Wardle. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- Sarah Frances WalkerDirector · since 2026
- Claire WardleDirector · since 2022
- Antonia Mary CoxDirector · since 2022
- Dr Claire Helen MelamedDirector · since 2022
- Professor Anand MenonDirector · since 2019
- Baroness Janet Anne RoyallDirector · since 2019
- Timothy Alan GordonDirector · since 2019
- Anna CookDirector · since 2019
- James Paul HardingDirector · since 2019
- Richard InglewoodDirector · since 2014
- Charlotte Elizabeth RossSecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 11
- William Michael De Winton 2022-2023 View profile
- Sharon Fae Witherspoon 2016-2021 View profile
- Lord John Kevin Sharkey 2014-2022 View profile
- Lord David Lawrence Lipsey 2011-2019 View profile
- Simon Jonathan Wilson Briscoe 2011-2021 View profile
- Professor Jean Seaton 2009-2020 View profile
- Michael John Samuel 2009-2026 View profile
- Lord Peter Kingsley Archer of Sandwell 2009-2012 View profile
- Baroness Julia Babette Sarah Neuberger 2009-2019 View profile
- William Andrew Moy 2009-2021 View profile
- John Nicol Fortune Lloyd 2009-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other information service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 29/07/2009
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- Full Fact
- Previous names
- Full Fact LTD (until 23/06/2011)
Factcheck (until 25/03/2011)
Grants received
9 grants · £744,592 total360Giving 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
- Pears Foundation · £350,000 (2 grants)
- Barrow Cadbury Trust · £195,000 (4 grants)
- John Ellerman Foundation · £150,000
- Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust · £49,592
- Nesta ·
Most recent
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.
10 directors on the board
- Professor Anand Menon Director · appointed 2019
- Claire Wardle Director · appointed 2022
- Baroness Janet Anne Royall Director · appointed 2019
- James Paul Harding Director · appointed 2019
- Timothy Alan Gordon Director · appointed 2019
- Antonia Mary Cox Director · appointed 2022
- Anna Cook Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Claire Helen Melamed Director · appointed 2022
- Richard Inglewood Director · appointed 2014
- Sarah Frances Walker Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Professor Anand Menon Director · appointed 2019
- Baroness Janet Anne Royall Director · appointed 2019
- James Paul Harding Director · appointed 2019
- Timothy Alan Gordon Director · appointed 2019
- Anna Cook Director · appointed 2019
- Richard Inglewood Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Claire Wardle Director · appointed 2022
- Anna Cook Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (8)
- Professor Anand Menon Director · appointed 2019
- Baroness Janet Anne Royall Director · appointed 2019
- James Paul Harding Director · appointed 2019
- Timothy Alan Gordon Director · appointed 2019
- Antonia Mary Cox Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Claire Helen Melamed Director · appointed 2022
- Richard Inglewood Director · appointed 2014
- Sarah Frances Walker Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Michael John Samuel Director · appointed 2009 · 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
- 06975984
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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