The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge Limited

Company 06996970 Active

Registered charity: The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge Limited

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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
13.9y median 15.7y
average tenure
16.9y
longest tenure
7
directors past 6 years
7 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
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

  • 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 organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number06996970
StatusActive
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated20/08/2009
AddressFACULTY OF ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB3 9DA
Accounts next due30/09/2026
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)


Officers (15)

  • Sfakianakis, Demetrius John, Dr Director · appointed 2020
  • Sager, Ahmed Abdulaziz Othman, Dr Director · appointed 2014
  • Baabood, Abdullah Saleh, Dr Director · appointed 2013
  • Koch, Christian, Dr Director · appointed 2010
  • Laing, Stuart John Director · appointed 2010
  • Malley, Yasir Suleiman, Professor Director · appointed 2010
  • Luciani, Giacomo, Prof Director · appointed 2009
  • Sager, Abdulaziz Othman Abdulaziz, Dr Director · appointed 2009
  • Edwards, Geoffrey, Dr Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2022
  • Dearlove, Richard Billing, Sir Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2019
  • Alani, Mustafa, Dr Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2018
  • Tripp, Charles Rees Howard, Professor Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2015
  • Niblock, Timothy Colin Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2017
  • Sager, Abdulaziz Othman Former Secretary · appointed 2010 · resigned 2013
  • M & R Secretarial Services Limited Former Corporate-secretary · appointed 2009 · resigned 2013

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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