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The Thomson Foundation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Janine Victoria Gibson 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dean of Thornton LE Fylde, Brenda, Rt. 2010-2016 Director View profile
  3. Lord David Terence Puttnam CBE 2010-2014 Director View profile
  4. Elinor Mary Goodman 2010-2014 Director View profile
  5. Patsy Blair Robertson 2010-2013 Director View profile
  6. Carin Shirley Pimlott 2010-2013 Director View profile
  7. Mark David Knight 2010-2025 Director View profile
  8. Julian Filochowski 2010-2012 Director View profile
  9. Sir Stephen Wall 2010-2015 Director View profile
  10. Fowler, Norman, Rt H 2010-2012 Director View profile
  11. Robert Francis Leigh Oakley 2010-2014 Director View profile
  12. Michael James Gorman 2010-2011 Director View profile
  13. Nigel Timothy Baker 2014-2022 Secretary View profile
  14. Mary Catherine Gillard 2011-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/10/2010
Also a registered charity
The Thomson Foundation

Financials

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

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £170,399 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

  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · £170,399 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £120,2802023-04-01
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £50,1192021-04-01
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.

9 directors on the board

9.2y median 11.4y
average tenure
13.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Education 4Professional services 3Arts and leisure 1Dormant 1Finance 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07405128
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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