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LAW for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Dr Simon Nicholas Davey 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Michael Abiodun Olatokun 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Joseph Raymond Broadway 2018-2026 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Gerald Spain 2018-2026 Director View profile
  5. Ann Dawn Harrison Oliver 2017-2021 Director View profile
  6. Raymond John Sheehy 2017-2025 Director View profile
  7. Dr Vanessa Louise Davies 2017-2025 Director View profile
  8. Dr Neil Rennie Stott 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. John Andrew Jackson Ellis 2015-2018 Director View profile
  10. Margie Butler 2013-2017 Director View profile
  11. Kathleen Mary Guiney Walsh 2012-2015 Director View profile
  12. Amanda Jane Finlay 2012-2023 Director View profile
  13. Sir Robin St John Knowles 2012-2020 Director View profile
  14. Michael Thomas Smyth CBE 2011-2016 Director View profile
  15. Anne Bernice Molyneux 2011-2013 Director View profile
  16. Leonora Michaella Cameron Miles 2011-2014 Director View profile
  17. John Seargeant 2011-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/07/2011
Also a registered charity
LAW for Life: the Foundation for Public Legal Education

Grants received

8 grants · £394,018 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

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002026-02-10
  • Ministry of Justice £67,3222023-10-22
  • City Bridge Trust £50,0002020-04-29
  • Trust for London £63,0002018-10-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002017-11-29
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

1.5y median 1.1y
average tenure
3.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (5)

Also govern a charity

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 1Other services 1Professional services 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07695486
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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