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Council for the Defence of British Universities

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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 14

  1. Professor Emma Griffin 2024–2025 Director View profile
  2. Professor Alison Margaret Wolf 2024–2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Rowan Douglas Williams 2020–2025 Director View profile
  4. Lord Paul Anthony Elliott Bew 2014–2024 Director View profile
  5. Professor Dame Karin Judith Barber 2013–2024 Director View profile
  6. Professor Kenneth Owen Morgan 2013–2024 Director View profile
  7. Dame Janet Laughland Nelson 2013–2022 Director View profile
  8. Rt Hon Sir David Alexander Ogilvy Edward 2013–2024 Director View profile
  9. Professor Howard Hotson 2012–2025 Director View profile
  10. Dr Timothy John Horder 2012–2025 Director View profile
  11. Sir (George) Peter Scott 2012–2025 Director View profile
  12. Sir Keith Vivian Thomas 2012–2025 Director View profile
  13. Simon Andrew Head 2012–2024 Director View profile
  14. Dr Jon Hall 2020–2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Incorporated
01/03/2012
Board analysis for researchers

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.

1 directors on the board

14.4y median 14.4y
average tenure
14.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07972001
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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