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Open Data Institute

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Anna Maria Fowlkes Mazzone 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Justine Juliette Alice Roberts 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Jenifer Fay Alys Tennison 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Gavin Morana 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Martha Lane Fox 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Neelie Kroes 2015-2017 Director View profile
  7. Martin Adam Elysee Tisne 2015-2022 Director View profile
  8. Dr John Richard Marsh 2013-2016 Director View profile
  9. Gavin Renwick Starks 2012-2016 Director View profile
  10. Christopher Martin Stait 2012-2012 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £40,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Feasibility Study - Making customer account data available directly and automatically to third parties- CO Buyer: Crown Commercial Service £40,000 2014-06-18 CPV 73220000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This Contract has already been awarded. This notice is for the publication of the Consultancy value Statement which indicates the financial and non-financial value which has been delivered from this Contract. The contract was to undertak…

  • Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 Buyer: Crown Commercial Service Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework enables public sector organisations to procure suppliers to deliver digital, data, and technology services in line with government policies, standards, and best practices. The scope for this framework contract supports delive…

    Framework

About

Incorporated
13/04/2012

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Open Data Institute is controlled by Nigel Richard Shadbolt
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nigel Richard Shadbolt.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

12 grants · £9,604,980 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

  • Sport England · £5,719,412 (9 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £2,000,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,335,568
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £550,000

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.

4 directors on the board

12.6y median 13.8y
average tenure
14.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
2
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.

Professional services 5Tech and media 3Construction 1Education 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
08030289
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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