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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 18

  1. Dr William James Paul Gravelle 2025–2026 Director View profile
  2. Professor Andrew William Lloyd 2024–2025 Director View profile
  3. Professor Sean James Wellington 2023–2024 Director View profile
  4. Professor Peter Nicholas Hugh Beech 2021–2023 Director View profile
  5. Dr Benjamin Duncan Calvert 2021–2025 Director View profile
  6. Professor Dame Julie Elspeth Lydon 2019–2021 Director View profile
  7. Professor Graham Baldwin 2019–2020 Director View profile
  8. David John Maguire 2019–2019 Director View profile
  9. Professor Philip Edward Plowden 2019–2023 Director View profile
  10. Professor Quintin Archibald Mckellar 2019–2025 Director View profile
  11. Professor Alistair David Fitt 2019–2025 Director View profile
  12. Debra Jean Humphris 2018–2024 Director View profile
  13. Edward William Peck 2015–2018 Director View profile
  14. Professor Martin John Hall 2012–2015 Director View profile
  15. Professor Mary Stewart Stuart 2012–2015 Director View profile
  16. Sharon Harrison-Barker 2020–2026 Secretary View profile
  17. Sue Grant 2013–2020 Secretary View profile
  18. Philip Waters 2012–2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/07/2012

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. University Alliance is controlled by UH Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by UH Holdings Limited.

19 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.

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.

22 directors on the board

3.2y median 2.5y
average tenure
6.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (17)

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 23Other services 11Professional services 9Property 6Dormant 5Arts and leisure 4Business services 4Finance 3

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08137679
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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