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

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Previous officers 11

  1. Professor Heather Shore 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Shirin Hirsch 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Sam Robert Edwards 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Martin Derek Gaw 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Edwin Pattinson 2017-2022 Director View profile
  6. Clare Devaney 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Professor Melanie Julia Tebbutt 2015-2026 Director View profile
  8. Dr Konstantinos Arvanitis 2014-2020 Director View profile
  9. Erinma Eke Ochu 2014-2017 Director View profile
  10. Professor John Victor Pickstone 2012-2014 Director View profile
  11. John Matthew Williams 2012-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/11/2012
Also a registered charity
Manchester Histories

Grants received

13 grants · £1,298,013 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,130,343 (7 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £157,970 (5 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,700

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £245,1812025-04-15
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £180,4212024-09-09
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £248,5412024-08-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £3,0002022-01-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,7002021-11-19
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.

7 directors on the board

8.3y median 5.4y
average tenure
13.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

0
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.

Tech and media 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
08283259
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
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