Company
The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Prof Martin Thomas BarlowDirector · since 2024
- Dr Diane Lorraine ListerDirector · since 2023
- Dr Norman Macaskill FraserDirector · since 2023
- Dr Harvey Thomas McmahonDirector · since 2019
- Graham Stephen BuddDirector · since 2018
- Pauline StantonDirector · since 2018
- Christopher John TownsendDirector · since 2018
- Dr Jimmy Suen Yan ChanDirector · since 2017
- Professor Russell Paul CowburnDirector · since 2017
- Professor John Stanley Hill GastonDirector · since 2013
- Professor Robert Stephen WhiteDirector · since 2013
- Dr Rodney Dennis HolderDirector · since 2013
Previous officers 11
- Professor Rebecca Clare Fitzgerald 2021–2025 View profile
- Prof Paul Ewart 2021–2022 View profile
- Dr Christine Mary Rutherford Nisbet 2021–2025 View profile
- Prof Keith Fox 2020–2021 View profile
- Revd Dr Andrew Paul Davison 2018–2024 View profile
- Professor Janet Claire Soskice 2017–2020 View profile
- Martin John Frost 2017–2018 View profile
- Professor Sir Colin John Humphreys 2017–2021 View profile
- Ian Hugh White 2017–2021 View profile
- Dr Denis Raven Alexander 2013–2025 View profile
- Keith Alexander Haddow 2013–2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/03/2013
- Also a registered charity
- The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
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.
12 directors on the board
- Dr Jimmy Suen Yan Chan Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Harvey Thomas Mcmahon Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Norman Macaskill Fraser Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Diane Lorraine Lister Director · appointed 2023
- Christopher John Townsend Director · appointed 2018
- Professor John Stanley Hill Gaston Director · appointed 2013
- Professor Robert Stephen White Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Rodney Dennis Holder Director · appointed 2013
- Professor Russell Paul Cowburn Director · appointed 2017
- Pauline Stanton Director · appointed 2018
- Graham Stephen Budd Director · appointed 2018
- Prof Martin Thomas Barlow Director · appointed 2024
8.2y median 8.3y
average tenure
13.4y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Jimmy Suen Yan Chan Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Harvey Thomas Mcmahon Director · appointed 2019
- Christopher John Townsend Director · appointed 2018
- Professor John Stanley Hill Gaston Director · appointed 2013
- Professor Robert Stephen White Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Rodney Dennis Holder Director · appointed 2013
- Professor Russell Paul Cowburn Director · appointed 2017
- Pauline Stanton Director · appointed 2018
- Graham Stephen Budd Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Dr Jimmy Suen Yan Chan Director · appointed 2017
- Dr Harvey Thomas Mcmahon Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Diane Lorraine Lister Director · appointed 2023
- Professor John Stanley Hill Gaston Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Rodney Dennis Holder Director · appointed 2013
- Pauline Stanton Director · appointed 2018
- Prof Martin Thomas Barlow Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (5)
- Dr Norman Macaskill Fraser Director · appointed 2023
- Christopher John Townsend Director · appointed 2018
- Professor Robert Stephen White Director · appointed 2013
- Professor Russell Paul Cowburn Director · appointed 2017
- Graham Stephen Budd Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
- Dr Jimmy Suen Yan Chan Hughes Hall in the University of Cambridge
- Christopher John Townsend Cambridge Papers Limited, The ELY Diocesan Board of Finance
- Professor John Stanley Hill Gaston Charity of William Westley, Cambridge Arthritis Research Endeavour (Care)
- Pauline Stanton Sawston Arts Appeal
- Graham Stephen Budd The Cambridge Theological Federation, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Cambridge, The Aidan Charitable Trust
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Denis Raven Alexander Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2025
- Dr Christine Mary Rutherford Nisbet Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
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 3Other services 2Education 1Tech 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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08426223
- 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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