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The Wolfson Foundation
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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Professor Dame Nancy Jane RothwellDirector · since 2026
- Sir Leszek BorysiewiczDirector · since 2023
- Allegra BermanDirector · since 2021
- Charles Ralph Wolfson TownsleyDirector · since 2018
- Rebecca Sarah MarksDirector · since 2015
- Lord Leslie Arnold TurnbergDirector · since 2014
- Professor Sir David Nicholas CannadineDirector · since 2014
- Wolfson Townsley, Laura Helen, the Hon MrsDirector · since 2014
- Sir Michael PepperDirector · since 2014
- Wolfson DE Botton, Janet Frances, the Hon MrsDirector · since 2014
- Dame Jean Olwen ThomasDirector · since 2014
- Dame Hermione LeeDirector · since 2014
- Paul Benjamin RamsbottomSecretary · since 2014
Previous officers 5
- Sir Peter John Ratcliffe 2015-2024 View profile
- Sir David John Weatherall 2014-2015 View profile
- Professor Sir Eric Albert Ash 2014-2019 View profile
- Wolfson Davis, Deborah, the Hon Mrs 2014-2018 View profile
- Lord Ian Mccoll of Dulwich 2014-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other credit granting n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 06/03/2014
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- The Wolfson Foundation
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.
12 directors on the board
- Lord Leslie Arnold Turnberg Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Sir David Nicholas Cannadine Director · appointed 2014
- Sir Leszek Borysiewicz Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Dame Nancy Jane Rothwell Director · appointed 2026
- Wolfson Townsley, Laura Helen, the Hon Mrs Director · appointed 2014
- Charles Ralph Wolfson Townsley Director · appointed 2018
- Sir Michael Pepper Director · appointed 2014
- Wolfson DE Botton, Janet Frances, the Hon Mrs Director · appointed 2014
- Allegra Berman Director · appointed 2021
- Dame Jean Olwen Thomas Director · appointed 2014
- Dame Hermione Lee Director · appointed 2014
- Rebecca Sarah Marks Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Lord Leslie Arnold Turnberg Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Sir David Nicholas Cannadine Director · appointed 2014
- Wolfson Townsley, Laura Helen, the Hon Mrs Director · appointed 2014
- Charles Ralph Wolfson Townsley Director · appointed 2018
- Sir Michael Pepper Director · appointed 2014
- Wolfson DE Botton, Janet Frances, the Hon Mrs Director · appointed 2014
- Dame Jean Olwen Thomas Director · appointed 2014
- Dame Hermione Lee Director · appointed 2014
- Rebecca Sarah Marks Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Sir Leszek Borysiewicz Director · appointed 2023
- Wolfson DE Botton, Janet Frances, the Hon Mrs Director · appointed 2014
- Allegra Berman Director · appointed 2021
- Dame Jean Olwen Thomas Director · appointed 2014
- Dame Hermione Lee Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (7)
- Lord Leslie Arnold Turnberg Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Sir David Nicholas Cannadine Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Dame Nancy Jane Rothwell Director · appointed 2026
- Wolfson Townsley, Laura Helen, the Hon Mrs Director · appointed 2014
- Charles Ralph Wolfson Townsley Director · appointed 2018
- Sir Michael Pepper Director · appointed 2014
- Rebecca Sarah Marks Director · appointed 2015
Also govern a charity
- Professor Sir David Nicholas Cannadine World Monuments Fund Britain Limited, The Royal Mint Museum
- Professor Dame Nancy Jane Rothwell Cancer Research UK
- Sir Michael Pepper The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust, West END Great Synagogue, The Norman Cohn Charitable Trust
- Rebecca Sarah Marks The Tangent Charitable Trust
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.
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
- 08927040
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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