Company

The Circle of Women

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

Who leads it

Previous officers 8

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Grace Camara 2022–2025 Director View profile
Melanie Claire Ward 2021–2024 Director View profile
Elizabeth Ann Cadbury 2019–2023 Director View profile
Melanie Ruth Hall 2017–2018 Director View profile
Catherine Maria Ferrier 2017–2025 Director View profile
Claire Lewis 2014–2022 Director View profile
Lady Caroline Jane Wellesley 2014–2022 Director View profile
Hilary Louise Stone Waters 2014–2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 11/04/2014
Also a registered charity: The Circle of Women

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.

13 directors on the board

Laura Ann Griffin Director · appointed 2024
Jane Karczewski Director · appointed 2024
Susan Elaine Turrell Director · appointed 2019
Nicole Louise Jassoy Lowe Director · appointed 2023
Scheaffer Atieno Okore Director · appointed 2024
Livia Giuggioli Director · appointed 2014
Amarachi Clarke Director · appointed 2022
Professor Pamela Ann Gillies Director · appointed 2024
Patricia Dorothy Young Director · appointed 2026
Karis Victoria Mclarty Director · appointed 2022
Anne Aslett Director · appointed 2026
Maria Agustina Oliveri Director · appointed 2026
Tara Alexandra Paterson Director · appointed 2018

3.5y median 1.8y

average tenure

12.3y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Susan Elaine Turrell Director · appointed 2019
Livia Giuggioli Director · appointed 2014
Tara Alexandra Paterson Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Laura Ann Griffin Director · appointed 2024
Nicole Louise Jassoy Lowe Director · appointed 2023
Livia Giuggioli Director · appointed 2014
Anne Aslett Director · appointed 2026
Maria Agustina Oliveri Director · appointed 2026
Tara Alexandra Paterson Director · appointed 2018

Portfolio (7)

Jane Karczewski Director · appointed 2024
Susan Elaine Turrell Director · appointed 2019
Scheaffer Atieno Okore Director · appointed 2024
Amarachi Clarke Director · appointed 2022
Professor Pamela Ann Gillies Director · appointed 2024
Patricia Dorothy Young Director · appointed 2026
Karis Victoria Mclarty Director · appointed 2022

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Grace Camara Director · appointed 2022 · 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.

Other services 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Property 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

Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 08993335
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition: Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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