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The Faraday Institution

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Dr Valentina Gentili 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Cordelia O'Hara 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Dr Maurits Van Tol 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Dr Andreas Docter 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Professor Ester Kristina Edstrom 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Professor Simon Mark Spearing 2018-2025 Director View profile
  7. Dr Johney Green 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. Dr Stefan Berger 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. Dr Alan Edwin Nelson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  10. Dr Julie Maxton 2018-2021 Director View profile
  11. Jorge Pablo Pikunic 2018-2025 Director View profile
  12. Dr Jeffrey Chamberlain 2018-2022 Director View profile
  13. Stephen Heidari-Robinson 2017-2023 Director View profile
  14. Professor Pamela Anne Thomas 2017-2020 Director View profile
  15. Peter Brent Littlewood 2017-2024 Director View profile
  16. Susan Mary Robertson 2018-2025 Secretary View profile
  17. Pramod Philip 2017-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Incorporated
12/09/2017
Registered office
Didcot
Also a registered charity
The Faraday Institution

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. The Faraday Institution is controlled by Peter Brent Littlewood
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2017-09-12, ceased 2018-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Brent Littlewood.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

2 grants · £8,122,782 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

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £7,200,000
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · £922,782

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £7,200,0002022-04-01
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £922,7822019-04-01
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.

9 directors on the board

3.4y median 3y
average tenure
5.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 5Utilities 3Property 2

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
10959095
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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