Thalidomide Trust Company
Company 11160424 Active
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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.
10 directors on the board
- Matthew Thorogood Director · appointed 2025
- Mohammad Shahnawaz Abdullah Director · appointed 2022
- Swift, Caroline Jane, Dame Director · appointed 2023
- David Ivor Bradley Body Director · appointed 2018
- Owens, William Andrew, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Newland, Adrian Charles, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Manthorpe, Gillian, Professor Director · appointed 2025
- Varley, Rosemary Ann, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Mark Watson Benstead Director · appointed 2018
- Ruthe Catherine Isden Director · appointed 2021
5.2y median 5.6y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- David Ivor Bradley Body Director · appointed 2018
- Owens, William Andrew, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Newland, Adrian Charles, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Varley, Rosemary Ann, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Mark Watson Benstead Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Matthew Thorogood Director · appointed 2025
- Swift, Caroline Jane, Dame Director · appointed 2023
- Owens, William Andrew, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Newland, Adrian Charles, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Varley, Rosemary Ann, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Ruthe Catherine Isden Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (4)
- Mohammad Shahnawaz Abdullah Director · appointed 2022
- David Ivor Bradley Body Director · appointed 2018
- Manthorpe, Gillian, Professor Director · appointed 2025
- Mark Watson Benstead Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
0
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.
Finance 2Professional services 2Education 1Hospitality 1Property 1Retail and trade 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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- RBC Pension Trustees Limited 1 shared director
- Gwithian Towans Management Company Limited 1 shared director
- Ferry Point Management Company (Llansteffan) Limited 1 shared director
- Middle Street Resolutions Limited 1 shared director
- Faros Foundation 1 shared director
- UK Luxe Trading LTD 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 11160424 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 19/01/2018 |
| Address | 1 EATON COURT ROAD, EATON SOCON, ST NEOTS, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, PE19 8ER |
| Accounts next due | 30/06/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/09/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
86900 - Other human health activities
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Validate Trust
75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-08-07
Officers (17)
- Matthew Thorogood Director · appointed 2025
- Manthorpe, Gillian, Professor Director · appointed 2025
- Swift, Caroline Jane, Dame Director · appointed 2023
- Mohammad Shahnawaz Abdullah Director · appointed 2022
- Ruthe Catherine Isden Director · appointed 2021
- Varley, Rosemary Ann, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Owens, William Andrew, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- Newland, Adrian Charles, Professor Director · appointed 2020
- David Ivor Bradley Body Director · appointed 2018
- Mark Watson Benstead Director · appointed 2018
Show 7 former officers
- Glendinning, Caroline, Prof Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2019
- Briggs, Timothy William Roy, Professor Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2022
- Kevin Richard Wesbroom Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2022
- Nelson, Robert Franklyn, Sir Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2023
- John Henry Howard Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2018
- David Mark Spofforth Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2024
- Marlene Clair Winfield Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2021
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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