Company
Urban Studies Foundation
Urban Studies Foundation is an active UK company (number SC338751), incorporated 2008, with 10 current directors including Professor Mary Elizabeth Lawhon and Professor Bas Johannes Van Heur. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- Professor Mary Elizabeth LawhonDirector · since 2026
- Professor Bas Johannes Van HeurDirector · since 2026
- Dr Neha SamiDirector · since 2026
- Dr Yimin ZhaoDirector · since 2024
- Professor Dr Karin PfefferDirector · since 2024
- Dr Wangui KimariDirector · since 2023
- Patel, Zarina, Associate ProfessorDirector · since 2022
- Dr Rita PadawangiDirector · since 2021
- Dr Jeroen Johannes KlinkDirector · since 2020
- Professor Loraine Anne KennedyDirector · since 2018
- T C YoungCorporate-secretary · since 2008
Previous officers 22
- Professor Alison Margaret Braithwaite Brown 2023-2024 View profile
- Dr Desiree Justina Fields 2019-2026 View profile
- Professor Linda Joyce Peake 2019-2026 View profile
- Dr Deljana Iossifova 2017-2026 View profile
- Professor Kenneth David Buchanan Gibb 2016-2022 View profile
- Professor Donald Malcolm Mcneill 2016-2024 View profile
- Professor Hyun Bang Shin 2016-2024 View profile
- Professor Jie Chen 2016-2023 View profile
- POW, Choon Piew, Associate Professor 2016-2020 View profile
- Dr Evert Jan Meijers 2016-2023 View profile
- O'Sullivan, Anthony John, Doctor 2013-2015 View profile
- Professor John Flint 2011-2019 View profile
- Professor Fulong Wu 2011-2017 View profile
- Professor Nicholas Robert Fyfe 2011-2014 View profile
- Parr, John, Mt 2008-2020 View profile
- Professor Joanne Sharp 2008-2015 View profile
- Jonathan Bannister 2008-2016 View profile
- Professor Andrew David Cumbers 2008-2015 View profile
- Professor Chris Philo 2008-2019 View profile
- Professor Ade Kearns 2008-2014 View profile
- Professor David Frisby 2008-2010 View profile
- Professor Ronan Paddison 2008-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 03/03/2008
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Urban Studies Foundation on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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.
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.
10 directors on the board
- Professor Loraine Anne Kennedy Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Rita Padawangi Director · appointed 2021
- Professor Dr Karin Pfeffer Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Yimin Zhao Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Jeroen Johannes Klink Director · appointed 2020
- Professor Bas Johannes Van Heur Director · appointed 2026
- Patel, Zarina, Associate Professor Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Wangui Kimari Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Neha Sami Director · appointed 2026
- Professor Mary Elizabeth Lawhon Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Professor Loraine Anne Kennedy Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Jeroen Johannes Klink Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (10)
- Professor Loraine Anne Kennedy Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Rita Padawangi Director · appointed 2021
- Professor Dr Karin Pfeffer Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Yimin Zhao Director · appointed 2024
- Dr Jeroen Johannes Klink Director · appointed 2020
- Professor Bas Johannes Van Heur Director · appointed 2026
- Patel, Zarina, Associate Professor Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Wangui Kimari Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Neha Sami Director · appointed 2026
- Professor Mary Elizabeth Lawhon Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Desiree Justina Fields Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
- Dr Deljana Iossifova Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026
- Professor Linda Joyce Peake Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC338751
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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