The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Jonathan Garnier Ruffer

Chair of 3 charities - director of 13 companies - 13 former directorships

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Governance intelligence

Experience100

Leadership80

Breadth75

Network50

Renewal risk48

34.4 years in governance · 3 charity boards · 24 company directorships (13 former) · 2 chair roles · 3 sectors · 12.3y average tenure

Calculated from Charity Commission and Companies House records - deterministic, no AI.

Boards (3)

Lempriere Pringle 2015 Chair since 2015 · 11yIncome across tenure yearsIncome -1% across tenure yearsIncome trend: stableReserves cover about 108 months of spending (latest year)Charity Commission annual returns
11Arches since 2014 · 12yIncome across tenure yearsIncome +202% across tenure yearsIncome trend: risingReserves cover about 11 months of spending (latest year)Charity Commission annual returns
THE Zurbaran Trust Chair since 2012 · 14yIncome across tenure yearsIncome -65% across tenure yearsIncome trend: fallingReserves cover about 3 months of spending (latest year)Charity Commission annual returns

Governance journey

1999
THE Good Shepherd Mission
Director - resigned 2008
2000
Whitefoord (2010) Limited
Director - resigned 2007
2001
Electric & General Investment Trust PLC
Director
2002
THE Shallowford Trust
Director - resigned 2011
2003
THE Kennerley Rumford Trust
Director - resigned 2004
2003
THE Kennerley Rumford Trust
Secretary - resigned 2003
2003
Ruffer LLP
Llp-member - resigned 2026
2004
Ruffer (Employees) Limited
Director - resigned 2026
2009
HAM Nominees Limited
Director - resigned 2014
2009
Hanby Nominees Limited
Director - resigned 2014
2011
THE Zurbaran Trust
Director
2012
THE Auckland Project
Director - resigned 2015
2012
THE Zurbaran Trust
Trustee - Chair
2012
TAP Trading Limited
Director - resigned 2018
2013
LPT Trading LTD
Director
2013
Ruffer LLP
Llp-member - resigned 2014
2013
LPT Trading LTD
Director
2014
11Arches
Trustee
2014
11Arches
Director
2014
11Arches Night Show Limited
Director
2015
Lempriere Pringle 2015
Trustee - Chair
2019
THE Auckland Project
Director - resigned 2024
2019
Jchmm LLP
Llp-member
2023
Ruffer GT Limited
Director
2023
THE Garden Museum
Director
2025
TAP Solar Limited
Director
2025
TAP Trading Limited
Director
2025
TAP Geothermal Limited
Director
2025
Park Head Leisure LTD
Director
2025
11Arches Construction Limited
Director

Showing the most recent 30 of 35 dated appointments.

Governance network

149

people served alongside

15

organisations in their governance network

Most-frequent collaborators

Stanway, Louise Mary Fellbarn Limited, 2025-current
Eldred, Nicholas John Park Head Leisure LTD, 2025-current
Yorke, Robert John Park Head Leisure LTD, 2025-current
Hinch, Richard Park Head Leisure LTD, 2025-current
Dean, Jane Elizabeth Bonnar Park Head Leisure LTD, 2025-current
Yorke, Robert John TAP Trading Limited, 2025-current
Eldred, Nicholas John TAP Trading Limited, 2025-current
Yorke, Robert John TAP Solar Limited, 2025-current
+164 more

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Grouped by governance profile from public records - deterministic, no AI.

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