The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

William Edgar Foyle Samuel

Trustee of 1 charity - director of 4 companies - 15 former directorships

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Governance intelligence

Experience84

Leadership0

Breadth71

Network20

Renewal risk55

28.6 years in governance · 1 charity board · 17 company directorships (10 former) · 3 sectors · 8y average tenure

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

Charity boards (1)

Minority Rights Group since 2018 · 8yIncome across tenure yearsIncome +29% across tenure yearsIncome trend: risingReserves cover about 0 months of spending (latest year)Charity Commission annual returns

Governance journey

1997
Blackmoor House (Management) Limited
Director - resigned 2001
1998
Blackmoor House (Management) Limited
Secretary - resigned 2000
1999
W. & G. Foyle Limited
Director - resigned 2018
2000
Noved Investment Company
Secretary
2000
Noved Investment Company
Director
2005
Education Action
Director - resigned 2008
2005
Noved Investment Holdings Limited
Director
2005
Noved Investment Holdings Limited
Secretary
2006
Bristol House LTD
Director - resigned 2012
2006
Batch Limited
Director - resigned 2024
2007
Noved Investment TWO Limited
Secretary
2007
Noved Investment TWO Limited
Director
2007
Noved Investment Three Limited
Director
2007
Noved Investment Three Limited
Secretary
2007
Noved Investment ONE Limited
Director - resigned 2018
2007
Noved Investment ONE Limited
Secretary - resigned 2018
2007
UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum
Director - resigned 2021
2008
THE Book Trade Charity (Btbs)
Director - resigned 2010
2009
Minority Rights Group
Director - resigned 2015
2009
Bristol House LTD
Secretary - resigned 2012
2009
THE Booksellers Association OF THE United Kingdom & Ireland Limited
Director - resigned 2024
2013
Puxley Productions Limited
Director
2013
Australia & NEW Zealand Festival OF Literature & Arts Limited
Director
2013
Fanza
Director - resigned 2018
2018
Minority Rights Group
Trustee
2018
Minority Rights Group
Director
2018
Puxley Properties Limited
Director
2021
26-30 Cubitt Street Freehold Limited
Director

Governance network

109

people served alongside

1

organisations in their governance network

Most-frequent collaborators

Courvoisier, Thibault Patrice Claude 26-30 Cubitt Street Freehold Limited, 2026-current
Loesch, Adrien 26-30 Cubitt Street Freehold Limited, 2022-current
Miah, Akil 26-30 Cubitt Street Freehold Limited, 2021-current
Takhar, Amrit Pal Singh, Dr 26-30 Cubitt Street Freehold Limited, 2021-current
Shield, Elizabeth Anne Juliet 26-30 Cubitt Street Freehold Limited, 2021-current
Arnott, Linda Louise 26-30 Cubitt Street Freehold Limited, 2021-current
Wordley, Vivienne Elizabeth Puxley Properties Limited, 2018-current
Whitton, Vivienne Elizabeth Puxley Productions Limited, 2013-current
+101 more

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