Rift Valley Research Limited

Active04271537 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 16 August 2001 (25 years)
Industry: Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities (72200)
Cultural education (85520)
Archives activities (91012)
Directors: Awak Bior
Munzoul Abdalla Munzoul Assal
Terrence Patrick Lyons
all 12 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: South East
Address: The Wheelhouse
St. Clements Street
Oxford
OX4 1AW

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 30 August 2027
Last conf. stmt: 16 August 2026

Charges

Total: 1
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 0

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Bior, Awak

Director · Appointed 26 March 2026

British

Born November 1977

Assal, Munzoul Abdalla Munzoul, Professor

Director · Appointed 1 December 2025

Sudanese

Born August 1967 (59)

Lyons, Terrence Patrick, Professor

Director · Appointed 1 December 2025

American

Born January 1959 (67)

Hammond, Laura Christine, Professor

Director · Appointed 25 November 2025

Also at Linden Gardens (Maintenance) Company Limited

American

Born May 1967 (59)

Murphy, Paul

Director · Appointed 26 June 2025

Irish

Born June 1960 (66)

Githuka, Lilian Wairimu

Director · Appointed 6 September 2024

Kenyan

Born September 1974 (52)

Oyediran, Joanna Adenike

Director · Appointed 1 September 2024

British

Born October 1968 (58)

Menkhaus, Kenneth John, Dr

Director · Appointed 1 September 2024

American

Born November 1960

Woodward, Timothy James, Mr.

Director · Appointed 1 September 2024

British

Born May 1976 (50)

Srinivasan, Sharath, Dr

Director · Appointed 16 August 2023

Also at Africa's Voices Foundation Limited, The British Institute in Eastern Africa

Australian

Born December 1974 (51)

Harper, Mary Walker

Director · Appointed 16 June 2022

British

Born July 1965 (61)

Menkerios, Haile

Director · Appointed 8 July 2021

South African

Born October 1946 (80)

Officer history (18 former)

26 March 2026

Appointed Bior, Awak as Director

26 March 2026

Resigned Moro, Leben Nelson, Dr as Director

11 December 2025

Resigned Smith, Margie Buchanan as Director

1 December 2025

Appointed Assal, Munzoul Abdalla Munzoul, Professor as Director

1 December 2025

Appointed Lyons, Terrence Patrick, Professor as Director

25 November 2025

Appointed Hammond, Laura Christine, Professor as Director

13 July 2025

Resigned Elkarib, Hala Yassin as Director

26 June 2025

Appointed Murphy, Paul as Director

30 September 2024

Resigned Maynard, Christopher Roland as Director

6 September 2024

Appointed Githuka, Lilian Wairimu as Director

1 September 2024

Appointed Menkhaus, Kenneth John, Dr as Director

1 September 2024

Appointed Oyediran, Joanna Adenike as Director

1 September 2024

Appointed Woodward, Timothy James, Mr. as Director

11 December 2023

Resigned Ero, Comfort Ekhuase, Dr as Director

16 August 2023

Appointed Srinivasan, Sharath, Dr as Director

11 April 2023

Resigned Hersi, Ali as Director

16 June 2022

Appointed Harper, Mary Walker as Director

16 June 2022

Appointed Elkarib, Hala Yassin as Director

9 July 2021

Resigned Carl, Andrew Douglas as Director

8 July 2021

Appointed Menkerios, Haile as Director

2 December 2019

Resigned Grant, Ann as Director

14 June 2019

Appointed Smith, Margie Buchanan as Director

6 March 2018

Resigned Osman, Mohamed as Director

29 January 2018

Appointed Carl, Andrew Douglas as Director

17 January 2018

Appointed Hersi, Ali as Director

16 January 2018

Resigned Hilsum, Lindsey Margaret as Director

11 January 2018

Appointed Moro, Leben Nelson, Dr as Director

14 February 2017

Appointed Maynard, Christopher Roland as Director

1 January 2017

Resigned Ryle, John Rowland as Director

8 August 2016

Resigned Willis, Justin, Professor as Director

15 January 2016

Appointed Ero, Comfort Ekhuase, Dr as Director

9 September 2011

Appointed Grant, Ann as Director

31 January 2010

Resigned Lamb, Alan Craigie as Secretary

2 December 2009

Appointed Osman, Mohamed as Director

2 December 2009

Appointed Hilsum, Lindsey Margaret as Director

2 December 2009

Resigned Lamb, Alan Craigie as Director

1 October 2009

Resigned Olney, Sarah Marian as Director

1 November 2006

Appointed Willis, Justin, Professor as Director

16 November 2004

Appointed Lamb, Alan Craigie as Director

20 August 2004

Appointed Lamb, Alan Craigie as Secretary

13 June 2004

Resigned Olney, Sarah Marian as Secretary

16 August 2001

Resigned Stl Directors Ltd. as Corporate Nominee Director

16 August 2001

Appointed Olney, Sarah Marian as Secretary

16 August 2001

Appointed Stl Directors Ltd. as Corporate Nominee Director

16 August 2001

Appointed Olney, Sarah Marian as Director

16 August 2001

Resigned Stl Secretaries Ltd. as Corporate Nominee Secretary

16 August 2001

Appointed Ryle, John Rowland as Director

16 August 2001

Appointed Stl Secretaries Ltd. as Corporate Nominee Secretary

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Filings 123

Date	Description	Made Up To
12 October 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2025
2 October 2026	Replacement filing for the appointment of a director
2 October 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	16 August 2026
1 October 2026	Director's details changed
25 August 2026	Director's details changed