Family Business Research Foundation

Active07001473 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
26 August 2009 (17 years)
Previously known as
Ifb Research Foundation (until 17 October 2023)
Ifb Research Foundation With Ucg (until 27 July 2015)
Ifb Research Foundation (until 24 December 2012)
This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
Industry
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74909)
Directors
Chloe Benest
Philip Ronald Bouverat
Controlled by
Michael James Bibby
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Greater London
Address
Share London The Green House
244-254 Cambridge Heath Road
London
E2 9DA

Filing status

Accounts due
31 March 2027
Last accounts
30 June 2025
Conf. stmt due
14 August 2027
Last conf. stmt
31 July 2026

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Benest, Chloe
Director · Appointed 30 September 2025
British
Born April 1982 (44)
Director · Appointed 11 March 2025
Also at Ble Smoke and Fire Curtains Limited, Lowe and Fletcher (Wednesbury) Limited, Lowe and Fletcher International Limited · more companies
British
Born October 1986 (40)
Bouverat, Philip Ronald
Director · Appointed 11 March 2025
British
Born May 1957 (69)
Discua Cruz, Allan Fernando, Dr
Director · Appointed 10 December 2024
British
Born January 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 12 December 2023
Also at Policy-Purpose Consulting Ltd · more companies
British
Born March 1969 (57)
Nicholson, Kevin John
Director · Appointed 28 October 2022
British
Born October 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 18 March 2015
Also at Charities Trust, Bibby Line Group Limited · more companies
British
Born August 1963 (63)
Officer history (20 former)
30 March 2026
Resigned Ramsden, Sean David as Director
30 September 2025
Appointed Benest, Chloe as Director
11 March 2025
Appointed Trevor-Jones, Harry Hugh as Director
11 March 2025
Appointed Bouverat, Philip Ronald as Director
10 December 2024
Appointed Discua Cruz, Allan Fernando, Dr as Director
31 October 2024
Resigned Field, Charles Edward Dyer as Director
31 October 2024
Resigned Benest, Chloe as Director
31 October 2024
Resigned Wates Cbe, James Garwood Michael, Sir as Director
23 July 2024
Resigned Bhalla, Ajay, Dr as Director
18 March 2024
Resigned Sandby-Thomas, Rachel Mary as Director
12 December 2023
Appointed Jackson, Adam Edward as Director
19 June 2023
Resigned Dwyer, Roshanak Khalili as Director
28 October 2022
Appointed Nicholson, Kevin John as Director
7 July 2021
Appointed Benest, Chloe as Director
15 June 2021
Resigned Gordon, Grant Edward as Secretary
15 June 2021
Resigned Wates, Andrew Trace Allan as Director
15 June 2021
Resigned Gordon, Grant Edward as Director
19 April 2021
Resigned Osborne, Andrew Simon Charles as Director
19 April 2021
Appointed Wates Cbe, James Garwood Michael, Sir as Director
16 February 2021
Appointed Field, Charles Edward Dyer as Director
31 December 2020
Resigned Clark, Hugh Daniel as Director
20 October 2020
Resigned Warburton, William Ross as Director
20 October 2020
Appointed Osborne, Andrew Simon Charles as Director
20 October 2020
Appointed Sandby-Thomas, Rachel Mary as Director
14 August 2020
Resigned Rubin, Carolyn Louise as Director
16 June 2020
Resigned Wyn Griffith, Martin Peter as Director
7 January 2020
Appointed Ramsden, Sean David as Director
5 February 2019
Appointed Clark, Hugh Daniel as Director
20 September 2018
Appointed Bhalla, Ajay, Dr as Director
8 September 2018
Resigned Sermon, Thomas Richard as Director
1 February 2018
Resigned Swire, Barnaby Nicholas as Director
21 September 2017
Resigned Armitage, Peter Lockhart as Director
29 June 2015
Resigned Cracknell, Christopher David as Director
18 March 2015
Appointed Bibby, Michael James as Director
5 November 2014
Appointed Armitage, Peter Lockhart as Director
30 June 2014
Resigned Hay, Michael George, Professor as Director
24 October 2012
Appointed Cracknell, Christopher David as Director
24 October 2012
Appointed Swire, Barnaby Nicholas as Director
24 October 2012
Appointed Warburton, William Ross as Director
6 September 2011
Appointed Wyn Griffith, Martin Peter as Director
20 July 2010
Appointed Hay, Michael George, Professor as Director
17 June 2010
Appointed Rubin, Carolyn Louise as Director
1 June 2010
Appointed Dwyer, Roshanak Khalili as Director
25 May 2010
Appointed Sermon, Thomas Richard as Director
26 August 2009
Appointed Gordon, Grant Edward as Secretary
26 August 2009
Appointed Gordon, Grant Edward as Director
26 August 2009
Appointed Wates, Andrew Trace Allan as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
British
Born August 1963 (63)

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
14 August 2026Confirmation statement with no updates31 July 2026
29 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
28 March 2026Total exemption full accounts30 June 2025
4 December 2025Appointment of a director
12 August 2025Confirmation statement with no updates31 July 2025
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