Nesta

Active07706036 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
15 July 2011 (15 years)
Previously known as
Nesta Operating Company (until 22 July 2013)
This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
Industry
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities (72200)
Directors
Shaunak Mazumder
Swarna Ramanathan
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
58 Victoria Embankment
London
EC4Y 0DS

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
29 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
15 July 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Mazumder, Shaunak
Director · Appointed 1 September 2026
British
Born March 1987 (39)
Ramanathan, Swarna
Director · Appointed 1 September 2026
German
Born May 1982 (44)
Director · Appointed 1 September 2026
British
Born May 1967 (59)
Noon, David Allan
Director · Appointed 2 March 2026
British
Born October 1968 (58)
Thompson, Jane Alexandra
Director · Appointed 1 October 2024
British,Australian
Born August 1971 (55)
Director · Appointed 9 September 2024
British
Born May 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 1 October 2022
British
Born July 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 1 October 2022
British
Born September 1981 (45)
Director · Appointed 1 April 2022
British
Born August 1965 (61)
Lewis, Jacqueline
Secretary · Appointed 20 November 2020
Officer history (37 former)
1 September 2026
Appointed Ramanathan, Swarna as Director
1 September 2026
1 September 2026
Appointed Mazumder, Shaunak as Director
23 July 2026
Resigned Hunter, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
2 March 2026
Appointed Noon, David Allan as Director
26 February 2026
Resigned Harrington, Richard Irwin, Lord as Director
16 December 2025
Resigned Lloyd-Owen, Richard Anthony as Director
25 November 2025
Resigned Akindele, Seun as Director
30 September 2025
Resigned Ditchburn, Elizabeth Jean as Director
8 May 2025
Resigned Gibbons, Judith Mary as Director
1 October 2024
Appointed Thompson, Jane Alexandra as Director
9 September 2024
24 May 2024
Resigned Ridha, Heider as Director
20 May 2024
Appointed Lloyd-Owen, Richard Anthony as Director
30 April 2024
Resigned Gomes, Ian Pierre as Director
15 March 2024
Resigned Bennett, Jeremy John Leonard as Director
26 February 2024
Appointed Bennett, Jeremy John Leonard as Director
24 January 2024
Appointed Harrington, Richard Irwin, Lord as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Mccomb, Christina Margaret as Director
8 November 2023
Resigned Lilley, Anthony William as Director
30 June 2023
Resigned Wales, Jimmy Donal as Director
18 October 2022
Resigned Wallace, Moira as Director
1 October 2022
Appointed King, Jeremy Bennett Biddle as Director
1 October 2022
Appointed Ditchburn, Elizabeth Jean as Director
1 October 2022
Appointed Brien, Catherine Mary as Director
1 October 2022
Appointed Akindele, Seun as Director
31 August 2022
Resigned Khan, Imran as Director
1 April 2022
Appointed Richards, Edward Charles as Director
31 March 2022
Resigned Gieve, John, Sir as Director
30 July 2021
Resigned Killian, Joanna as Director
26 March 2021
Resigned Tydeman, Natalie Patricia as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed Gomes, Ian Pierre as Director
20 November 2020
Resigned Alstromer, Corinna Marie as Secretary
20 November 2020
Appointed Lewis, Jacqueline as Secretary
2 September 2020
Resigned Thakrar, Vijaykumar Champaklal as Director
31 July 2020
Resigned Linnett, Simon John, Lawrence as Director
1 July 2020
Appointed Wales, Jimmy Donal as Director
25 May 2020
Appointed Thakrar, Vijaykumar Champaklal as Director
1 April 2020
Appointed Hunter, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Linney, Jonathan Piers Daniel as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Wray, Edward James as Director
25 July 2019
Resigned Mohan, Delores Francesca Rajkumari as Secretary
25 July 2019
Appointed Alstromer, Corinna Marie as Secretary
20 March 2019
Resigned Pitt-Watson, David James as Director
19 March 2019
Appointed Mccomb, Christina Margaret as Director
19 March 2019
Appointed Ridha, Heider as Director
19 March 2019
Appointed Killian, Joanna as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned England, Kersten Elizabeth as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Shillinglaw, Kim Danila as Director
19 July 2018
Appointed Mohan, Delores Francesca Rajkumari as Secretary
19 June 2018
Resigned Theuma, Corinna Marie as Secretary
9 November 2017
Appointed Gibbons, Judith Mary as Director
9 November 2017
Appointed Lilley, Anthony William as Director
9 November 2017
Appointed Wallace, Moira as Director
9 November 2017
Appointed Khan, Imran as Director
14 July 2017
14 July 2017
Resigned Mellor, Julie, Dame as Director
16 March 2017
Resigned Harrison, Michelle Ann, Dr as Director
18 May 2016
Appointed Theuma, Corinna Marie as Secretary
16 April 2016
24 March 2016
Resigned Goodman, Clare Louise as Secretary
17 March 2016
Appointed Tydeman, Natalie Patricia as Director
29 February 2016
1 August 2014
Appointed Linnett, Simon John, Lawrence as Director
31 July 2014
Resigned Sheldrick, John Nicholas as Director
1 January 2014
Appointed Linney, Jonathan Piers Daniel as Director
1 January 2014
Appointed Wray, Edward James as Director
31 December 2013
Resigned Starr, Nicholas Frederick as Director
31 December 2013
Resigned Gadhia, Jitesh as Director
21 March 2013
Appointed Pitt-Watson, David James as Director
26 September 2012
Appointed England, Kersten Elizabeth as Director
26 September 2012
Appointed Harrison, Michelle Ann, Dr as Director
27 June 2012
Appointed Shillinglaw, Kim Danila as Director
16 April 2012
Appointed Goodman, Clare Louise as Secretary
16 April 2012
Appointed Woodward, Robert Stanley Lawrence as Director
16 April 2012
16 April 2012
Appointed Sheldrick, John Nicholas as Director
16 April 2012
Appointed Starr, Nicholas Frederick as Director
13 March 2012
Resigned Mckenna, Patrick Anthony as Director
21 September 2011
Appointed Gadhia, Jitesh as Director
15 July 2011
Appointed Mckenna, Patrick Anthony as Director
15 July 2011
15 July 2011
Appointed Mellor, Julie, Dame as Director
15 July 2011
Appointed Gieve, John, Sir as Director

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.

Group structure 13 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Nesta This company
Behavioural Insights Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
FFN JV Limited Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Econest Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Zaz Energy Limited DissolvedOwns 50–75% of shares
Nesta Challenges Proposed for strike-offHolds 75–100% of voting rights
Nesta Enterprises Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Nesta GP Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares
Nesta Mission Studio Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Nesta Mission Studio Ventures LLP Right to 75–100% of surplus assets
Nesta Partners Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Getmyfirstjob Ltd Owns 25–50% of shares
Nesta Pri Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

What Nesta say about themselves

“Nesta is an innovation agency for social good. We design, test and scale new solutions to society’s biggest problems, changing millions of lives for the better.”

— from nesta.org.uk

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
10 September 2026Appointment of a director
7 September 2026Appointment of a director
3 September 2026Appointment of a director
23 July 2026Termination of appointment of a director
16 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates15 July 2026
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