# The National Life Story Collection

## Details

- **Company number:** [02172518](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02172518)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- **Incorporated:** 21 Sep 1987
- **Registered office:** ORAL HISTORY THE BRITISH LIBRARY, 96 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2DB
- **Nature of business:** [91011](/sic/91011) Library activities, [91012](/sic/91012) Archives activities



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANDS, Peter Warwick | director | - | 31 Mar 1994 |
| PERETZ-BROWN, Stephen Paul Woodroff, Dr | director | 6 Jul 1994 | 30 Sep 1995 |
| THOMPSON, Paul Richard, Professor | director | - | 26 Jun 1996 |
| THOMPSON, Paul Richard, Professor | secretary | - | 26 Jun 1996 |
| UNWIN, Rayner Stevens | director | 26 Jun 1998 | 21 Nov 2000 |
| DODGSON, Elyse | director | 13 Jun 1988 | 17 May 2001 |
| FISHER, Mark | director | 4 Jun 1993 | 22 May 2003 |
| BRIGGS, Professor Lord | director | - | 2 Jun 2004 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Mary Christina, Professor | director | 30 Jun 1992 | 2 Jun 2004 |
| GOFF, Martyn | director | 4 Jun 1992 | 2 Jun 2004 |
| DE BELLAIGUE, Eric | secretary | 26 Jun 1996 | 9 Jun 2005 |
| DE BELLAIGUE, Eric | director | 26 Jun 1996 | 9 Jun 2005 |
| JOHNSON, Sharon Christine | director | 9 Jun 2005 | 18 Apr 2007 |
| JEWITT, Anselm Crispin | director | 6 Jul 1994 | 18 Apr 2007 |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan Francis | director | 19 Jun 1997 | 17 Apr 2008 |
| HOWARD, Stephen | director | 18 Apr 2007 | 1 Apr 2009 |
| WALDEGRAVE, Caroline, Lady | director | 9 Jun 2005 | 24 May 2012 |
| CRAVEN, John Anthony, Sir | director | 17 May 2000 | 12 Dec 2012 |
| LIVELY, Penelope Margaret | director | 30 Jun 1989 | 15 May 2013 |
| SOLOMON, Harry, Sir | director | 9 Jun 2005 | 11 Dec 2013 |
| MCKENDRICK, Scot, Dr | director | 11 May 2011 | 1 Mar 2015 |
| WEBSTER, David Gordon Comyn | director | 9 Jun 2005 | 10 Mar 2015 |
| GOODISON, Nicholas Proctor, Sir | director | 17 May 2000 | 14 May 2015 |
| KNOX, Lesley | director | 20 May 2014 | 5 Dec 2016 |
| SHERIDAN, Dorothy Elizabeth, Professor | director | 6 Jul 1994 | 11 Dec 2016 |
| HENNESSY, Peter John, Baron Hennessy Of Nympsfield | director | 9 Oct 2012 | 4 Sep 2018 |
| RANFT, Richard Damian | director | 14 May 2015 | 8 Jan 2020 |
| THORNBER, Edgar Hodson | director | 25 May 2017 | 13 May 2020 |
| PERKS, Robert Brian, Dr | secretary | 9 Jun 2005 | 20 Sep 2021 |
| GAVIN, Roger John | director | 1 Apr 2009 | 31 Aug 2022 |
| WINGATE, Jennifer | director | - | 20 May 2024 |
| REILLY, Joanne, Dr | director | 24 Jun 2012 | 3 Jun 2025 |
| THOMPSON, Paul Richard, Professor | director | 22 Oct 1987 | 28 Jul 2026 |
| BANDA, Fareda, Professor | director | 7 Dec 2021 |  |
| STEWART, Mary Joy | director | 20 Sep 2021 |  |
| CORNELIUS, Nelarine Estella, Professor | director | 20 Sep 2021 |  |
| STEWART, Mary Joy | secretary | 20 Sep 2021 |  |
| TOPP FARGION, Janet Constance, Dr | director | 16 Jul 2020 |  |
| FLINN, Andrew David, Dr | director | 6 Jun 2019 |  |
| AGAR, Jonathan Edward, Professor | director | 25 May 2017 |  |
| RAVEN, Julia Amanda | director | 25 May 2017 |  |
| ABRAMSKY, Jennifer Gita, Dame | director | 14 May 2015 |  |
| KNIGHT, William John | director | 11 May 2011 |  |
| PERKS, Robert Brian, Dr | director | 26 Jun 1998 |  |
| BOAS, John Robert Sotheby | director | 12 Jun 1995 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Robert Brian Perks | significant-influence-or-control, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 6 Apr 2016 | 20 Sep 2021 |
| Ms Mary Joy Stewart | significant-influence-or-control | 20 Sep 2021 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2015 | £1,205,607 | £404,712 |





## Directors' other companies

- [BANDA, Fareda, Professor](/person/5614937) - director at [Africa 95](/company/02813337)
- [BOAS, John Robert Sotheby](/person/6604001) - director at [Hatfield House Music Festival](/company/07942156)