# Africa 95

## Details

- **Company number:** [02813337](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02813337)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- **Incorporated:** 27 Apr 1993
- **Registered office:** 9 HARE & BILLET ROAD, LONDON, SE3 0RB
- **Nature of business:** [85520](/sic/85520) Cultural education


## Previous names

- Africa 95 (until 23 Jul 2015)
- The Caine Prize For African Writing (until 27 Jun 2016)
- Olddock Limited (until 29 Jun 1993)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | corporate-nominee-secretary | 27 Apr 1993 | 9 Jun 1993 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | corporate-nominee-director | 27 Apr 1993 | 9 Jun 1993 |
| LLOYD, Stephen Thomas | director | 9 Jun 1993 | 1 Jul 1993 |
| SMITH, Rosamund Mary Irene | director | 9 Jun 1993 | 1 Jul 1993 |
| LLOYD, Stephen Thomas | secretary | 9 Jun 1993 | 1 Feb 1995 |
| DENNISTON, Helen | secretary | 1 Feb 1995 | 26 Apr 1996 |
| CAINE, Michael Harris, Sir | director | 30 Jun 1993 | 21 Mar 1999 |
| LODER, Robert Beauclerk, The Honourable | director | 30 Jun 1993 | 29 Jun 1999 |
| RODGERS, Andrew Piers Wingate | director | 1 Jun 1994 | 31 May 2000 |
| BING, Adotey | director | 1 Jun 1994 | 31 May 2000 |
| KINGSTON, Martin Lawrence | director | 10 Apr 1995 | 9 Apr 2001 |
| BEDFORD, Simisola | director | 24 May 1994 | 23 May 2001 |
| PARKER, Peter, Sir | director | 22 Mar 2001 | 22 Feb 2002 |
| MCWILLIAM, Michael Douglas, Sir | director | 2 May 2005 | 20 Jan 2015 |
| NICHOLSON, Emma Harriet, Baroness | director | 17 Jun 1999 | 31 Mar 2016 |
| TAYLOR, CBE, Jonathan Francis | director | 17 Jun 1999 | 31 Mar 2016 |
| WHITAKER, Claire Lois | director | 2 Feb 2001 | 1 Sep 2016 |
| ROBINSON, Edward Christopher | director | 2 Feb 2001 | 4 Nov 2016 |
| CASELY-HAYFORD, Augustus, Dr | director | 26 May 2016 | 25 Oct 2017 |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan Francis | director | 26 May 2016 | 25 Oct 2017 |
| ELAM, CMG, John Nicholas | secretary | 17 Jun 1999 | 25 Oct 2017 |
| JARRETT-MACAULEY, Delia, Dr | director | 26 May 2016 | 31 Mar 2019 |
| TADJO, Veronique, Professor | director | 26 May 2016 | 30 Aug 2019 |
| FREUDENHEIM, Adam Jeremy | director | 26 May 2016 | 31 Dec 2019 |
| COCKROFT, Frank Laurence | director | 22 Feb 2012 | 1 Aug 2022 |
| NIEPOLD, John Robert | director | 2 Feb 2001 | 21 Oct 2022 |
| ROCCO, Fiammetta Giovanna Gisella | director | 26 May 2016 | 2 Nov 2022 |
| KALINDA, Mbia Tunga | director | 5 Jun 2023 | 24 Jan 2025 |
| NIVEN, Alastair Neil Robertson | director | 11 Feb 2019 | 24 Jan 2025 |
| ADAMS, Alicia Barbara | director | 22 Mar 2001 | 25 Apr 2026 |
| THARMARATNAM, Geetha | director | 18 May 2020 | 4 May 2026 |
| BANDA, Fareda, Professor | director | 19 Jun 2026 |  |
| ADAMS, Alicia Barbara | director | 19 Jun 2026 |  |
| VELEMPINI, Simiso Lucinda | director | 5 Jun 2023 |  |
| AKINYEMI, Olubukola Adejoke | director | 27 Mar 2023 |  |
| PARKES, Nii Ayikwei | director | 1 Jul 2019 |  |
| ALLFREY, Ellah | director | 22 Feb 2012 |  |







## Directors' other companies

- [BANDA, Fareda, Professor](/person/5614937) - director at [The National Life Story Collection](/company/02172518)
- [PARKES, Nii Ayikwei](/person/5614946) - director at [NII Ayikwei Parkes Associates Limited](/company/10329783)
- [VELEMPINI, Simiso Lucinda](/person/5614941) - director at [Vele Africa Advisory Limited](/company/13536695)



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