# Birmingham Newman University

## Details

- **Company number:** [05493384](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05493384)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- **Incorporated:** 28 Jun 2005
- **Registered office:** GENNERS LANE, BARTLEY GREEN, BIRMINGHAM, B32 3NT
- **Nature of business:** [72200](/sic/72200) Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities, [85421](/sic/85421) First-degree level higher education, [85422](/sic/85422) Post-graduate level higher education


## Previous names

- Newman College Of Higher Education (until 9 Jan 2008)
- Newman University (until 2 Aug 2023)
- Newman University College (until 11 Feb 2013)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWEN, Gemma Marie Elizabeth | director | 1 Jul 2024 | 2 Jul 2026 |
| STEVENSON, Helen Claire | director | 17 Sep 2025 | 13 Aug 2026 |
| DAVIS, Natasha-Nadine | director | 1 Aug 2026 |  |
| RIGSBY, Joshua Michael Thomas | director | 1 Aug 2026 |  |
| LEIGH, Christopher George | director | 1 Jan 2024 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor John Scott Davidson | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 3 Jul 2017 | 3 Apr 2019 |
| Professor Peter Childs | significant-influence-or-control | 3 Apr 2019 | 29 Feb 2020 |
| Professor Jacquelyn Bridget Dunne | significant-influence-or-control | 1 Mar 2020 | 26 Mar 2021 |
| Mr Jonathan David Day | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 3 Jul 2017 | 26 Mar 2021 |






## Directors' other companies

- [LEIGH, Christopher George](/person/5887713) - director at [Babcock Mission Critical Services Onshore Limited](/company/03776034)
- [LEIGH, Christopher George](/person/5887713) - director at [Babcock Aerospace Limited](/company/03887962)
- [LEIGH, Christopher George](/person/5887713) - director at [Babcock Mission Critical Services Design And Completions Limited](/company/05035651)