Directors' Register of Interests
Organisations in which University directors are interested:
Manal Al Sarraf
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| No interests to declare |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Mahad Ali
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Relentless Productions Ltd |
Director |
14192361 |
2023 |
| University of Derby Theatre Ltd |
Director |
06858792 |
2024 |
Anshika Anshika
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| University of Derby Union of Students |
Officer Trustee |
1169283 |
2025 |
Mark Bacon
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Ufton Fields Farm Barn Management Company Limited |
Director, Secretary and Shareholder |
8194185 |
2025 |
| Belper School and Sixth Form Centre |
Local Authority appointed School Governor |
N/A |
2025 |
Ade Brant
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Barratt Redrow PLC |
Employee - Group Director of IT |
00604574 |
2024 |
| Derbyshire Student Residences Limited |
Director/Trustee |
03087455 |
2025 |
Ann Carter-Gray
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Southwell Minster Cathedral |
Non-Executive Director & Trustee
|
1207138 |
2025 |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
Governor
|
05639227 |
2025 |
Dr Sarah Charles
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Embark Federation |
Member - Education |
11717748 |
2021 |
| Derby Diocesan Academy Trust |
Trustee - Education |
8980079 |
2021 |
| Odyssey Collaborative Trust |
Trustee - Education |
11697576 |
2021 |
| Edge Hill University |
ITE Strategic Board Member |
03009465 |
2024 |
| Liverpool Hope University |
ITE Strategic Board Member |
03285547 |
2024 |
| Royal School for the Deaf Derby |
Governor |
03367515 |
2024 |
Corina Cole
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| No interests to declare. |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Gurpreet Dehal
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| University of Birmingham, College of Social Sciences |
Honorary Fellow in Educational Equity |
N/A |
2023 |
| Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
Independent Member of Governing Council |
RC000487 |
2024 |
| Association of Accounting Technicians |
Non-Executive Director: Board Member and Trustee |
01518983 |
2025 |
Tony Edwards
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| No interests to declare |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Adam Gomes
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Omegas Enterprises Ltd |
Director |
11152452 |
2026 |
| Universities Safety and Health Association (USHA) |
Executive Board Member |
9839253 |
2026 |
| Allestree Juniors Football Club |
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Board Member |
N/A |
2026 |
Dr Ruth Larsen
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Heanor Gate Spencer Academy (part of Spencer Academic Trust Company) |
Governor |
07353824 |
2022 |
Stephen Marston
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Commission for Tertiary Education and Research in Wales |
Board Member and Chair of the Quality Committee |
N/A |
2023 |
| West London NHS Trust |
Board Member and Chair of People Committee |
N/A |
2024 |
| NHS Provider Collaborative of West London, Central and North West London, and Central London Community NHS Trusts Board-in-Common |
Board Member |
N/A |
2024 |
| Neckinger Mills Freehold Company Ltd |
Chair of Board |
15435926 |
2024 |
| Student Loans Company |
Board Member |
02401034 |
2024 |
| South Hampshire College Group |
Chair of the Corporation Board |
02912213 |
2025 |
Ebrahim Matthews
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Pearson PLC |
Senior Executive |
00053723 |
2025 |
Professor Kathryn Mitchell
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| UUK |
Member |
N/A |
2015 |
| Derby Renaissance Board (Board suspended in 2020) |
Board Member |
N/A |
2015 |
| Derby Student Residences Limited |
Director |
03087455 |
2015 |
| University of Derby |
Vice-Chancellor & CEO |
N/A |
2015 |
| University of Derby Theatre Ltd |
Chair |
06858792 |
2015 |
| Midlands Enterprise |
Board Member |
N/A |
2016 |
| Derby Priority Education Investment Area |
Chair |
N/A |
2022 |
| Deputy Lieutenant for Derbyshire |
Deputy Lieutenant |
N/A |
2019 |
| University Alliance |
Director |
08137679 |
2022 |
| Infinity Park Development Board |
Board Member |
N/A |
2024 |
| East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) |
HE Representative |
N/A |
2024 |
| Derbyshire Chief Executives |
Vice-Chair |
N/A |
2025 |
| University of South Wales |
Governor |
N/A |
2025 |
Marianne Neville-Rolfe
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| P&M Hill Coaching Ltd |
Director |
11090344 |
2023 |
| Advance HE |
Member of Governance Strategic Advisory Group |
N/A |
2023 |
Sam Oluwadare
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| University of Derby Union of Students |
Officer Trustee |
1169283 |
2025 |
The Very Revd Dr Peter Robinson
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| William Temple Foundation |
Trustee/Director |
05568800 / 528790 |
2021 |
| Derby Cathedral Enterprises Ltd |
Director |
01860220 |
2021 |
| Derby Diocesan Board of Finance |
Trustee/Director |
00229700 / 249767 |
2021 |
| All Saints Derby General Charity |
Chair |
247685 |
2021 |
| Chapel of St Mary on the Bridge |
Chair |
1002965 |
2021 |
| The St Mary's Charity |
Chair |
1087687 |
2021 |
| Derby Poverty Commission |
Independent Chair |
N/A |
2021 |
| Derby City Partnerships Resilience Board |
Member |
N/A |
2021 |
| The Cathedral Church of All Saints, Derby |
Chair |
1207768 |
2021 |
| Derby Cathedral School |
Member |
N/A |
2021 |
| Cathedral Quarter Company Ltd |
Director |
060573565 |
2023 |
Geoff Tranfield
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Tri Wellness Community CIC |
Director |
15784770 |
2025 |
Zhuofang Wei
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| Wei Consulting Ltd |
Director |
12762660 |
2021 |
| Princeton Association UK |
Trustee |
N/A |
2021 |
John Yarham
| Organisation in which an interest is declared |
Nature of Interest |
Company/Charity Number (if Director or Trustee) |
Year interest declared |
| The Careers and Enterprise Company |
Director |
9432724 |
2021 |
| UCAS |
Member of UCAS Council |
N/A |
2024 |
| The Challenger Academy |
Trustee |
1206944 |
2025 |
Last updated: January 2026