The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 13th July 2026 · soppy.org
The public record of who governs Britain
11,393,103
People on the record

Every UK board, connected. 5,734,780 companies. 170,249 charities. One record.

01

Coverage

Every officer, trustee and owner we can verify from the public registers, held to one standard and one identity.

Companies on the register5,734,780
Registered charities170,249
Charity trustees832,980
Ownership records15,683,709
What you can do

One graph across charities, companies and public bodies

Start with a person or an organisation, then follow the board connections the public registers never join up for you.

Who governs

Profiles of the trustees, directors and board members behind UK charities, companies and public bodies.

How they connect

The boards people share, and the shortest warm path between any two people or organisations.

What a board needs

Board DNA reads each board's make-up, experience and the gaps worth watching.

What happens next

See which board seats are likely to open next, and the kind of person who could fill them.

02

The record, by register

#RegisterShare of the largest registerRecords
1 Company officer appointments
18,729,588
2 Ownership records (PSC)
15,683,709
3 Companies
5,734,780
4 Board connections
4,026,852
5 Charity trustees
832,980
6 Registered charities
170,249
03

How it's built

Every record is compiled from the public registers, matched to one identity per person, and refreshed continuously. Deterministic - no AI, no self-declared data, no LinkedIn.

  1. iCharity Commission Register of Charities, re-ingested weekly.
  2. iiCompanies House: the full officer and PSC record, plus the real-time change streams.
  3. iiiFCA Mutuals Register, The Gazette insolvency notices, and public appointments.

1,244,602 years of charity accounts · 32,385 mutual societies · 25,700 insolvency notices · all in one record.

04

The connections

A register of people is only half of it. The other half is who they govern alongside - the board connections the public registers never join up.

Board connections mapped4,026,852
People on multiple boards63,127
Officer appointments18,729,588
People, one identity each11,393,103
For recruiters & fundraisers

Find your next trustee, chair or board member

Pro turns the governance record into a recruiting workspace - board-level candidates ranked by cause and seniority, a warm path to reach each one, and the boards about to have a seat to fill.

Ranked candidates

Filter board-level people by cause, seniority and how connected they are.

Predicted departures

Which trustees are likely to step down, and which boards will have a seat to fill.

Warm introductions

The shortest route from someone you already know to any candidate.

Where they fit

Match candidates to the skills and experience each board is missing.

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