The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) is incorporated as a company
limited by guarantee under English law. Such a company has no share capital and
no shareholders, and operates in a not-for-profit manner. The CCDC is registered
in England as Company Number 2155347. The registered office is at 12 Union Road,
Cambridge CB2 1EZ.
The CCDC also has charitable status as Registered Charity Number 800579 granted by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. This is in recognition of the scientific objectives of the organisation, and ensures that all income earned by the company is applied for the benefit of science.
The CCDC is overseen by an international Board of Governors, comprising eight distinguished scientists. CCDC Governors also act as Trustees of the charity and are appointed for 4-year terms. No Governor may serve for more than two consecutive terms.
Although now separate from the University of Cambridge, the CCDC is recognised by the University as a teaching institution suitable for the training of graduate students for its MPhil and PhD research degrees. The CCDC maintains close collaborative links with many academic and industrial institutions worldwide.
