Registered charity · London
The Twentieth Century Society
- 16 trustees
- Income £464k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Adam Jay ColemanTrustee · since 2024
- Cela SelleyTrustee · since 2017
- Colin MitchellTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Alan PowersTrustee · since 2014
- Dr Otto Saumarez SmithTrustee · since 2019
- Ellen GatesTrustee · since 2015
- Emma Louise EnglandTrustee · since 2024
- Hiba AlobaydiTrustee · since 2024
- Jeremy GostickTrustee · since 2022
- Michael Bryan-BrownTrustee · since 2026
- Mx Phineas Grant HarperTrustee · since 2024
- Peter ParkesTrustee · since 2024
- Polly SchlesingerTrustee · since 2026
- Robert John MilburnTrustee · since 2026
- Sandy RattrayTrustee · since 2026
- Sarah Jane JacksonTrustee · since 2016
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- c20society.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Twentieth Century Society
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£464k£382k
- 2023£403k£413k
- 2022£332k£341k
Earlier years
- 2021£297k£306k
- 2020£249k£265k
Charitable objects
(1) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS, ARCHITECTURE, CRAFTS AND DESIGN FOR THE PERIOD AFTER 1914;(2) TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF THESE AND OF THE RELATED SOCIAL HISTORY AND TO AFFORD ADVICE TO OWNERS AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES WITH REGARD TO THE PRESERVATION AND REPAIR OF ANY BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED OR DESIGNED DURING THIS PERIOD;(3) TO SAVE FROM NEEDLESS DESTRUCTION OR DISFIGUREMENT, BUILDINGS OR GROUPS OF BUILDINGS, INTERIORS AND ARTEFACTS DESIGNED OR CONSTRUCTED AFTER 1914.
Board analysis for researchers
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
16 trustees on the board
- Adam Jay Coleman since 2024
- Cela Selley since 2017
- Colin Mitchell since 2024
- Dr Alan Powers since 2014
- Dr Otto Saumarez Smith since 2019
- Ellen Gates since 2015
- Emma Louise England since 2024
- Hiba Alobaydi since 2024
- Jeremy Gostick since 2022
- Michael Bryan-Brown since 2026
- Mx Phineas Grant Harper since 2024
- Peter Parkes since 2024
- Polly Schlesinger since 2026
- Robert John Milburn since 2026
- Sandy Rattray since 2026
- Sarah Jane Jackson since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Cela Selley since 2017
- Dr Alan Powers since 2014
- Dr Otto Saumarez Smith since 2019
- Ellen Gates since 2015
- Sarah Jane Jackson since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Cela Selley since 2017
- Colin Mitchell since 2024
- Dr Alan Powers since 2014
- Dr Otto Saumarez Smith since 2019
- Ellen Gates since 2015
- Emma Louise England since 2024
- Hiba Alobaydi since 2024
- Jeremy Gostick since 2022
- Michael Bryan-Brown since 2026
- Mx Phineas Grant Harper since 2024
- Peter Parkes since 2024
- Polly Schlesinger since 2026
- Sandy Rattray since 2026
- Sarah Jane Jackson since 2016
Portfolio (2)
- Adam Jay Coleman since 2024
- Robert John Milburn since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1110244
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/01/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/05/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/06/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/06/2015 as amended on 05 Jul 2025 as amended on 05 Jul 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 05330664 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0207 250 3857 · coordinator@c20society.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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