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The Oriental Ceramic Society
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Who leads it
- Katharine Sophia ButlerDirector · since 2026
- Jan Emile De BruijnDirector · since 2026
- David Martin PriestleyDirector · since 2026
- Dr Helen GlaisterDirector · since 2025
- Professor Brian Matthew SalzbergDirector · since 2025
- Dr Melanie Jane GibsonDirector · since 2024
- Dr James LinDirector · since 2024
- Henry Lyulph Howard-SneydDirector · since 2024
- Dr Ivy Yi Yan ChanDirector · since 2022
- Ian Jeremy GauntDirector · since 2021
- Rosemary Elspeth ScottDirector · since 2020
- Xiaoxin LiDirector · since 2019
- Maria Teresa CanepaDirector · since 2018
- Ann Elizabeth GardinerDirector · since 2018
- Sarah-Ann Kah Wai WongDirector · since 2017
- David CantyDirector · since 2017
- Jessica Lucy Kilgour Harrison HallDirector · since 2003
- Helen Elizabeth WinskillSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 107
- Kate Hunt 2025-2026 View profile
- Alice Williamson 2023-2026 View profile
- Stuart Duncan Balmer 2023-2026 View profile
- Asaph Hyman 2023-2026 View profile
- Dr Malcolm Mcneill 2022-2025 View profile
- Ana Cardoso Maia MoÁS 2021-2024 View profile
- Catherine Hodges 2021-2023 View profile
- Henry Howard-Sneyd 2019-2022 View profile
- Dr Elaine Buck 2019-2022 View profile
- Clive Ivan Jacotine 2018-2026 View profile
- Elizabeth Dorothy Mckillop 2018-2023 View profile
- Stuart Duncan Balmer 2017-2021 View profile
- Professor Nicole Rousmaniere Coolidge 2015-2018 View profile
- Dr Baoping Li 2014-2017 View profile
- Willemijnne Jeltje La Veme Van Noord 2014-2021 View profile
- Hart, Vaughan, Professor (Dr.) 2014-2019 View profile
- Mary Anne Redfern 2014-2017 View profile
- Mary Sue Ginsberg 2014-2017 View profile
- Susan Elaine Stronge 2014-2017 View profile
- Chiang, Nicole Ter-Chuang, Doctor 2013-2016 View profile
- Harry Alexander Douglas-Hamilton 2013-2021 View profile
- Dominic Peter Jellinek 2013-2016 View profile
- Angela Mcateer 2013-2024 View profile
- Professor Nigel David Wood 2012-2015 View profile
- Robert Mcpherson 2011-2016 View profile
- Carol Jeanne Michaelson 2011-2014 View profile
- Katherine Frances Newnham 2011-2014 View profile
- Sonia Lightfoot 2011-2014 View profile
- Prof Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere 2011-2014 View profile
- Mei Xin Wang 2010-2013 View profile
- Luisa Mengoni 2010-2013 View profile
- Colin David Sheaf 2010-2013 View profile
- Regina Krahl 2010-2015 View profile
- Peter Richard White 2009-2021 View profile
- Shelagh Jane Vainker 2009-2012 View profile
- Dr Mariam Rosser-Owen 2008-2011 View profile
- Dr Clare Pollard 2008-2011 View profile
- Robert Anthony Bradlow 2008-2025 View profile
- Michel Doug Lee 2008-2011 View profile
- Charles Anthony Gordon Lang 2008-2009 View profile
- Ming Wilson 2007-2019 View profile
- Cyril Beecher 2007-2010 View profile
- George Manginis 2007-2010 View profile
- Euzabeth Mckillop 2007-2010 View profile
- David Battie 2007-2010 View profile
- David Richard Simon Ezekiel 2007-2010 View profile
- Dr Stacey Pierson 2005-2025 View profile
- Stephen Alastair Marsh 2005-2008 View profile
- Regina Polter 2005-2008 View profile
- Helen Margaret Espir 2005-2008 View profile
- Dr Rupert Frederk John Faulkner 2005-2008 View profile
- Clarence Eng 2004-2007 View profile
- Nicolas De La Mare Thompson 2004-2007 View profile
- Anthony John Houssemayne Du Boulay 2004-2007 View profile
- Joseph Errol Eskenazi 2004-2007 View profile
- Michelle Rachel Little 2003-2006 View profile
- David Joseph Solomon 2003-2006 View profile
- Bernard Emile Franciscus Janssens 2002-2005 View profile
- Phillip Nathan Allen 2002-2014 View profile
- Marsham, Leslie Bertie Fitzroy, Major 2001-2004 View profile
- Desmond Charles Healey 2001-2004 View profile
- Dr Yolande Crowe 2001-2004 View profile
- John Leonard Booth 2001-2004 View profile
- Professor John Michael Rogers 2000-2004 View profile
- Lillian Chen Ming Chin 2000-2007 View profile
- John Guy 2000-2007 View profile
- Mary Angela White 1999-2008 View profile
- Canby, Sheila, Doctor 1999-2002 View profile
- Robert Mcpherson 1998-2001 View profile
- Colin Mackay 1998-2001 View profile
- Jennifer Austen Barry 1997-2000 View profile
- Oliver Richard Impey 1996-2000 View profile
- Pamela Ann Cowen 1996-1999 View profile
- Selwyn Eugene Alleyne 1995-1998 View profile
- Rachel Ward 1995-1998 View profile
- Sir Michael Dacres Butler 1995-1998 View profile
- Margaret Ann Cushion 1995-1998 View profile
- Lady Georgina Anne Crauford 1995-1998 View profile
- Dr Lincoln Li-Jen Chin 1995-1998 View profile
- Philip Allen 1994-1997 View profile
- Regina Krahl 1994-1997 View profile
- Robert Smith Ferguson 1994-2006 View profile
- Rosemary Scott 1993-2001 View profile
- Professor Jessica Mary Rawson 1993-1997 View profile
- Clunas, Alistair Craig, Doctor 1993-1996 View profile
- John Albert Edward Gleave 1993-1996 View profile
- Thomas Richard Blurton 1993-1996 View profile
- Professor John William Carswell 1993-1997 View profile
- Richard Southern Kilburn 1992-1995 View profile
- Christine-Ann Richards 1994 View profile
- Derek Anthony Gillman 1993 View profile
- Lawrence Roger Hines Smith 1997 View profile
- Venetia Ann Porter 1994 View profile
- Dr Desmond Roger Laurence 1992 View profile
- Rachel Margaret Medley 1993 View profile
- Julia B Curtis 2013 View profile
- Dr Elisabeth Frances Wood 2009 View profile
- Ahmad Sheikhi 1992 View profile
- Professor Roderick Whitfield 1993 View profile
- John Burke Da Silva 1994 View profile
- Rose Kerr 2007 View profile
- Brian John St Martin Morgan 1992 View profile
- Arthur Simpson Reynolds 1992 View profile
- Alan Henrik Luke Ip 2021-2025 View profile
- Mary Lynn Painter 2005-2021 View profile
- Jean Martin 1992-2005 View profile
- Gray, John, Vice Admiral Sir 1992 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
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- Incorporated
- 11/11/1935
- Registered office
- Piccadilly
- Also a registered charity
- The Oriental Ceramic Society
Ownership
Owned by (7) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- David Canty
significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2021-06-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Sarah-Ann Kah Wai Wong
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-06-11 - Ian Jeremy Gaunt
significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-06-11 - Ann Elizabeth Gardiner
significant influence (trust) · notified 2026-06-03 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Jessica Lucy Kilgour Harrison Hall ceased 2018-06-06
significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-07-03 - Elizabeth Mckillop ceased 2022-06-14
significant influence · notified 2018-06-28 - Clive Ivan Jacotine ceased 2026-06-03
significant influence · notified 2021-06-15
Group
- The Oriental Ceramic Society
is controlled by David Canty
Evidence
active significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2021-06-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Canty.
2 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
17 directors on the board
- Ian Jeremy Gaunt Director · appointed 2021
- Katharine Sophia Butler Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Melanie Jane Gibson Director · appointed 2024
- Dr James Lin Director · appointed 2024
- Sarah-Ann Kah Wai Wong Director · appointed 2017
- David Canty Director · appointed 2017
- Jessica Lucy Kilgour Harrison Hall Director · appointed 2003
- Xiaoxin Li Director · appointed 2019
- Henry Lyulph Howard-Sneyd Director · appointed 2024
- Jan Emile De Bruijn Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Helen Glaister Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Brian Matthew Salzberg Director · appointed 2025
- David Martin Priestley Director · appointed 2026
- Rosemary Elspeth Scott Director · appointed 2020
- Maria Teresa Canepa Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Ivy Yi Yan Chan Director · appointed 2022
- Ann Elizabeth Gardiner Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Sarah-Ann Kah Wai Wong Director · appointed 2017
- David Canty Director · appointed 2017
- Jessica Lucy Kilgour Harrison Hall Director · appointed 2003
- Xiaoxin Li Director · appointed 2019
- Maria Teresa Canepa Director · appointed 2018
- Ann Elizabeth Gardiner Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (10)
- Dr Melanie Jane Gibson Director · appointed 2024
- Dr James Lin Director · appointed 2024
- Jessica Lucy Kilgour Harrison Hall Director · appointed 2003
- Xiaoxin Li Director · appointed 2019
- Jan Emile De Bruijn Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Helen Glaister Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Brian Matthew Salzberg Director · appointed 2025
- Maria Teresa Canepa Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Ivy Yi Yan Chan Director · appointed 2022
- Ann Elizabeth Gardiner Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (7)
- Ian Jeremy Gaunt Director · appointed 2021
- Katharine Sophia Butler Director · appointed 2026
- Sarah-Ann Kah Wai Wong Director · appointed 2017
- David Canty Director · appointed 2017
- Henry Lyulph Howard-Sneyd Director · appointed 2024
- David Martin Priestley Director · appointed 2026
- Rosemary Elspeth Scott Director · appointed 2020
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Kate Hunt Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Alice Williamson Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Clive Ivan Jacotine Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
- Stuart Duncan Balmer Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
- Asaph Hyman Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00306924
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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