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Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 55

  1. Lidiya Karibzhanova 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Susan Elizabeth Pope 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Peter John Reilly 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. David Nicholas Robinson 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Peter Richmond 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Sarah Loynes 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Jennifer Morris 2017-2019 Director View profile
  8. Michael Andrew Hill 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Rex Ireland -Carson 2012-2017 Director View profile
  10. Kathryn Olive Perry Gee 2008-2023 Director View profile
  11. Ian Shelley 2007-2014 Director View profile
  12. Nicholas Psirides 2006-2022 Director View profile
  13. John Breeze 2006-2015 Director View profile
  14. Sean Patrick Shannon 2005-2009 Director View profile
  15. Caroline Joy Spencer 2005-2015 Director View profile
  16. Dr Peter Michael Diamond 2004-2015 Director View profile
  17. Janet Elizabeth Wilson 2004-2017 Director View profile
  18. Jeffrey Howlett Carpenter 2003-2004 Director View profile
  19. Timothy Anthony Fenton 2003-2005 Director View profile
  20. Christopher Vandeleur Firminger 2003-2006 Director View profile
  21. Michael Anthony Woolley 2003-2022 Director View profile
  22. Andrew Hurley 2003-2023 Director View profile
  23. John Arnold Dayer 2002-2003 Director View profile
  24. Arthur Frederick Adair 2002-2003 Director View profile
  25. Trevor George Porter 2001-2005 Director View profile
  26. Dennis Cyril Norton 1999-2005 Director View profile
  27. Dr William Craig Allan 1998-2004 Director View profile
  28. Andrew Laver 1998-2014 Director View profile
  29. Elizabeth Ann Holmes 1998-2001 Director View profile
  30. Roger Victor John Cadbury 1998-2007 Director View profile
  31. Maureen Teresa Smith 1995-2014 Director View profile
  32. David Jones 1995-1998 Director View profile
  33. Robert John Tolley 1995-2002 Director View profile
  34. June Annette Hylda Longmuir 1995-2005 Director View profile
  35. Alastair Osborne Wilson 1993-1994 Director View profile
  36. Iain Robertson Mackenzie 1993-2002 Director View profile
  37. Margaret Mary Theresa Taylor 1992-1993 Director View profile
  38. Dr Peter G H Pollitt 1992-2004 Director View profile
  39. Roy Edward Woodward 2003 Director View profile
  40. Graham George Downie 2009 Director View profile
  41. Leslie George Burgum Harris 1995 Director View profile
  42. Alfred Arden Wood 1992 Director View profile
  43. Dr Christopher Charles Dyer 1994 Director View profile
  44. Keith Gordon George Collyer 1998 Director View profile
  45. Patrick Edward Richard Vandelewr Firminger 2003 Director View profile
  46. David George Hughes 1999 Director View profile
  47. Ian Athur Edgar Jenkins 2017 Director View profile
  48. Nicholas Farmer 1992 Director View profile
  49. Philip Readhead Southall 1994 Director View profile
  50. Jocelyn Margaret Morris 1998 Director View profile
  51. Peter James Rex 2005 Director View profile
  52. Simon Richard Lloyd Carter 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  53. John Hamilton Fisher 2000-2007 Secretary View profile
  54. Michael Howard Wallis Noble 1995-2000 Secretary View profile
  55. George Donald Pickering 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
10/12/1964
Registered office
Worcester
Also a registered charity
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Group

  1. Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings is controlled by Mark Andrew Armstrong
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Andrew Armstrong.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

10 grants · £983,243 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £707,300 (8 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £275,943 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £9,8002023-06-22
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £141,4002020-06-22
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £183,9432020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £92,0002020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £9,9002014-03-31
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.

7 directors on the board

4.5y median 3y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Hospitality 3Education 1Other services 1

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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00830659
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
01/10/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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