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The Elgar Foundation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Jules Grafton KnightDirector · since 2024
- John Frederick NorrisDirector · since 2022
- Professor Ernest John WhenhamDirector · since 2015
- David John MellorDirector · since 2013
- William Hugh CarslakeDirector · since 2010
- Andrew John JowettDirector · since 2005
- Michael Frederick MessengerDirector · since 1997
- Andrew Hugh Alistair NeillDirector
Previous officers 39
- Ronald George Whitfield 2015-2017 View profile
- Lord Howard Emerson Flight 2011-2023 View profile
- Professor Colin James Lawson 2010-2018 View profile
- Dr Judith Cicely Elkin 2009-2014 View profile
- Timothy Clarke 2009-2017 View profile
- Simon James Heffer 2009-2016 View profile
- Professor Michael Gilbert Clarke 2008-2020 View profile
- Peter Michael Ainsworth 2005-2016 View profile
- Richard Duncan Morrison 2005-2008 View profile
- Derek William Prodger 2000-2002 View profile
- Paul Jonathan Bendit 2000-2013 View profile
- Diana Jane Quinney 2000-2010 View profile
- Robert William Montgomery 1998-2019 View profile
- Mark Edward Brindley Grafton 1998-2024 View profile
- David William Bowerman 1998-2008 View profile
- Robert Clifton Peachey 1998-2000 View profile
- Reverend John Christopher Guise 1998-2002 View profile
- Baron Geoffrey James Dear 1997-1999 View profile
- John Lucas Foot 1996-1998 View profile
- Alwyn Edward Davies 1995-2002 View profile
- David Nicholas Hawkins 2020 View profile
- David Eric Rodway 1998 View profile
- Laurence Watt 1998 View profile
- Brian Edgington 2002 View profile
- Dr Donald Frederick Hunt 2006 View profile
- Raymond Monk 2009 View profile
- Nigel Frederick Luckett 1998 View profile
- Anthony John De Nouaille Rudge 1999 View profile
- Wills, Margaret Clare Gertrude, Councilor 1998 View profile
- Samuel Driver White 2017 View profile
- Timothy John Stuart Waterstone 1998 View profile
- Timothy David Llewellyn 1999 View profile
- Patricia Elaine Butts 2007-2016 View profile
- Stephen Warwick Lindner 2005-2007 View profile
- Catherine Elizabeth Sloan 2005-2005 View profile
- Harry John Lowles 2000-2002 View profile
- Robert Paul Marchant 1998-2005 View profile
- Opie, Brian William, Air Commodore 1998-2000 View profile
- Jeffrey George Hughes 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/11/1973
- Also a registered charity
- The Elgar Foundation
Financials
- Net assets
- £257,111
- Total assets
- £257,111
- Cash
- £161,483
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £257,111 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £257,111 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
5 grants · £390,830 total360Giving 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 · £390,830 (5 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
8 directors on the board
- Andrew John Jowett Director · appointed 2005
- David John Mellor Director · appointed 2013
- Andrew Hugh Alistair Neill Director
- Jules Grafton Knight Director · appointed 2024
- Michael Frederick Messenger Director · appointed 1997
- John Frederick Norris Director · appointed 2022
- William Hugh Carslake Director · appointed 2010
- Professor Ernest John Whenham Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Andrew John Jowett Director · appointed 2005
- David John Mellor Director · appointed 2013
- Michael Frederick Messenger Director · appointed 1997
- William Hugh Carslake Director · appointed 2010
- Professor Ernest John Whenham Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Andrew John Jowett Director · appointed 2005
- Andrew Hugh Alistair Neill Director
- William Hugh Carslake Director · appointed 2010
- Professor Ernest John Whenham Director · appointed 2015
Portfolio (4)
- David John Mellor Director · appointed 2013
- Jules Grafton Knight Director · appointed 2024
- Michael Frederick Messenger Director · appointed 1997
- John Frederick Norris Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01147282
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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