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Company · St. Austell

Wheal Martyn Trust

Museums activities

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

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Previous officers 34

  1. Christopher Varcoe 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Brian George Chenoweth 2012-2015 Director View profile
  3. Peter John Briens 2010-2017 Director View profile
  4. Jacqueline Anne Edwards 2010-2018 Director View profile
  5. Malcolm Alan Brown 2009-2010 Director View profile
  6. Jacqueline Bull 2006-2010 Director View profile
  7. Joseph Swain 2006-2009 Director View profile
  8. Ian Douglas Lamond 2003-2010 Director View profile
  9. Mark Cameron Jones 2001-2003 Director View profile
  10. Roger Duncan Preston 1999-2010 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Mcgowan 1998-2010 Director View profile
  12. Dr Peter Hackett 1998-2004 Director View profile
  13. Roger Eastmead Trenerry 1994-1999 Director View profile
  14. Christopher Peter Dart 1993-2010 Director View profile
  15. Ivor Ronald Bowditch 1993-2010 Director View profile
  16. Dr Clive William Gronow 1992-2009 Director View profile
  17. Adrian David Hare 1992-1994 Director View profile
  18. Ian Clapham Waite 2003 Director View profile
  19. Terence John Skelton 1994 Director View profile
  20. Tetley, Jeremy David, Cdr 1992 Director View profile
  21. Peter Ernest Archard 1996 Director View profile
  22. Courtenay Vivian Smale 2001 Director View profile
  23. Robert William Carlton Porter 1992 Director View profile
  24. John Brian Southern 2000 Director View profile
  25. Charles Spencer Thurlow 2010 Director View profile
  26. Caroline Elisabeth Anne Dudley 2004 Director View profile
  27. Peter John Reseigh 2006 Director View profile
  28. Richard Francis Nicholls Silverlock 1999 Director View profile
  29. Barry Millwood Grime 2010 Director View profile
  30. Diane Joy Bassett 2010-2019 Secretary View profile
  31. Thomas Derek Bullivant Giles 1999-2010 Secretary View profile
  32. Ellen Margaret Mcconnell 1994-2000 Secretary View profile
  33. Alan Geoffrey Hawken 1992-1994 Secretary View profile
  34. Alison Mary Phillips 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
15/02/1974
Registered office
St. Austell
Also a registered charity
Wheal Martyn Trust LTD
Previous names
Wheal Martyn Trust LTD (until 12/08/2016)
ST.Austell China Clay Museum Limited (until 17/01/2012)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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. Wheal Martyn Trust is controlled by South West Lakes Trust
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by South West Lakes Trust.

3 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.

Grants received

7 grants · £2,756,099 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 · £1,979,800 (4 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £707,200
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £69,099 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £707,2002025-02-06
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £59,8002020-06-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £21,1032020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £47,9962020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £1,013,4002015-12-03
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.

3 directors on the board

6.4y median 8y
average tenure
10.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

1
left in the last 12 months
1
corporate seats

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.

Agriculture 2Retail and trade 2

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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01160460
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/10/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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