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The Open ART Fair Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 30

  1. Alexander Williams 2020-2020 Director View profile
  2. Henri Van Der Hoorn 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Frank David Peregrine Partridge 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Neil Francis Shepperson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Ian Hubert Walker 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Katharine Ruth Michie 2014-2021 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan Morton Alfred Cooper 2014-2019 Director View profile
  8. Michael David Cohen 2013-2019 Director View profile
  9. Richard David Coles 2012-2019 Director View profile
  10. Mark Nicholas Dodgson 2010-2017 Director View profile
  11. Ian Hubert Walker 2009-2014 Director View profile
  12. Laura Bordignon-Venerio 2009-2019 Director View profile
  13. Jonathan William Coulborn 2008-2016 Director View profile
  14. Richard Phillip Marchant 2005-2009 Director View profile
  15. Charles Henry Truman 2004-2005 Director View profile
  16. John Richard Philip Sabin 2003-2005 Director View profile
  17. Caroline Valls 2003-2009 Director View profile
  18. Jonathan Horne 2003-2004 Director View profile
  19. Anthony Woodburn 2002-2015 Director View profile
  20. Louis Stephen Anthony Jarrett 1996-2016 Director View profile
  21. Antony Alan Norman Preston 1996-2003 Director View profile
  22. Elaine Joan Dean 1994-2010 Director View profile
  23. Raymond Francis Oshea 1994-1996 Director View profile
  24. Gillian Melita Craig 1994-2015 Director View profile
  25. Alistair Hubert Sampson 1994-2003 Director View profile
  26. Baden Fred Marston 1994-1999 Director View profile
  27. Richard Geoffrey Stewart Whittington 1994-2009 Director View profile
  28. Nicholas Fowle 1992-1994 Director View profile
  29. George Joseph Levy 1994 Director View profile
  30. Phillips, Francis Jerome, Director 1992 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/10/1974

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. The Open ART Fair Limited is controlled by Thomas Woodham-Smith
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2025-05-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Thomas Woodham-Smith.

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.

Grants received

2 grants · £598,100 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £598,100 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £198,2002020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £399,9002020-04-01
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.

1 directors on the board

6.8y median 6.8y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Business 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01189129
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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