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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.
9 directors on the board
- Simon David John Tarrant Rowe Director · appointed 2021
- John Peter Poingdestre Tunstall-Behrens Director · appointed 2019
- Smith, Martin, Sir Director · appointed 1999
- David William Courtenay Whelton Director · appointed 1999
- Gilbert John Retz Mccabe Director · appointed 1996
- Helena Alice Teresa Newman Director · appointed 2022
- Frank Mampaey Director · appointed 2014
- Alexandra Jane Maund Director · appointed 2017
- John Robert Sotheby Boas Director · appointed 2001
16.3y median 11.7y
average tenure
30.4y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- John Peter Poingdestre Tunstall-Behrens Director · appointed 2019
- Smith, Martin, Sir Director · appointed 1999
- David William Courtenay Whelton Director · appointed 1999
- Gilbert John Retz Mccabe Director · appointed 1996
- Frank Mampaey Director · appointed 2014
- Alexandra Jane Maund Director · appointed 2017
- John Robert Sotheby Boas Director · appointed 2001
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- John Peter Poingdestre Tunstall-Behrens Director · appointed 2019
- Gilbert John Retz Mccabe Director · appointed 1996
- Helena Alice Teresa Newman Director · appointed 2022
- Alexandra Jane Maund Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (5)
- Simon David John Tarrant Rowe Director · appointed 2021
- Smith, Martin, Sir Director · appointed 1999
- David William Courtenay Whelton Director · appointed 1999
- Frank Mampaey Director · appointed 2014
- John Robert Sotheby Boas Director · appointed 2001
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- David Cairns Director · resigned 2026
- John Gilhooly Obe Director · appointed 2014 · 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.
Arts and leisure 7Business services 1Professional 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
- 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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- The National Life Story Collection 1 shared director
- Hattori Trust Company Limited 1 shared director
- Music AT Plush LTD 1 shared director
- Chamberstudio 1 shared director
- Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival 1 shared director
- The Martin Smith Foundation 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 01226660 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
| Incorporated | 17/09/1975 |
| Address | 32 GRAFTON SQUARE, LONDON, SW4 0DB |
| Accounts next due | 31/07/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/10/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
85520 - Cultural education
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Officers (30)
- Helena Alice Teresa Newman Director · appointed 2022
- Simon David John Tarrant Rowe Director · appointed 2021
- John Peter Poingdestre Tunstall-Behrens Director · appointed 2019
- Alexandra Jane Maund Director · appointed 2017
- Frank Mampaey Director · appointed 2014
- John Robert Sotheby Boas Director · appointed 2001
- Smith, Martin, Sir Director · appointed 1999
- David William Courtenay Whelton Director · appointed 1999
- Gilbert John Retz Mccabe Director · appointed 1996
- Gaisman, Jonathan Nicholas Crispin, Mr. Secretary · appointed 1993
Show 20 former officers
- John Gilhooly Obe Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
- Maria Lucas-Tooth Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2025
- Judi Barrett Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2017
- Haakon Overli Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2022
- Nicholas Mark Berwin Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2014
- The Rt Hon the Lord Birkett Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2007
- Anne Skeggs Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2000
- Peter John Thorogood Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1998
- Jackie Rosenfeld Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2007
- Bridget Alathea Hugh-Jones Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2011
- Tessa Gaisman Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2022
- Claude Ludovic Kauffmann Secretary · appointed 1993 · resigned 1998
- Elton Shane Secretary · appointed 1992 · resigned 1995
- Adrian Trayton Hopkinson Director · resigned 1998
- Elwood Abraham Rickless Director · resigned 1995
- John Michael Bowers Secretary · resigned 2000
- David Cairns Director · resigned 2026
- Cohen, Johnson David, Dr Director · resigned 1995
- Josephine Goodden Director · resigned 1996
- Leonard Victor Ingrams Director · resigned 1996
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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