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The Leather Conservation Centre

Non-trading company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 53

  1. Robert Nicholas Tusting 2023-2023 Director View profile
  2. Nicole Gilroy 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Tanya Day 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Dr Nigel Bamforth 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Dr Dean Sully 2017-2025 Director View profile
  6. Rachel Garwood 2015-2025 Director View profile
  7. Dr Caroline De Stefani 2014-2018 Director View profile
  8. Paul Mynors Farmar 2014-2026 Director View profile
  9. Caroline De Stefani 2013-2013 Director View profile
  10. Michael John Bradly-Russell 2012-2021 Director View profile
  11. Professor Jonathan Ashley-Smith 2010-2013 Director View profile
  12. Professor Kamal Bechkoum 2009-2014 Director View profile
  13. Jonathan Gervaise Fitzpatrick Cooke 2009-2020 Director View profile
  14. Cordelia Elizabeth Rogerson 2007-2020 Director View profile
  15. Heather Richardson 2007-2016 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Ralph Collinson 2006-2016 Director View profile
  17. David Sabine Snowden 2006-2014 Director View profile
  18. Caroline Patricia Jackson 2005-2006 Director View profile
  19. Dr Nicholas Francis Boutle 2005-2010 Director View profile
  20. Dr Esther Anita Cameron 2005-2007 Director View profile
  21. Barbara Burnett 2005-2018 Director View profile
  22. Giles Peter Gaskell 2002-2011 Director View profile
  23. Sherry Tansy Doyal 2002-2007 Director View profile
  24. Dr Richard John Roy 2000-2002 Director View profile
  25. Penelope Mary Hoare 1999-2007 Director View profile
  26. Brian David Carter 1998-2005 Director View profile
  27. Wilfred Price 1998-2005 Director View profile
  28. Timothy Adrian John Burnett 1998-2012 Director View profile
  29. Michael Shirley Pearson 1998-2025 Director View profile
  30. Geoffrey Lee Otley 1996-2000 Director View profile
  31. Anne Marie Benson 1995-1999 Director View profile
  32. Jane Lindsay Arthur 1995-2001 Director View profile
  33. Marion Elaine Kite 1995-2018 Director View profile
  34. Henry Gaskell 1994-2007 Director View profile
  35. Caroline Sara Elisabeth Allington 1994-1998 Director View profile
  36. Danielle Lucie Bosworth 1992-2005 Director View profile
  37. Nicolas John Barker 1992-2012 Director View profile
  38. William Neville Terry 1992 Director View profile
  39. Elizabeth Mary Pye 2003 Director View profile
  40. Peter Graham Ellement 1993 Director View profile
  41. Liza Maria Swann 2003 Director View profile
  42. Betty Mary Haines 2003 Director View profile
  43. Guy Garland Reaks 1991 Director View profile
  44. John Robert Tusting 2012 Director View profile
  45. George Ronald White 1994 Director View profile
  46. Karen Solveig Sinding Finch 2003 Director View profile
  47. James Jackman 1995 Director View profile
  48. Anthony Norman Smith De Reuck 1992 Director View profile
  49. Heather Richardson 2010-2016 Secretary View profile
  50. Joyce Thirsa Meade 1995-2020 Secretary View profile
  51. Thomas Peter Salisbury 1992-1997 Secretary View profile
  52. Hilary Anne Brown 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  53. Barbara Mary Whatmore 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
25/05/1978
Registered office
Leicester
Also a registered charity
The Leather Conservation Centre Limited

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. The Leather Conservation Centre is controlled by John William Tusting
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-02-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John William Tusting.

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 · £263,901 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 · £243,901
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £20,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £243,9012025-02-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £20,0002020-10-14
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.

6 directors on the board

9.5y median 8.3y
average tenure
21.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01370507
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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