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The Food Museum LTD

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 51

  1. Alexander Robert Timothy Butler-Zagni 2020-2026 Director View profile
  2. Melinda Jane Appleby 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Katharine Boardman-Hims 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Nigel Charles Blake Macpherson 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Baxter, Linda, Cllr 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. Mayes, Lesley Maureen, Councillor 2015-2019 Director View profile
  7. Simon Dukes 2014-2022 Director View profile
  8. Glen Anthony Horn 2014-2020 Director View profile
  9. Richard Charles Powell 2014-2017 Director View profile
  10. Dr Sharon Anne Goddard 2013-2023 Director View profile
  11. Trina Jane Nunn 2012-2013 Director View profile
  12. Melvyn Ian Nunn 2011-2013 Director View profile
  13. Gerard Michael Brewster 2011-2015 Director View profile
  14. Luke Hibbert 2011-2017 Director View profile
  15. John Barrington Chevallier Guild 2010-2017 Director View profile
  16. David John Richardson 2010-2011 Director View profile
  17. Whybrow, Anne, Councillor 2009-2015 Director View profile
  18. Christine Mary Furniss 2007-2011 Director View profile
  19. Susan Annabel Margaret Fogarty 2006-2011 Director View profile
  20. Michael Richard Caddock 2004-2013 Director View profile
  21. Michael John Deakin 2004-2012 Director View profile
  22. Brandon Richard Stuart Barker 2004-2007 Director View profile
  23. Heather Salmon 2004-2011 Director View profile
  24. Frank Bernard Shephard 2004-2007 Director View profile
  25. Michael John Argent 2003-2010 Director View profile
  26. Roy John Barker 2003-2011 Director View profile
  27. Anthony Victor William Bone 2001-2021 Director View profile
  28. Audrey Alice Lilley 1999-2003 Director View profile
  29. Andrew Colin Shelley 1997-2003 Director View profile
  30. Eric James David Mccoy 1997-2003 Director View profile
  31. Duncan James Macpherson 1997-2005 Director View profile
  32. Joan Barker 1996-1999 Director View profile
  33. Jeremy Frederick Van Den Arend 1996-2000 Director View profile
  34. Dr Alan Lower 1995-1997 Director View profile
  35. Gale De Giberne Sieveking 1994-2001 Director View profile
  36. John Stanley Cross 1994-1997 Director View profile
  37. Baroness Rosalind Scott of Needham Market 1993-1994 Director View profile
  38. Nicholas Adrian Ridley 1997 Director View profile
  39. Thomas Andrew Hume 1992 Director View profile
  40. Hamish Mcfarlane 1996 Director View profile
  41. Nicolas Webb Portway 1994 Director View profile
  42. Nicholas Longe 1996 Director View profile
  43. Sheepshanks, Robin John, Captain 1997 Director View profile
  44. Clover, Jeremy Carol Pilgrim, Cllr 1993 Director View profile
  45. Rt Hon Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy Earl of Cranbrook 2011 Director View profile
  46. Martin Ramsey Pitcher 2014-2020 Secretary View profile
  47. Nicholas Roy Green 2007-2015 Secretary View profile
  48. Bridget Elizabeth Yates 2001-2012 Secretary View profile
  49. Alan Mills 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  50. Ivan Henry Howlett 1997-2004 Secretary View profile
  51. Keith William Stevens 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
25/05/1984
Registered office
Suffolk
Also a registered charity
The Food Museum
Previous names
Museum of East Anglian Life (until 22/03/2022)

Ownership

Owned by (12) 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.

  • Jennifer Holly Cousins
    significant influence · notified 2024-07-03
  • Anne Christine Harrison
    significant influence · notified 2024-07-03
  • Richard Lister
    significant influence · notified 2024-07-03 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Vanessa Mary Trevelyan
    significant influence · notified 2024-07-03
  • Martin Ramsey Pitcher ceased 2017-07-24
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Anthony Victor William Bone ceased 2017-07-24
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Barrington Chevallier Guild ceased 2017-10-10
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Luke Hibbert ceased 2017-03-31
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sharon Anne Goddard ceased 2017-07-24
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Glen Anthony Horn ceased 2017-07-24
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jonathan Mark Pattle ceased 2017-07-24
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jennifer Holly Cousins ceased 2023-08-24
    significant influence · notified 2022-09-22
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Food Museum LTD is controlled by Jennifer Holly Cousins
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-07-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jennifer Holly Cousins.

1 other company 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

18 grants · £7,263,208 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 · £4,500,337 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,815,923 (4 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £523,807 (3 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £358,218
  • Suffolk Community Foundation · £50,250 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £4,303,9372023-09-12
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £1,409,6002023-02-16
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £358,2182022-10-13
  • Department for Work and Pensions £118,9172022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £-3,0002022-04-01
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.

14 directors on the board

4.8y median 4.9y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Retail and trade 2Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 1Other 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01819676
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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