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West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 38

  1. Fiona Keith-Lucas 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sara Elizabeth Reader 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Paul Robert Andrews 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Rebecca Louise Catherine Greenhill 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Ian Donald Tompkins 2020-2025 Director View profile
  6. Dr John Alfred Thomas 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Katherine Joan Andrew 2016-2025 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas Christian Joyce 2014-2019 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Bradley 2012-2017 Director View profile
  10. John Barry Woodall 2011-2018 Director View profile
  11. Nigel Robert Brown 2011-2022 Director View profile
  12. Mark Andrew Balkham 2009-2021 Director View profile
  13. Alan Roger Herrington 2009-2013 Director View profile
  14. James Stephen Mason 2009-2025 Director View profile
  15. Elizabeth Jane Turner 2008-2016 Director View profile
  16. Collins, Paul Henry, Doctor 2005-2011 Director View profile
  17. Nigel Heardman 2005-2016 Director View profile
  18. Robert John Tolley 2005-2018 Director View profile
  19. Simon David Roper Pressdee 2005-2007 Director View profile
  20. Michael Vincent Youe 2004-2013 Director View profile
  21. Claire Elizabeth Hines 2003-2011 Director View profile
  22. Jayne Anne Pilkington 2002-2025 Director View profile
  23. Nigel Scott Haynes 1999-2002 Director View profile
  24. John Greaves Smith 1997-2004 Director View profile
  25. Marie Isabelle Marshall 1996-2002 Director View profile
  26. David Francis Burton-Pye 1995-2000 Director View profile
  27. David Michael Bills 1995-2020 Director View profile
  28. James Woolriche Tomkins 1994-2002 Director View profile
  29. Shirley Louise Ochi 1993-1999 Director View profile
  30. Susan Whitehouse 1992-2024 Director View profile
  31. Nicholas Bernard Charles Hogben 2025 Director View profile
  32. Brian Moore 2004 Director View profile
  33. Stephen John Ponder 1995 Director View profile
  34. Michael Fox 1993 Director View profile
  35. Alan Trevis Smith 2011 Director View profile
  36. Peter David Arnold 2000-2024 Secretary View profile
  37. Dawn Harris 1999-2008 Secretary View profile
  38. Sheelagh Parker 1994-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/01/1985
Also a registered charity
West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust

Grants received

10 grants · £5,161,237 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 · £4,871,741 (7 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £190,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £99,496

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £2,964,1992023-06-07
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £40,0002023-04-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £150,0002023-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £80,5422021-09-23
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £99,4962021-04-01
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.

8 directors on the board

8.2y median 9.4y
average tenure
13.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Arts and leisure 4Property 4Professional services 3Construction 2Education 2Other 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01876294
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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