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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
- Lewis Thomas HobbsDirector · since 2023
- Hayley Yvonne AndrewsDirector · since 2023
- Robin Alan SellersDirector · since 2019
- Ian WilsonDirector · since 2017
- Edward Graham BarronDirector · since 2016
- Andrew Charles FosterDirector · since 2016
- Nicolas CrombieDirector · since 2016
- Philip Charles AdamsDirector · since 2012
Previous officers 38
- Fiona Keith-Lucas 2023-2025 View profile
- Sara Elizabeth Reader 2023-2025 View profile
- Paul Robert Andrews 2023-2025 View profile
- Rebecca Louise Catherine Greenhill 2022-2025 View profile
- Ian Donald Tompkins 2020-2025 View profile
- Dr John Alfred Thomas 2016-2018 View profile
- Katherine Joan Andrew 2016-2025 View profile
- Nicholas Christian Joyce 2014-2019 View profile
- Andrew Bradley 2012-2017 View profile
- John Barry Woodall 2011-2018 View profile
- Nigel Robert Brown 2011-2022 View profile
- Mark Andrew Balkham 2009-2021 View profile
- Alan Roger Herrington 2009-2013 View profile
- James Stephen Mason 2009-2025 View profile
- Elizabeth Jane Turner 2008-2016 View profile
- Collins, Paul Henry, Doctor 2005-2011 View profile
- Nigel Heardman 2005-2016 View profile
- Robert John Tolley 2005-2018 View profile
- Simon David Roper Pressdee 2005-2007 View profile
- Michael Vincent Youe 2004-2013 View profile
- Claire Elizabeth Hines 2003-2011 View profile
- Jayne Anne Pilkington 2002-2025 View profile
- Nigel Scott Haynes 1999-2002 View profile
- John Greaves Smith 1997-2004 View profile
- Marie Isabelle Marshall 1996-2002 View profile
- David Francis Burton-Pye 1995-2000 View profile
- David Michael Bills 1995-2020 View profile
- James Woolriche Tomkins 1994-2002 View profile
- Shirley Louise Ochi 1993-1999 View profile
- Susan Whitehouse 1992-2024 View profile
- Nicholas Bernard Charles Hogben 2025 View profile
- Brian Moore 2004 View profile
- Stephen John Ponder 1995 View profile
- Michael Fox 1993 View profile
- Alan Trevis Smith 2011 View profile
- Peter David Arnold 2000-2024 View profile
- Dawn Harris 1999-2008 View profile
- Sheelagh Parker 1994-2000 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 total360Giving 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
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Edward Graham Barron Director · appointed 2016
- Robin Alan Sellers Director · appointed 2019
- Ian Wilson Director · appointed 2017
- Lewis Thomas Hobbs Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Charles Foster Director · appointed 2016
- Hayley Yvonne Andrews Director · appointed 2023
- Nicolas Crombie Director · appointed 2016
- Philip Charles Adams Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Edward Graham Barron Director · appointed 2016
- Robin Alan Sellers Director · appointed 2019
- Ian Wilson Director · appointed 2017
- Andrew Charles Foster Director · appointed 2016
- Nicolas Crombie Director · appointed 2016
- Philip Charles Adams Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Nicolas Crombie Director · appointed 2016
- Philip Charles Adams Director · appointed 2012
Portfolio (6)
- Edward Graham Barron Director · appointed 2016
- Robin Alan Sellers Director · appointed 2019
- Ian Wilson Director · appointed 2017
- Lewis Thomas Hobbs Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Charles Foster Director · appointed 2016
- Hayley Yvonne Andrews Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
- Edward Graham Barron West Midlands Heritage Trust, Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust, Wolverhampton Heritage Trust
- Robin Alan Sellers West Midlands Heritage Trust, Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust, Wolverhampton Heritage Trust
- Ian Wilson The John Masefield Society
- Lewis Thomas Hobbs Wolverhampton Heritage Trust
- Hayley Yvonne Andrews West Midlands Heritage Trust
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.
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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