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Eureka! the National Children's Museum.

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

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Previous officers 49

  1. John Howard Kelly 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Susan Julie Higginson 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. John Trevor Sutcliffe 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Faith Mavis Best 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Shahban Khatab Ahmed Aziz 2022-2024 Director View profile
  6. John Stewart Rogerson 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Diane Carole Watson 2017-2020 Director View profile
  8. Jane Sheridan Rice-Bowen 2017-2025 Director View profile
  9. Elizabeth Ann Wood 2015-2022 Director View profile
  10. Peter Charles Smart 2012-2021 Director View profile
  11. Natasha Luther-Jones 2011-2011 Director View profile
  12. Alan John Aubrey 2011-2024 Director View profile
  13. Graham Henry Soles 2011-2011 Director View profile
  14. Heather Jackson 2010-2011 Director View profile
  15. Fiona Jane Hesselden 2009-2023 Director View profile
  16. Jane Elizabeth Quinn 2009-2010 Director View profile
  17. Alison Mary Hope 2009-2024 Director View profile
  18. Sarah Rosemary Speller 2008-2010 Director View profile
  19. Michelle Dorion 2008-2010 Director View profile
  20. Diana Elizabeth Anne Uehlein 2008-2010 Director View profile
  21. Dee Earnshaw 2006-2008 Director View profile
  22. Jin-Theng Craven 2005-2023 Director View profile
  23. Mark Nicholas Seekins 2005-2009 Director View profile
  24. Patricia Lankester 2004-2009 Director View profile
  25. Peter John Stuart Thompson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  26. David James Jackson 2003-2012 Director View profile
  27. Iain Mark Spence 2003-2005 Director View profile
  28. Sarah Helen Grunewald 2001-2005 Director View profile
  29. Penelope Julia Hemming 2001-2006 Director View profile
  30. Giles Colin Scott Clarke 2001-2011 Director View profile
  31. Jane Margaret Glaister 2000-2006 Director View profile
  32. Peter Bartle 2000-2011 Director View profile
  33. Suzanne Jane Slack 2000-2002 Director View profile
  34. Lou Brennan 2000-2002 Director View profile
  35. Gillian Mary Thomas 2000-2006 Director View profile
  36. Sallie Ryle 1993-2004 Director View profile
  37. Dame Vivien Louise Duffield 2001 Director View profile
  38. Anthony Gartland 1999 Director View profile
  39. David Richard Marshall 1999 Director View profile
  40. Sir Jocelyn Edward Greville Stevens 2001 Director View profile
  41. William Thomas Rooney 1998 Director View profile
  42. Kenneth Desmond Sinfield 1999 Director View profile
  43. Sir Ernest Hall 2001 Director View profile
  44. Teresa Joanne Corbridge 2004-2023 Secretary View profile
  45. Moira Ann Protani 2001-2003 Secretary View profile
  46. Daniel Crawford Laughlan 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  47. Sarah Jacqueline Haworth 1996-1998 Secretary View profile
  48. Peter Robert Hull 1992-1996 Secretary View profile
  49. Christopher David Bower 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities
Incorporated
19/09/1985
Also a registered charity
Eureka the National Children's Museum
Previous names
The Museum for Children (until 02/01/2008)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Eureka! the National Children's Museum. on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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

4 grants · £908,164 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £783,300
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £97,500
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £27,364 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,9752026-03-17
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £783,3002021-03-08
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £97,5002016-08-17
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £7,3892009-09-17
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.

10 directors on the board

3.6y median 1y
average tenure
23.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Education 2Professional services 2Finance 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
01948578
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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