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The Design Museum

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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Who leads it

Previous officers 62

  1. Carl Thomas Anderson 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. John Lindell Philip Pfeffer 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Michael Alexander Peck 2017-2023 Director View profile
  4. Julian Andre Treger 2017-2022 Director View profile
  5. Lord Peter Benjamin Mandelson 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. Ambra Medda 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Wendy Becker 2016-2022 Director View profile
  8. Saba Nazar 2016-2022 Director View profile
  9. Asif Amir Khan 2015-2025 Director View profile
  10. Zdenek Bakala 2013-2021 Director View profile
  11. Hugh Gerard Devlin 2012-2020 Director View profile
  12. Julian Andrew Vogel 2012-2020 Director View profile
  13. Nicholas James Douglas Bull 2012-2024 Director View profile
  14. Charles Gabriel Rifkind 2012-2019 Director View profile
  15. Alexander Dewar Kerr Johnston 2012-2017 Director View profile
  16. Johannes Peter Huth 2011-2020 Director View profile
  17. Lady Jillian Rosemary Ritblat 2011-2019 Director View profile
  18. Sir Michael Bichard 2010-2011 Director View profile
  19. Sir Christopher John Frayling 2010-2019 Director View profile
  20. Dame Anya Susannah Hindmarch 2009-2019 Director View profile
  21. Suzanna Taverne 2007-2012 Director View profile
  22. Rolf Wilhem Albert Sachs 2007-2019 Director View profile
  23. John Ormerod 2006-2011 Director View profile
  24. David Michael Blackburn 2006-2011 Director View profile
  25. Honor Mary Ruth Chapman 2006-2009 Director View profile
  26. Luqman Philip Vasa Arnold 2005-2017 Director View profile
  27. Denise Patricia Byrne Kingsmill 2000-2010 Director View profile
  28. David Peter Constantine 1999-2017 Director View profile
  29. Barbara Cassani 1999-2001 Director View profile
  30. Sir John Tusa 1999-2000 Director View profile
  31. Richard William Seymour 1999-2011 Director View profile
  32. James Dyson 1997-2004 Director View profile
  33. Olga Polizzi 1996-2005 Director View profile
  34. Sir John Kevin Hegarty 1996-2019 Director View profile
  35. John Jeremy Seymour Marshall 1996-2005 Director View profile
  36. Lord Peter Garth Palumbo 1995-2005 Director View profile
  37. Lord Clive Richard Hollick of Notting Hill 1994-1997 Director View profile
  38. Joe Earle 1993-2002 Director View profile
  39. Morny Davison 1993-2005 Director View profile
  40. Robert Charles Michael Wigley 1992-2000 Director View profile
  41. Philip Arthur Booley Hughes 1992-1996 Director View profile
  42. Lord Richard George Rogers 1992-1994 Director View profile
  43. Sir Peter Parker 1992-1998 Director View profile
  44. Alice Rawsthorn 1992-2001 Director View profile
  45. Andrew Graham Stewart Mccallum 1992-2002 Director View profile
  46. Fraccoise Jollant Kneebone 1992-2005 Director View profile
  47. James Anthony Boyd Joll 1992-2005 Director View profile
  48. Bill Moggridge 1992-1995 Director View profile
  49. Sherban Cantacuzino 1992-1998 Director View profile
  50. Ronald David Carter 1992-1995 Director View profile
  51. Conran, Terence Orby, the Executors of Sir 1992-2020 Director View profile
  52. Cobb Stenham 1992-1996 Director View profile
  53. Philip John Watkins 2014-2025 Secretary View profile
  54. Alice Black 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  55. Lucinda Derry 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  56. James Hill 2005-2010 Secretary View profile
  57. Phoebe Roka Taylor 2003-2005 Secretary View profile
  58. Anna Bownes 2001-2003 Secretary View profile
  59. Michael Neil Kostyn 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  60. Suzanne Elizabeth Lane 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  61. Linda Smeaton 1994-1998 Secretary View profile
  62. John Alexander Hendry 1994 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
05/12/1988
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
The Design Museum

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Design 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

8 grants · £8,625,887 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 · £5,267,249 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,141,762 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £212,500 (2 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £4,376

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £267,2492025-06-12
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £173,1282020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £2,968,6342020-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £4,3762018-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport £42,5002018-04-01
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.

12 directors on the board

5.3y median 4.2y
average tenure
17.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (10)

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.

Professional services 9Arts and leisure 7Other services 3Education 2Business services 1Finance 1Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02325092
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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