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The Society of Designer-Craftsmen

Artistic creation

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

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Previous officers 23

  1. Lilly Reid 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Leon Van Heerden 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Kate Jane Mason 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Miguel Dembinski 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Joseph Bray 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Marshall Colman 2020-2023 Director View profile
  7. Adam Aaronson 2020-2024 Director View profile
  8. Steven Ernest Wager 2020-2025 Director View profile
  9. Christine Dove 2011-2021 Director View profile
  10. Dawn Thorne 2011-2020 Director View profile
  11. Fiona Mary Zobole 2009-2011 Director View profile
  12. Carol Naylor 2006-2011 Director View profile
  13. Peter James Moss 2004-2006 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Morris Maer 2003-2004 Director View profile
  15. John Saul Weiss 1999-2018 Director View profile
  16. Gilian Elizabeth Packard Parris 1996-1997 Director View profile
  17. Linda Margaret Theophilus 1996-2003 Director View profile
  18. Heidi Dorothy Erdman Lichterman Van Someren 2011 Director View profile
  19. Nigel Keith Purse 1999 Director View profile
  20. Diana Springall 1996 Director View profile
  21. Jennifer Eleanor Starr 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  22. Jeanne Marie Daniel 2000-2013 Secretary View profile
  23. Richard O'Donoghue 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Artistic creation; Operation of arts facilities; Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated
05/05/1989
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
The Society of Designer-Craftsmen

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • John Saul Weiss ceased 2018-01-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Dawn Thorne ceased 2018-01-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Christine Dove ceased 2018-01-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Society of Designer-Craftsmen is controlled by John Saul Weiss
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Saul Weiss.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£858,682
Total assets
£858,682
Cash
£102,757
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

3.9y median 4y
average tenure
6.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 2Arts and leisure 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
02380473
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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