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Brightlingsea Museum

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

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Previous officers 11

  1. Sally Goodenough 2017-2021 Director View profile
  2. Michael Joseph Hindley 2013-2019 Director View profile
  3. Derak Frank Smith 2010-2022 Director View profile
  4. Joan Elsie Wallace 2002-2006 Director View profile
  5. Claude Edward Dove 2013 Director View profile
  6. Dr Edward Mckim Sycamore 1998 Director View profile
  7. Anthony John Harris Fowler 1993 Director View profile
  8. Jean Sylvia Whiffing 2020 Director View profile
  9. Alfred Lewis William Wakeling 2001 Director View profile
  10. Derek Karl Martin 2009 Director View profile
  11. Lesley Doreen Sycamore 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/06/1989
Also a registered charity
Brightlingsea Museum

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Margaret Stone
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Brightlingsea Museum is controlled by Margaret Stone
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Margaret Stone.

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
£912,686
Total assets
£912,686
Cash
£156,029
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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.

Grants received

2 grants · £108,500 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

Most recent

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.

5 directors on the board

10.5y median 8.4y
average tenure
24.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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 1Retail and trade 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02397322
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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