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The Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 48

  1. Helen Williams 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Carole Lesley Souter CBE 2016-2024 Director View profile
  3. Caroline Jane Cole 2016-2024 Director View profile
  4. Surojit Ghosh 2016-2024 Director View profile
  5. Nico Iacuzzi 2016-2025 Director View profile
  6. Clare Elizabeth Matterson 2015-2022 Director View profile
  7. Eve Salomon 2014-2022 Director View profile
  8. Sarah Georgia Kemp 2013-2021 Director View profile
  9. Geoffrey Joel Crossick 2013-2021 Director View profile
  10. Judith Ann Beard 2013-2016 Director View profile
  11. Molly Margaret Jackson 2013-2017 Director View profile
  12. David Royston Philip 2012-2014 Director View profile
  13. Hilary Carty 2011-2019 Director View profile
  14. Professor John Irving 2010-2014 Director View profile
  15. Dr Michael David Peter O'Hanlon 2010-2014 Director View profile
  16. Dr Hilary Anne Taylor 2010-2014 Director View profile
  17. John Lynton Jones 2005-2013 Director View profile
  18. Rosamund Mary Sykes 2004-2013 Director View profile
  19. Kate Buchanan 2004-2010 Director View profile
  20. Professor Paul Henderson 2004-2012 Director View profile
  21. Clare Emily Paterson 2004-2016 Director View profile
  22. Timothy Richard Hornsby 2003-2014 Director View profile
  23. Eugenie Christine Turton 2002-2012 Director View profile
  24. Sir Robert William Kenneth Crawford 2001-2013 Director View profile
  25. Althea Joy Efunshile 2000-2001 Director View profile
  26. Susan Minter 2000-2010 Director View profile
  27. Sir Stephen Michael Bullock 1999-2010 Director View profile
  28. Professor Brian John Mack 1998-2010 Director View profile
  29. Professor Kenneth John Gregory 1997-2003 Director View profile
  30. Sir Alistair John Hunter 1996-1999 Director View profile
  31. Dame Jocelyn Anita Barrow 1996-2011 Director View profile
  32. Buttle, Eileen, Doctor 1994-1998 Director View profile
  33. Sir Richard Anthony Foster 1994-1998 Director View profile
  34. Professor Henry Woolmington Mackenzie Hodges 1993 Director View profile
  35. Michael Ivan Horniman 1998 Director View profile
  36. Dame Margaret Kate Weston 1996 Director View profile
  37. Dr Schuyler Jones 1994 Director View profile
  38. Ronald Watts 2003 Director View profile
  39. Dame Unity Viola Lister 1995 Director View profile
  40. Michael John Wheeler 2004 Director View profile
  41. Galpin, Brian John Francis, His Honour 2002 Director View profile
  42. Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance 1999 Director View profile
  43. Dr Eilean Hooper-Greenhill 1999 Director View profile
  44. Donald Herbert Kirkham 2004 Director View profile
  45. Michelle Edward 2024-2026 Secretary View profile
  46. Paula Thomas 2013-2024 Secretary View profile
  47. Grace Conacher 2006-2013 Secretary View profile
  48. Jennifer Kathleen Lucy Beever 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/12/1989
Also a registered charity
The Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust
Public bodyNDPB-executive · Department for Culture, Media and SportPublic appointments regulated

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust 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

14 grants · £24,360,023 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 · £22,371,829 (11 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,928,194 (2 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £60,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £7,194,0792021-11-30
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £964,0972020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £964,0972017-06-21
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation £60,0002017-01-30
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £272,0002016-04-21

Contracts awarded

1 contract · £110,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

  • Unknown supplier · £110,000

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.

12 directors on the board

3.4y median 2.4y
average tenure
8.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (4)

2
also govern a charity
1
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.

Arts and leisure 2Professional 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

  • 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
02456393
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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