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The Museum of the Home

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 53

  1. Lady Caroline Julia Primrose Dalmeny 2022–2024 Director View profile
  2. Mercy Muroki 2021–2024 Director View profile
  3. John Charles Shakeshaft 2020–2025 Director View profile
  4. Janet Patricia Chapman 2020–2026 Director View profile
  5. Robert John Ketteridge 2019–2025 Director View profile
  6. Christine Chang Hanway 2019–2025 Director View profile
  7. Simon Gosling 2018–2018 Director View profile
  8. John Forrester 2018–2023 Director View profile
  9. Professor Abigail Williams 2015–2023 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan Newby 2015–2023 Director View profile
  11. Cynthia Polemis 2015–2021 Director View profile
  12. Alexandra Robson 2015–2021 Director View profile
  13. Edwina Valentine Sassoon 2015–2021 Director View profile
  14. Samir Shah 2014–2022 Director View profile
  15. Jeremy Newton 2014–2020 Director View profile
  16. Clare Jennifer Gough 2014–2020 Director View profile
  17. Marilyn Joy Scott 2014–2020 Director View profile
  18. Douglas Gilmore 2013–2019 Director View profile
  19. Bernard Donoghue 2013–2019 Director View profile
  20. David Cummings Millar 2011–2014 Director View profile
  21. Jeremy John Edge 2011–2019 Director View profile
  22. Patricia Ann Brown 2009–2014 Director View profile
  23. Penny Jane Egan 2007–2014 Director View profile
  24. John Graham Tomlins 2006–2017 Director View profile
  25. Philippa Jane Glanville 2005–2014 Director View profile
  26. Hennessy, Peter John, Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield 2002–2004 Director View profile
  27. Philip Robinson 2002–2013 Director View profile
  28. Tanvir Zehra Hasan 2001–2014 Director View profile
  29. Margaret Henrietta Augusta Casely-Hayford 2001–2007 Director View profile
  30. Mary Elizabeth Lawrence Shand Aka Stirling 2000–2007 Director View profile
  31. Sir William Stubbs 1999–2007 Director View profile
  32. Philip David Hedley 1998–2006 Director View profile
  33. Christopher Paul Claxton Stevens 1997–2012 Director View profile
  34. Monica Brenda Herbert 1997–2005 Director View profile
  35. Richard Hugh Hunting CBE 1995–2009 Director View profile
  36. Anna Ford 1995–1998 Director View profile
  37. Dame Judith Charles Mayhew Jonas 1994–1999 Director View profile
  38. Martin Richard Landau 1994–1999 Director View profile
  39. Sir James Michael Yorrick Oliver 1993–1997 Director View profile
  40. Lady Marina Vaizey 2010 Director View profile
  41. Frank Arthur Smith 2010 Director View profile
  42. John Robson Reid 1992 Director View profile
  43. Peter John Metcalfe 1996 Director View profile
  44. Anthony David Moss 1995 Director View profile
  45. Colin Beaumont Smith 1994 Director View profile
  46. John Harwood Morley 1994 Director View profile
  47. John Jacob 1994 Director View profile
  48. Michael Robert Foster 1997 Director View profile
  49. Robert Marshall Andrews 2010 Director View profile
  50. Baroness Heather Renwick Brigstocke 2000 Director View profile
  51. Daphne Jasmine Elliot Gould 2001 Director View profile
  52. Christine Anne Lalumia 2007–2010 Secretary View profile
  53. Roger Gordon Mcewen 2000–2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/03/1990
Also a registered charity
The Museum of the Home
Public bodyNDPB-executive · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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.

  • Samir Shah ceased 2019-03-11
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-26 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Museum of the Home is controlled by Samir Shah
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-26, ceased 2019-03-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Samir Shah.

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.

Board analysis for researchers

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

3.2y median 3y
average tenure
5.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

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 2Property 2Retail and trade 2Business services 1Finance 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
02476642
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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