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Previous officers 63

  1. Sarah Penelope Kate Mackenzie 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Lesley Lokko 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. David Olugbemiga Ayowale Ogunmuyiwa 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Nabaneeta Bose 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Matthew John Bonye 2019-2024 Director View profile
  6. Gerald Matthew O'Brien 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Kathrin Hersel 2019-2022 Director View profile
  8. David Benjamin Marks 2019-2022 Director View profile
  9. Catherine Jane Ince 2019-2023 Director View profile
  10. Dr Cynthia Sue Walters 2019-2024 Director View profile
  11. Paul Djorjde Karakusevic 2017-2020 Director View profile
  12. Russell James Curtis 2017-2021 Director View profile
  13. Holly Alexandra Lewis 2016-2020 Director View profile
  14. Maria Krystyna Smith 2016-2021 Director View profile
  15. Dr David James Knight 2016-2021 Director View profile
  16. Richard Ronald Jones 2016-2020 Director View profile
  17. Professor Robert Maclean Mull 2013-2020 Director View profile
  18. Simon Allford 2013-2019 Director View profile
  19. Matthew Graham White 2013-2019 Director View profile
  20. Peter Wynne Rees 2012-2017 Director View profile
  21. Vijay Kumar Thakur 2012-2016 Director View profile
  22. Thomas Dyckhoff 2012-2016 Director View profile
  23. Bettina Ilse Friederike Von Hase 2012-2016 Director View profile
  24. Eric Owen Parry 2012-2020 Director View profile
  25. Professor Hanif Mohamed Kara 2010-2019 Director View profile
  26. Jasper Alexander Thirlby Conran OBE 2010-2012 Director View profile
  27. Professor Farshid Moussavi 2009-2018 Director View profile
  28. Gillian Claire Hicks 2009-2011 Director View profile
  29. Luqman Philip Vasa Arnold 2006-2007 Director View profile
  30. Patrick Robinson 2005-2013 Director View profile
  31. Carole Maureen Conrad 2004-2012 Director View profile
  32. Brian Clarke 2002-2013 Director View profile
  33. Erica Jane Bolton 2001-2013 Director View profile
  34. Kenneth William Dytor 2001-2007 Director View profile
  35. William Allen Alsop 2001-2007 Director View profile
  36. Sir Simon David Jenkins 2000-2006 Director View profile
  37. Professor Nigel Martin Coates 2000-2013 Director View profile
  38. Derek Alan Higgs 1998-2002 Director View profile
  39. Amanda Jane Levete 1998-2008 Director View profile
  40. Professor Peter Geoffrey Hall 1997-2005 Director View profile
  41. Garry Richard Rusby Hart 1996-2005 Director View profile
  42. Paul Finch 1995-1997 Director View profile
  43. Sheila Mckechnie 1995-2001 Director View profile
  44. Zaha Mohammed Hadid 1995-2001 Director View profile
  45. David Sorrell Gordon 1993-2001 Director View profile
  46. Alan Yentob 1992-2001 Director View profile
  47. Lord Peter Garth Palumbo 1992-1992 Director View profile
  48. Richard Michael Burdett 1992-2004 Director View profile
  49. Sir Nicholas Andrew Serota 1992-1999 Director View profile
  50. Baroness Tessa Ann Vosper Blackstone 1992-1997 Director View profile
  51. Mark Girouard 1992-1999 Director View profile
  52. Lord Norman Robert Foster of Thames Bank Om 1992-1999 Director View profile
  53. Andreas Whittam Smith 1992-2000 Director View profile
  54. Sir Peter John Hunt 1992-1997 Director View profile
  55. David Alan Chipperfield 1992-1997 Director View profile
  56. John Harris 1992-1995 Director View profile
  57. Doris Jean Lockhart-Saatchi 1992-1994 Director View profile
  58. Lord Richard George Rogers 1991-2001 Director View profile
  59. Sarah Mineko Ichioka 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  60. Rowan Moore 2002-2008 Secretary View profile
  61. Lucy Ellen Musgrave 1997-2002 Secretary View profile
  62. Jeremy Paul Melvin 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  63. Sir Stuart Anthony Lipton 1991-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Incorporated
08/11/1991
Registered office
Potters Bar
Also a registered charity
The Architecture Foundation

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.

Group

  1. The Architecture Foundation is controlled by Ellis James Woodman
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2022-07-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ellis James Woodman.

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
£135,929
Total assets
£184,378
Employees
4
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £11,900 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 · £11,900

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £11,9002009-10-07
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.

7 directors on the board

4.5y median 2.3y
average tenure
10.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

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 7Property 2Arts and leisure 1Education 1Hospitality 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
02661352
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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