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Open City

Other education n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 27

  1. Phineas Grant Harper 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Edward Thomas Ernest Francis 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Lucy Clare Pickford 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Pooja Agrawal 2023-2025 Director View profile
  5. Zoë Alexandra Cave 2021-2021 Director View profile
  6. Ruth Daniel 2021-2022 Director View profile
  7. Albert Olumuyiwa Williamson Taylor 2021-2023 Director View profile
  8. Eleanor Dodd 2021-2024 Director View profile
  9. Jayden Ali 2021-2024 Director View profile
  10. Deborah Denner 2021-2025 Director View profile
  11. Johanna Gibbons 2021-2023 Director View profile
  12. Alan Jay Leibowitz 2018-2021 Director View profile
  13. Richard Albert Ehrman 2016-2020 Director View profile
  14. Crispin Noel Kelly 2014-2023 Director View profile
  15. Alan William Stanton 2013-2021 Director View profile
  16. Alison Barbara Brooks 2013-2022 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Howlett 2012-2021 Director View profile
  18. Timothy Stephen Brooks 2010-2014 Director View profile
  19. Helen Newman 2010-2018 Director View profile
  20. Rt Hon Nick Yvyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford 2009-2019 Director View profile
  21. Edwin Heathcote 2008-2016 Director View profile
  22. Frederick Mark Manson 2002-2013 Director View profile
  23. Lady Marina Vaizey 1996-2008 Director View profile
  24. Jane Priestman 1996-2013 Director View profile
  25. Eva Magdalena Jiricna 1996-2013 Director View profile
  26. Kenneth Allinson 1996-2002 Director View profile
  27. Lucy Pickford 2023-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
15/02/1996
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Open City
Previous names
Open City Architecture (until 04/12/2023)
London Open House (until 23/02/2010)

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • James William Minton
    significant influence · notified 2026-01-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Zoë Alexandra Cave ceased 2023-09-13
    significant influence · notified 2021-04-15
  • Lucy Clare Pickford ceased 2024-11-25
    significant influence · notified 2023-01-17
  • Deborah Denner ceased 2025-12-31
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2023-02-28
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Open City is controlled by James William Minton
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2026-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James William Minton.

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

5 grants · £760,993 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 · £280,800 (3 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £277,500
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £202,693

Most recent

  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation £277,5002024-12-09
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £202,6932020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £24,9002011-02-02
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £252,0002003-12-18
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £3,9002000-09-05
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.

13 directors on the board

2.5y median 2.1y
average tenure
5.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (7)

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 11Arts and leisure 2Business services 2Finance 1Other services 1Tech and media 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
03159878
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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