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Thinktank Trust

Museums activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Professor Ian Daniel Grosvenor 2018-2020 Director View profile
  2. Mohammed Rafiq Rahman 2016-2019 Director View profile
  3. Dr Randal Anthony Maddock Brew 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Deborah Mary Rachel De Haes 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Roy Freer 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. Graham Leslie Allen 2013-2016 Director View profile
  7. Martin Stringer 2011-2013 Director View profile
  8. Judith Irene Petts 2008-2010 Director View profile
  9. Winterbotham, David Nicholas, Doctor 2006-2006 Director View profile
  10. Sir Bernard Philip Zissman 2006-2008 Director View profile
  11. Stewart Dobson 2006-2011 Director View profile
  12. Clark, Len, Councillor 2004-2015 Director View profile
  13. Professor Adrian Michael Cruise 2003-2008 Director View profile
  14. Andrew James Torrance 2003-2012 Director View profile
  15. Samia Butt 2002-2003 Director View profile
  16. David Pett 2002-2012 Director View profile
  17. Sir David Ross Winkley 2001-2013 Director View profile
  18. William Eric Husselby 2000-2006 Director View profile
  19. Thomas Michael Gillan Gutteridge 2000-2004 Director View profile
  20. Colin Edward Gough 1999-2013 Director View profile
  21. Brian Dennis Woods Scawen 1999-2002 Director View profile
  22. Rice, Carl Joseph, Councillor 1999-2004 Director View profile
  23. Cobham, Penelope Ann, Viscountess 1999-2016 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Paul Mckinley Swan 1999-2000 Director View profile
  25. Robert Jordan 1999-2005 Director View profile
  26. Sharon Ann Rostron 1998-1999 Director View profile
  27. Melissa Tills 1997-1998 Director View profile
  28. Ian Robert Todhunter 1996-1997 Director View profile
  29. Richard Bruce Paterson 2019-2022 Secretary View profile
  30. Eamon Fergal Mooney 2018-2022 Secretary View profile
  31. Judith Anne Wilson 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  32. William Hutchinson Smith 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  33. Debra Kate Johnson 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  34. Derek Todd 2001-2006 Secretary View profile
  35. Louise Sarah Woodhead 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  36. Constance Price 1996-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
19/08/1996
Registered office
Birmingham
Also a registered charity
Thinktank Trust

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. Thinktank Trust is controlled by Birmingham Museums Trust
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Birmingham Museums Trust.

2 other companies 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

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.

1 directors on the board

6.4y median 6.4y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03239119
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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