Company
The International Foundation for Arts & Culture
The International Foundation for Arts & Culture is an active UK company (number 03289093), incorporated 1996, with 3 current directors including Nilesh Chimanbhai Patel and Brendan Scannell. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Midori Miyazaki 2012-2024 View profile
- Michael Leonard Gasson 2011-2016 View profile
- Breen, John Lawrence, Doctor 1999-2012 View profile
- John Szepietowski 1997-2001 View profile
- Haruhisa Handa 1997-2016 View profile
- Peter David Pedersen 1997-1998 View profile
- Naotada Osaki 1997-2012 View profile
- Rachel Agourakis 2011-2012 View profile
- Thomas Gregory James Tress 1996-1999 View profile
- Martin Robert Paul Randerson 1996-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/12/1996
- Also a registered charity
- The International Foundation for Arts and Culture
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.
- Haruhisa Handa ceased 2022-12-05
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The International Foundation for Arts & Culture
is controlled by Haruhisa Handa
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Haruhisa Handa.
4 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £96,456
- Total assets
- £96,456
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
3 directors on the board
- Nilesh Chimanbhai Patel Director · appointed 2024
- Sir Timothy Patrick Lankester Director · appointed 2011
- Brendan Scannell Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Sir Timothy Patrick Lankester Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Nilesh Chimanbhai Patel Director · appointed 2024
- Sir Timothy Patrick Lankester Director · appointed 2011
- Brendan Scannell Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 03289093
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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