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The Foundling Museum

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 47

  1. Shereka Saccina Dunbar 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Anne Honor Mary Beckwith-Smith 2017-2024 Director View profile
  3. Perdita Mary Hunt 2017-2025 Director View profile
  4. Christopher John Pott Cotton 2017-2024 Director View profile
  5. Lemn Sissay 2017-2025 Director View profile
  6. Judith Bollinger 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Larissa Joy 2015-2024 Director View profile
  8. Professor Geraldine Mary Macdonald 2015-2021 Director View profile
  9. Professor Margaret Louise Reynolds 2014-2021 Director View profile
  10. Regina Ann Sutton 2014-2015 Director View profile
  11. Robert George Seymour Aitken 2014-2021 Director View profile
  12. Alison Gay Cole 2014-2021 Director View profile
  13. Geoffrey Ronald Berridge 2014-2019 Director View profile
  14. Monisha Amrit Shah 2014-2016 Director View profile
  15. Dr Paul Sebastian Zuckerman 2014-2021 Director View profile
  16. Anne Sheena Vick 2012-2013 Director View profile
  17. William Hornby Gore 2012-2023 Director View profile
  18. Jeremy Deller 2012-2022 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Sanford Martin 2012-2014 Director View profile
  20. Spencer Hyman 2012-2021 Director View profile
  21. William Guthrie Mcgregor Michie 2010-2012 Director View profile
  22. Roger Daniel Black 2010-2014 Director View profile
  23. Alison Jane Lowton 2010-2012 Director View profile
  24. Catherine Theodora Graham-Harrison 2008-2009 Director View profile
  25. James William Close 2008-2016 Director View profile
  26. Robin John Hughes Simon 2008-2009 Director View profile
  27. Charles Edward Henderson 2008-2014 Director View profile
  28. Rosamund Mary Sykes 2007-2010 Director View profile
  29. Sir Christopher John Benson 2007-2009 Director View profile
  30. Andrew William Mildmay Fane 2007-2012 Director View profile
  31. Michael Parker 2006-2012 Director View profile
  32. Patricia Lankester 2005-2014 Director View profile
  33. Lady Victoria Susan Hull Robey OBE 2004-2011 Director View profile
  34. David Raymond Kaye 2004-2007 Director View profile
  35. James Robert Dominic Korner 2002-2012 Director View profile
  36. David Joseph Goldstone 1999-2005 Director View profile
  37. Patrick Granville Walker 1998-2006 Director View profile
  38. Dr Alan Charles Nelson Borg 1998-2010 Director View profile
  39. David Edward Coke 1998-2006 Director View profile
  40. Carolyn Anne Steen 1998-2012 Director View profile
  41. Nigel Hugh Cudlipp 2014-2022 Secretary View profile
  42. Hazel Ann Shaw 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  43. Alison Judith Duke 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  44. Jacqueline Charmaine Bliss 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  45. Diana Hilary Bromley 1999-2004 Secretary View profile
  46. Hugh James Foster Campbell 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  47. Brian Francis Allen 1998-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/08/1998
Also a registered charity
The Foundling Museum

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Foundling Museum on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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.

Grants received

12 grants · £2,794,850 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

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £1,500,000
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £894,850 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £390,000 (3 grants)
  • The Childhood Trust · £10,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £244,2502023-03-24
  • The Childhood Trust £7,5002022-06-12
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £1,500,0002022-03-29
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £15,0002021-12-21
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £249,0002020-08-03
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.

10 directors on the board

4.3y median 4.5y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Finance 3Arts and leisure 2Business services 1Professional 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03621861
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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