The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Folklore Society

Company 03685496 Active

Registered charity: The Folklore Society

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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.

4
directors on the board
3.4y median 3.6y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
1
directors past 6 years
3 vs 0 portfolio
first-time directors
0
also govern a charity
2
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.

Tech 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

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Company details

Number03685496
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated17/12/1998
Address50 FITZROY STREET, LONDON, W1T 5BT
Accounts next due30/09/2026
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

91011 - Library activities

Ownership - persons with significant control (11)

  • Ms Sophia Margaret Augusta Kingshill British
    significant influence or control
  • Professor David Matthew Hopkin British
    significant influence or control
  • Caroline Frances Oates ceased 2017 British
    significant influence or control
  • Dr Raphaele Pascale Marie Catherine Mouren ceased 2017 French
    significant influence or control
  • Mr William John Roberts ceased 2022 British
    significant influence or control
  • Prof James Grayson ceased 2017 British
    significant influence or control
  • Mr John Martin Willmott ceased 2017 British
    significant influence or control
  • Prof James Huntley Grayson ceased 2020 British
    significant influence or control
  • Prof Patricia Josephine Lysaght ceased 2023 Irish
    significant influence or control
  • Prof Richard Paul Jenkins ceased 2025 British
    significant influence or control
  • Prof Owen Davies ceased 2025 British
    significant influence or control

Officers (30)

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Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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