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

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Previous officers 49

  1. Lesley Graham 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Robyn Jane Brown 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Elizabeth Elton Scott 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. George Stastny 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Joy Allen 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Professor Stefano Cracolici 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Michael John Robinson 2019-2025 Director View profile
  8. Christopher Peter John Davy 2019-2024 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Mclaren Oughtred 2019-2024 Director View profile
  10. Timothy Andrew Harrison 2019-2021 Director View profile
  11. Jonathan Hugh Beauchamp Peacock 2019-2023 Director View profile
  12. Janice Blair Murray 2018-2019 Director View profile
  13. Prof John Howard Anstee 2018-2019 Director View profile
  14. Smith, Tracie Jane, Cllr 2017-2019 Director View profile
  15. Caroline Patricia Peacock 2016-2023 Director View profile
  16. Mark Blackett-Ord 2016-2024 Director View profile
  17. Patricia Ann Pemberton 2015-2017 Director View profile
  18. Dr Keith John Bartlett 2013-2023 Director View profile
  19. Lady Juliet Rachel Gray 2012-2017 Director View profile
  20. Peter John Millican 2012-2017 Director View profile
  21. Ann-Marie Marie Robinson 2011-2017 Director View profile
  22. Susan Lesley Palmer OBE 2011-2020 Director View profile
  23. Jonathon Purcell 2010-2013 Director View profile
  24. Joanna Tait 2009-2011 Director View profile
  25. Eddie Tomlinson 2009-2013 Director View profile
  26. Andrew Cowie 2009-2012 Director View profile
  27. Rt Hon Sir (Robert) Andrew Morritt 2008-2016 Director View profile
  28. Adam Nicholas Schoon 2008-2017 Director View profile
  29. Sir Charles Mark Garmondsway Wrightson 2008-2018 Director View profile
  30. Lord Derek Foster 2007-2014 Director View profile
  31. Adrian Jenkins 2006-2021 Director View profile
  32. Bernard Robinson 2005-2015 Director View profile
  33. Richard Geoffrey Tonks 2003-2012 Director View profile
  34. Lesley Taylor MBE 2002-2011 Director View profile
  35. Peter Eric Dixon 2000-2011 Director View profile
  36. Santina Margaret Levey 2000-2009 Director View profile
  37. David Richard Jagger 2000-2010 Director View profile
  38. John Beresford William Mcdonnell Qc 2000-2008 Director View profile
  39. Sandra Joyce Pollard 2000-2011 Director View profile
  40. Judy Caplin 2000-2008 Director View profile
  41. Sir William Hume Gray 2000-2004 Director View profile
  42. John Edward Wearmouth 2000-2009 Director View profile
  43. Robert Pendlebury 2000-2009 Director View profile
  44. Eccles, John Dawson, Viscount 1999-2008 Director View profile
  45. George William Laing 1999-2008 Director View profile
  46. Richard Armstrong Welsby 2010-2018 Secretary View profile
  47. Harold Grenville Hargreaves 2006-2010 Secretary View profile
  48. Matthew Edward Leng 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  49. Ian Alexander Mackenzie 1999-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/11/1999
Also a registered charity
The Bowes Museum

Grants received

25 grants · £12,056,560 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 · £10,110,177 (15 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,473,311 (5 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £374,572
  • Department for Transport · £75,000
  • Point North · £23,500 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £249,7602024-08-08
  • Department for Transport £75,0002024-05-30
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £250,0002023-10-03
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £146,3422023-08-02
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £374,5722022-10-13
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.

14 directors on the board

4.3y median 4.9y
average tenure
15.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (10)

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.

Property 5Retail and trade 4Arts and leisure 3Professional services 3Education 2

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
03879872
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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