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The Incredible Design Company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Robert Matthew Bryant 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Richard George Rutherford 2013-2025 Director View profile
  3. Graham Barber 2012-2018 Director View profile
  4. Julia Peckham 2003-2012 Director View profile
  5. Peter Michael David Schueler 2003-2005 Director View profile
  6. Eric Clifford Langdon 2002-2002 Director View profile
  7. Michael Sydney Hawkes 2002-2006 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
04/04/2002
Registered office
Uckfield
Also a registered charity
The Incredible Design Company
Previous names
Chailey Heritage Enterprise Centre (until 27/01/2023)

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Richard George Rutherford ceased 2025-10-14
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Paul Roger Sentance ceased 2026-03-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Graham Barber ceased 2018-01-13
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Roughton Smith ceased 2026-03-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Christopher Stanley Jones ceased 2026-03-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Samantha Francis ceased 2026-03-11
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-07-24 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Incredible Design Company is controlled by Richard George Rutherford
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-10-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard George Rutherford.

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

4 grants · £45,000 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

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002025-02-21
  • Henry Smith Foundation £5,0002021-12-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002021-05-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002020-03-27
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.

6 directors on the board

7y median 3.9y
average tenure
20.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Professional 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04409137
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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