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The London Design Festival Limited
Artistic creation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- William John Beckett Knight 2005-2012 View profile
- Stephen Andrew Rust 2003-2004 View profile
- John William Sorrell 2002-2023 View profile
- SPW Secretaries Limited 2005-2006 View profile
- Lynne Dobney 2002-2017 View profile
- Frances Mary Sorrell 2002-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Artistic creation
- Incorporated
- 12/04/2002
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Benedict Blackstone Evans ceased 2023-09-07
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-03-21 - Idea Operations Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-09-07
Group
- The London Design Festival Limited
is controlled by Benedict Blackstone Evans
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-03-21, ceased 2023-09-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Benedict Blackstone Evans.
2 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
- £650,952
- Total assets
- £658,402
- Cash
- £1,115
- Employees
- 1
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £14,874
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.
Grants received
1 grant · £15,000 total360Giving 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
- Greater London Authority · £15,000
Most recent
- Greater London Authority
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.
2 directors on the board
- Dimitri John Goulandris Director · appointed 2023
- Benedict Blackstone Evans Director · appointed 2002
Directors past 6 years
- Benedict Blackstone Evans Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Dimitri John Goulandris Director · appointed 2023
- Benedict Blackstone Evans Director · appointed 2002
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
- 04415754
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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