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Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Operation of arts facilities

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

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Previous officers 35

  1. Tracey-Joy Harrison 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Joy Yamusangie Miessi 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Peter Frederick Charles Andrews 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Dr Karyn Maier 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Tracey Lynn Reddings 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Richard Ian Bawden 2017-2026 Director View profile
  7. Dalwardin Babu OBE 2016-2026 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas Francis Durbridge 2016-2023 Director View profile
  9. Professor Frances Marie Corner 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Vincent Gerald O' Brien 2014-2015 Director View profile
  11. Sarah Culshaw 2014-2022 Director View profile
  12. Lauren Margot Peachy Child 2012-2022 Director View profile
  13. Judy Mary Gibbons 2012-2022 Director View profile
  14. Kathleen Soriano 2012-2016 Director View profile
  15. Larissa Joy 2010-2015 Director View profile
  16. Ardi Kolah 2010-2016 Director View profile
  17. Christopher Paul Yates 2010-2015 Director View profile
  18. Jeremy Carver 2009-2019 Director View profile
  19. Elizabeth Sarah Gibson 2009-2016 Director View profile
  20. Rebecca Eastmond 2008-2014 Director View profile
  21. Patrick Ian Helme 2008-2009 Director View profile
  22. Patrick William Long 2008-2015 Director View profile
  23. Michael John Wilson 2007-2012 Director View profile
  24. Peter Julian Fineman 2007-2021 Director View profile
  25. Andrew Martin Shaw 2003-2010 Director View profile
  26. Emma Chichester Clark 2003-2011 Director View profile
  27. George Denis De Mussenden Carey 2003-2008 Director View profile
  28. Sir Alan Parker 2003-2019 Director View profile
  29. Anthea Mary Carver 2003-2008 Director View profile
  30. Sir Robin Robert Chichester Clark 2003-2008 Director View profile
  31. Ghislaine Kenyon 2003-2019 Director View profile
  32. David Alan Pease 2002-2008 Director View profile
  33. Lesley Anne Chick 2002-2002 Director View profile
  34. Laura Elizabeth Rafferty 2015-2020 Secretary View profile
  35. Quentin Saxby Blake 2002-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
12/07/2002
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Previous names
House of Illustration (until 08/11/2022)
The House of Illustration (until 15/06/2009)
Museum of Illustration (until 25/07/2008)
The Quentin Blake Gallery of Illustration (until 03/10/2006)

Grants received

9 grants · £4,323,104 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 · £3,921,000
  • The Segelman Trust · £275,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £115,104 (3 grants)
  • The Childhood Trust · £12,000 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £3,921,0002022-11-29
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £25,1042021-10-22
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £60,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £30,0002020-04-01
  • The Childhood Trust £3,5002018-12-04
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.

11 directors on the board

3.5y median 3.4y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Arts and leisure 6Professional services 2Education 1Finance 1Other services 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04484943
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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