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Institute of Imagination
Primary education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 27
- Alan Samuel Greenberg 2022-2025 View profile
- Laura Jane Watson 2019-2023 View profile
- Lady Ashley Shaw Scott Adjaye 2019-2023 View profile
- Dr Lynne Elizabeth Guyton 2019-2023 View profile
- Charles Michael Metcalfe 2019-2025 View profile
- Nicholas Philip Viner 2014-2020 View profile
- Mary Reilly 2014-2022 View profile
- Emma Gilpin-Jacobs 2013-2016 View profile
- Kathleen Grussing 2013-2022 View profile
- Richard Wayne Lewis 2011-2021 View profile
- Simon, Paul, Associate Partner 2011-2016 View profile
- Fiona Jane Hesselden 2009-2010 View profile
- Jane Elizabeth Quinn 2009-2019 View profile
- Alison Mary Hope 2009-2010 View profile
- Sarah Rosemary Speller 2008-2010 View profile
- Jin-Theng Craven 2008-2010 View profile
- David James Jackson 2008-2010 View profile
- Giles Colin Scott Clarke 2008-2010 View profile
- Peter Bartle 2008-2010 View profile
- Leigh Anne Stradeski 2008-2010 View profile
- Mark Nicholas Seekins 2008-2009 View profile
- Patricia Lankester 2007-2009 View profile
- Claire Marianne Miskin 2005-2008 View profile
- Michael Whittall 2004-2008 View profile
- William Frederick Uehlein 2003-2008 View profile
- Teresa Joanne Corbridge 2008-2010 View profile
- Michael Stewart 2003-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Primary education; Cultural education; Educational support services
- Incorporated
- 06/10/2003
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- Institute of Imagination
- Previous names
- The London Children's Museum (until 23/02/2015)
Eureka! the London Children's Museum (until 17/08/2010)
The London Children's Museum (until 16/06/2009)
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Institute of Imagination on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
1 other company 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.
Grants received
11 grants · £3,708,224 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,457,385
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £1,000,000 (2 grants)
- Walcot Foundation · £101,384 (2 grants)
- The Childhood Trust · £67,955 (4 grants)
- CAF · £41,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
7 directors on the board
- Michelle Dorion Director · appointed 2007
- Tracey Ann Gilbert Director · appointed 2022
- Bethany Koby-Hirschmann Director · appointed 2019
- Claire Elisabeth Tavernier Director · appointed 2022
- Basil James Demeroutis Director · appointed 2010
- Diana Elizabeth Anne Uehlein Director · appointed 2003
- Simon Kwao Sotomey Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Michelle Dorion Director · appointed 2007
- Bethany Koby-Hirschmann Director · appointed 2019
- Basil James Demeroutis Director · appointed 2010
- Diana Elizabeth Anne Uehlein Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Michelle Dorion Director · appointed 2007
- Tracey Ann Gilbert Director · appointed 2022
- Diana Elizabeth Anne Uehlein Director · appointed 2003
Portfolio (4)
- Bethany Koby-Hirschmann Director · appointed 2019
- Claire Elisabeth Tavernier Director · appointed 2022
- Basil James Demeroutis Director · appointed 2010
- Simon Kwao Sotomey Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Charles Michael Metcalfe Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04921852
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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