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Quentin Blake Centre Trading Company LTD

Operation of arts facilities

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

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Previous officers 9

  1. Richard Ian Bawden 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Francis Durbridge 2016-2023 Director View profile
  3. Professor Frances Marie Corner 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Larissa Joy 2014-2016 Director View profile
  5. Jeremy Powys Carver 2013-2019 Director View profile
  6. Flora Jane Craig 2013-2014 Director View profile
  7. Quentin Saxby Blake 2005-2014 Director View profile
  8. Reddings Company Secretary Limited 2005-2005 Corporate-secretary View profile
  9. Claudia Frances Zeff 2005-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
21/04/2005
Registered office
London
Previous names
House of Illustration Trading Company Limited (until 22/09/2022)
The House of Illustration Trading Company Limited (until 24/06/2009)
Museum of Illustration Trading Company Limited (until 06/08/2008)
The Quentin Blake Gallery Trading Company Limited (until 03/10/2006)

Financials

Cash
£51,168
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

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.

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

3.7y median 3.7y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (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.

Arts and leisure 4Professional services 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
05431359
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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