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The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

Other education n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Shona O'Keeffe 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jo Thwaites 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Sally Jane Stradling 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Triona Byrne 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Catherine Anne Townsend Storrs Cullis 2020-2025 Director View profile
  6. Conor Meehan 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Hazel Elizabeth Morris 2020-2025 Director View profile
  8. Jamie Mcnamara 2020-2022 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Wheaton 2019-2026 Director View profile
  10. Nichola Clare Tasker 2018-2023 Director View profile
  11. James Weir 2017-2020 Director View profile
  12. Rachel Morley 2017-2021 Director View profile
  13. Ian Harper 2016-2017 Director View profile
  14. Jessica Joan Sutcliffe 2015-2020 Director View profile
  15. Dr Peter Burman 2015-2020 Director View profile
  16. Stephen Bull 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Richard Max 2014-2025 Director View profile
  18. Gillian Mary Darley 2013-2020 Director View profile
  19. John Russell Sell 2012-2018 Director View profile
  20. Brian Charles Foxley 2011-2016 Director View profile
  21. Iain Patrick Wentworth Boyd 2011-2020 Director View profile
  22. David Jonathan Brown Alexander 2010-2018 Director View profile
  23. David John Lodge 2010-2013 Director View profile
  24. David Heath 2009-2016 Director View profile
  25. Nick Cox 2006-2014 Director View profile
  26. Mildred May Cookson 2006-2025 Director View profile
  27. Martin Drury 2006-2014 Director View profile
  28. Michael John Parrett 2006-2009 Director View profile
  29. John Raymond Wilson 2006-2015 Director View profile
  30. John Edward Bailey 2006-2006 Director View profile
  31. Andrew Townsend 2006-2011 Director View profile
  32. Dr Mark Geoffrey Archer 2006-2019 Director View profile
  33. Michael Tutton 2006-2009 Director View profile
  34. Anthony David Evans 2006-2011 Director View profile
  35. Oliver Leigh-Wood 2006-2010 Director View profile
  36. Matthew John Slocombe 2006-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
15/03/2006
Also a registered charity
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

Grants received

26 grants · £1,725,256 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 · £1,128,500 (5 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £474,947 (13 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £90,809 (5 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £16,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £15,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £16,0002022-02-10
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £10,5002022-02-10
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £10,0002022-02-10
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £5,0002021-03-10
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £260,5002021-03-08
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.

12 directors on the board

3.1y median 1.5y
average tenure
9.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

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 3Retail and trade 2Business services 1Construction 1Other services 1Professional 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05743962
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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