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Beamish Museum

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Previous officers 60

  1. Bridget Lara Stratford 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. David Stewart Alexander 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Stephen King 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Ian Michael Thomas 2023-2025 Director View profile
  5. Elizabeth Elton Scott 2023-2026 Director View profile
  6. Rachael Elizabeth Lennon 2023-2025 Director View profile
  7. Ruth Rachel Berkley 2021-2023 Director View profile
  8. Dominic John Haney 2021-2022 Director View profile
  9. Joanne Marie Howey 2021-2023 Director View profile
  10. Alison Joan Batey 2021-2023 Director View profile
  11. Norman Stephen Dick 2021-2021 Director View profile
  12. Smith, Alan, Councillor 2020-2020 Director View profile
  13. Peter Walker 2019-2020 Director View profile
  14. Foster, Stephen Paul, Councillor 2018-2019 Director View profile
  15. Douglas, Angela, Cllr 2017-2023 Director View profile
  16. John Robinson 2017-2018 Director View profile
  17. David Stoker 2017-2021 Director View profile
  18. Oswald Johnson 2017-2021 Director View profile
  19. Stephenson, John-Paul, Councillor 2017-2023 Director View profile
  20. John Mcelroy 2016-2017 Director View profile
  21. Haley, Gary Robert, Cllr 2015-2016 Director View profile
  22. Sophie Jane Johnson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  23. John Anthony Pennie 2014-2023 Director View profile
  24. Maxwell, Nancy Elizabeth, Councillor 2014-2020 Director View profile
  25. Sarah Elizabeth Salter 2014-2023 Director View profile
  26. Gillian Elizabeth Miller 2014-2023 Director View profile
  27. Michael Alexander Barker 2014-2023 Director View profile
  28. Anne Marie Nixon 2014-2023 Director View profile
  29. Hicks, Derek, Councillor 2014-2017 Director View profile
  30. Blakey, Janet, Cllr 2013-2017 Director View profile
  31. Alexander Bannerman Cowie 2013-2014 Director View profile
  32. Fay Cunningham 2013-2014 Director View profile
  33. Carl Marshall 2012-2021 Director View profile
  34. John Kelly 2011-2020 Director View profile
  35. Wilson, Denis, Cllr 2009-2011 Director View profile
  36. Green, Linda, Cllr 2009-2015 Director View profile
  37. Mortimer, Shirley Ellen, Councillor 2009-2013 Director View profile
  38. Alan Ashburner 2009-2023 Director View profile
  39. Sarah Lesley Stewart 2009-2023 Director View profile
  40. Tracey Allison Dixon 2008-2012 Director View profile
  41. Goldsworthy, Bob, Councillor 2008-2014 Director View profile
  42. David Haddon Marshall 2008-2012 Director View profile
  43. Carr, Colin, Councillor 2008-2013 Director View profile
  44. Richard Bell 2007-2018 Director View profile
  45. Lynn, David, Councillor 2007-2008 Director View profile
  46. Melville George Speding 2007-2009 Director View profile
  47. Neil Hamilton 2007-2008 Director View profile
  48. Charlton, David, Councillor 2007-2009 Director View profile
  49. James Sewell 2007-2008 Director View profile
  50. Hodgson, Michele, Councillor 2007-2008 Director View profile
  51. Edna Hunter 2007-2008 Director View profile
  52. Zingra Louise Roberts 2006-2007 Director View profile
  53. Fiona Wharton 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
  54. Lana Elizabeth Wade 2025-2025 Secretary View profile
  55. Mark Pemberton 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  56. Stephen King 2023-2023 Secretary View profile
  57. Helen Mary Lynch 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  58. Clare Pattinson 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  59. David Norman Taylor 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  60. Anthony Howard Ewin 2006-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities
Incorporated
22/03/2006
Registered office
Beamish
Also a registered charity
Beamish Museum
Previous names
Beamish Museum Limited (until 13/08/2013)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Beamish Museum 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

23 grants · £32,932,630 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £16,533,728 (7 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £14,670,637 (8 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £1,623,860 (2 grants)
  • Point North · £99,405 (5 grants)
  • Community Foundation North East · £5,000

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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

2.2y median 1.3y
average tenure
3.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

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 3Business services 1Education 1Health and social care 1Hospitality 1Other 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
05751540
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/10/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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