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The Poetry Translation Centre LTD

Artistic creation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Jennifer Frances Mcderra 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Octavia Mary Lamb 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Alireza Hassani 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Astrid Alben 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Karen Jane Leeder 2018-2018 Director View profile
  6. Alexander Hugh Balfour 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Elizabeth Odedina 2017-2019 Director View profile
  8. Emily Hayter 2017-2020 Director View profile
  9. Alexander Nicholas Hayward 2016-2018 Director View profile
  10. Dr Ludmila Lupu Rosenstein 2015-2016 Director View profile
  11. Katherine Lucy Griffin 2015-2017 Director View profile
  12. Allison Leigh Defrees 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. Eve Laetita Ransley 2013-2014 Director View profile
  14. Emily Jane Heath 2013-2015 Director View profile
  15. Dr Anja Isabella Konig 2011-2014 Director View profile
  16. William John Gallienne Swainson 2010-2015 Director View profile
  17. Rebecca Jane Carter 2010-2015 Director View profile
  18. Lord Victor Olufemi Adebowale 2008-2010 Director View profile
  19. Professor Fiona Ruth Sampson 2007-2013 Director View profile
  20. Paul Garth (Gary) Mckeone 2007-2014 Director View profile
  21. Erica Shokoku Hesketh 2016-2024 Secretary View profile
  22. Thomas Alan Boll 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  23. Sherry Neyhus 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  24. Deborah Claire Bourne 2007-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Artistic creation
Incorporated
16/07/2007
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
The Poetry Translation Centre LTD

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. The Poetry Translation Centre LTD is controlled by Katherine Lucy Griffin
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Katherine Lucy Griffin.

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

5 grants · £534,028 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 · £378,309 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £155,719 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £126,8672020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £124,5752019-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport £31,1442018-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport £124,5752018-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £126,8672017-06-09
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

2.8y median 0.7y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

0
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.

Education 2Other services 1Tech and media 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06313466
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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