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

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Previous officers 9

  1. Dr Mary Margaret Barkham 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Samantha Louise Leigh 2014-2019 Director View profile
  3. Michael Humphrey Loraine Wills 2014-2018 Director View profile
  4. Luke Alexander Hughes 2014-2023 Director View profile
  5. Dr Nicholas David Brown 2008-2017 Director View profile
  6. Savill, Peter Spafford, Doctor 2008-2019 Director View profile
  7. Kathleen Audrey Wood 2008-2017 Director View profile
  8. Sir Martin Francis Wood 2008-2017 Director View profile
  9. Lesley Elizabeth Best 2008-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/05/2008
Also a registered charity
Sylva Foundation

Financials

Net assets
£1,756,214
Total assets
£1,756,214
Cash
£291,294
Employees
12
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

5 grants · £583,958 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 Culture, Media & Sport · £435,258 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £106,300 (2 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £42,400

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £264,0972022-03-18
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £171,1612022-03-18
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £42,4002021-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £8,0002020-07-27
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £98,3002018-03-13
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.

9 directors on the board

5.5y median 5.6y
average tenure
14.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Manufacturing 3Agriculture 1Arts and leisure 1Dormant 1Health and social care 1Professional 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.

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
06589157
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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