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The V&A Foundation
Museums activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Bruce Hardy MclainDirector · since 2026
- Helle Elisabeth Skov MclainDirector · since 2026
- Baroness Nemat ShafikDirector · since 2025
- Dr Catherine Colburn HogelDirector · since 2024
- Lady Deborah Si Yin BuffiniDirector · since 2024
- Caroline Louise SilverDirector · since 2022
- Peter John Marsden WilliamsDirector · since 2019
- Andrew Romain Hochhauser KcDirector · since 2019
- Heather Jane ActonDirector · since 2019
- Anthony Laurence MisquittaSecretary · since 2016
Previous officers 19
- Nigel Mark Webb 2024-2025 View profile
- Ali Reza Sarikhani 2017-2025 View profile
- Michael Nicholas Snowman 2017-2023 View profile
- Sir Paul Martin Ruddock 2015-2021 View profile
- Lady Jill Ann Shaw Ruddock 2015-2023 View profile
- Sir Nicholas David Coleridge 2015-2023 View profile
- Dr Genevieve Rachel Davies 2015-2021 View profile
- Dr Edwin Davies 2014-2018 View profile
- Bernard Selz 2014-2023 View profile
- Ronald James Mcaulay 2012-2015 View profile
- Dame Theresa Elizabeth Sackler 2012-2021 View profile
- Hon Rita Laura Mcaulay 2012-2015 View profile
- Rt Hon Sir Timothy Alan Davan Sainsbury 2011-2021 View profile
- Manfred Stanley Gorvy 2011-2021 View profile
- Dr Susan Weber 2011-2021 View profile
- Lydia Ruth Gorvy 2011-2021 View profile
- Julian Arthur Vaughan Smith 2011-2011 View profile
- Ewa Holender 2011-2011 View profile
- Tyrolese (Directors) Limited 2011-2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Museums activities
- Incorporated
- 27/09/2011
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- The V&A Foundation
Grants received
6 grants · £5,529,500 total360Giving 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 · £5,529,500 (6 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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
- Baroness Nemat Shafik Director · appointed 2025
- Peter John Marsden Williams Director · appointed 2019
- Bruce Hardy Mclain Director · appointed 2026
- Helle Elisabeth Skov Mclain Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Catherine Colburn Hogel Director · appointed 2024
- Andrew Romain Hochhauser Kc Director · appointed 2019
- Heather Jane Acton Director · appointed 2019
- Lady Deborah Si Yin Buffini Director · appointed 2024
- Caroline Louise Silver Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Peter John Marsden Williams Director · appointed 2019
- Andrew Romain Hochhauser Kc Director · appointed 2019
- Heather Jane Acton Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (9)
- Baroness Nemat Shafik Director · appointed 2025
- Peter John Marsden Williams Director · appointed 2019
- Bruce Hardy Mclain Director · appointed 2026
- Helle Elisabeth Skov Mclain Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Catherine Colburn Hogel Director · appointed 2024
- Andrew Romain Hochhauser Kc Director · appointed 2019
- Heather Jane Acton Director · appointed 2019
- Lady Deborah Si Yin Buffini Director · appointed 2024
- Caroline Louise Silver Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 07788681
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- 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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