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Joanna Bird Foundation
Cultural education
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Susan Elisabeth ThomsonDirector · since 2025
- Sally Jean RoeDirector · since 2018
- Christopher John KnealeDirector · since 2013
- Elizabeth Anne PhillipsDirector · since 2012
Previous officers (5)
- Joanna Margaret BirdDirector · 2012–2013
- David Maries LangDirector · 2012–2012
- Jean Mary LangDirector · 2012–2012
- Charihelp LimitedCorporate-secretary · 2013–2017
- Voluntary Sector Support and Training LimitedCorporate-secretary · 2012–2013
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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How it connects
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Artclear LTD 1 shared director
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About
- What it does
- Cultural education
- Incorporated
- 10/04/2012
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- Joanna Bird Foundation
Ownership
Owned by (6) 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.
- Christopher John Kneale
25-50% voting · notified 2018-04-10 - Elizabeth Anne Phillips
25-50% voting · notified 2018-04-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Sally Jean Roe
significant influence · notified 2018-11-29 - Susan Elisabeth Thomson
25-50% voting · notified 2025-10-01 - David Maries Lang ceased 2018-04-10
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Jean Mary Lang ceased 2018-04-10
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Board analysis for researchers
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.
4 directors on the board
- Sally Jean Roe Director · appointed 2018
- Elizabeth Anne Phillips Director · appointed 2012
- Christopher John Kneale Director · appointed 2013
- Susan Elisabeth Thomson Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Sally Jean Roe Director · appointed 2018
- Elizabeth Anne Phillips Director · appointed 2012
- Christopher John Kneale Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Sally Jean Roe Director · appointed 2018
- Elizabeth Anne Phillips Director · appointed 2012
- Susan Elisabeth Thomson Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Christopher John Kneale Director · appointed 2013
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08024483
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/01/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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