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The Pickering Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life

Museums activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Claire Helen Hawkes 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Rev Derek Michael Talbot 2024-2024 Director View profile
  3. Susan Claire Pacey 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Alexander Charles Prime Mcdonnell 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Roger Bundy 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Philip Robert Hall 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Robert Henry John Kenyon 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Elizabeth Jane Whitehouse 2018-2019 Director View profile
  9. David Sever-Topping 2018-2021 Director View profile
  10. Tracey Anne Blundell 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. Peter John Anderson 2017-2019 Director View profile
  12. Michael Charles Pitt 2016-2020 Director View profile
  13. Kathleen Lesley Temple 2016-2017 Director View profile
  14. Richard Bradshaw Leigh 2015-2018 Director View profile
  15. Michael Ian Haigh 2013-2017 Director View profile
  16. Colin Clifford Pyrah 2012-2013 Director View profile
  17. Alan Taylor 2012-2016 Director View profile
  18. John Anthony Thompson 2012-2015 Director View profile
  19. Gordon Clitheroe 2012-2020 Director View profile
  20. Anthony Robin Lakin 2012-2016 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities
Incorporated
24/12/2012
Registered office
Pickering
Also a registered charity
The Pickering Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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 Pickering Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life is controlled by Richard Bradshaw Leigh
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-01-01, ceased 2018-06-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Bradshaw Leigh.

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

2 grants · £485,721 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 · £388,023
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £97,698

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £388,0232025-02-06
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £97,6982023-04-11
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.

6 directors on the board

6.5y median 5.9y
average tenure
13.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

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
08341084
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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