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Culture Squared C.I.C.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Julia Randell-Khan 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. John Crowther Makinson 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Ismail Amla 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Aaqil Ahmed 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Dawn Jacquelyn Austwick 2022-2025 Director View profile
  6. Sir Richard Peter Lambert 2022-2024 Director View profile
  7. Irna Mumtaz Qureshi 2014-2017 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/01/2014

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Culture Squared C.I.C. is controlled by Syima Aslam
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-01-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Syima Aslam.

4 other companies in this group

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

17 grants · £4,337,955 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 · £2,335,552 (6 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £1,055,520
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £375,000 (2 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £303,333 (3 grants)
  • Pears Foundation · £248,550 (4 grants)

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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.

5 directors on the board

4.2y median 2.5y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Tech and media 9Property 3Education 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Business 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08848577
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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