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Company · Selborne

Gilbert White & the Oates Collections

Museums activities

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

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Previous officers 24

  1. Peter Curnow-Ford 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Elizabeth Moorcroft 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Gordon Seabright 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Paul De Quincey 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Professor Francis Thomas Davis 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Highman 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Heather Elizabeth Lane 2016-2023 Director View profile
  8. Liz Try 2015-2019 Director View profile
  9. Nicholas Edwin John Heasman 2014-2019 Director View profile
  10. Kemp-GEE, Mark Norman, Cllr. 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Michael Prescott 2014-2015 Director View profile
  12. Robin Erskine Greenwood 2014-2022 Director View profile
  13. Christopher David Hill 2014-2014 Director View profile
  14. John Stewart Liddle 2014-2018 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Noblett Carter 2014-2026 Director View profile
  16. Eleanor Louise Marsden 2014-2019 Director View profile
  17. Adam Vere Balfour Broke 2014-2021 Director View profile
  18. Philip Clinton Geddes 2014-2026 Director View profile
  19. Dr Rosemary Sylvia Helen Irwin 2014-2018 Director View profile
  20. Nicole Penn Symons 2014-2018 Director View profile
  21. Professor Paul Gregory Kenneth Rodhouse 2014-2026 Director View profile
  22. Judith Ann Bowles 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  23. Stephen Atwood Green 2015-2023 Secretary View profile
  24. Hilary Mary Scott 2014-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions; Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities
Incorporated
03/06/2014
Registered office
Selborne
Also a registered charity
Gilbert White & the Oates Collections
Previous names
Gilbert White & the Oates Collections Limited (until 23/10/2015)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Mark Patterson
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-04-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Gilbert White & the Oates Collections is controlled by Mark Patterson
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-04-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Patterson.

1 other company 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

6 grants · £425,999 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £257,221 (5 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £168,778

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £76,3212024-10-02
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £57,0002020-05-11
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £168,7782020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £29,4002019-03-20
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £48,0002011-03-30
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.

10 directors on the board

4.5y median 4.1y
average tenure
10.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Retail and trade 4Arts and leisure 2Construction 2Other services 2Professional services 2Agriculture 1Business services 1Education 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
09069349
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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