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Company · Sudbury

Gainsborough’s House Society

Operation of arts facilities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Dr Steven Paul Parissien 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. John Mark Pendlington 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Mark Stephen Bills 2016-2023 Director View profile
  4. Wilfred John Weeks 2016-2025 Director View profile
  5. Jennifer Antill 2016-2018 Director View profile
  6. Frances Clare Pardy 2016-2017 Director View profile
  7. Suzanne Jane Marriott 2016-2025 Director View profile
  8. Dr Martin Myrone 2016-2022 Director View profile
  9. Brian James Moody 2016-2023 Director View profile
  10. Edmund Christian Stewart-Smith 2016-2024 Director View profile
  11. Lowell John Libson 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. Dr Nigel Lynn Evans 2016-2024 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of arts facilities; Museums activities
Incorporated
06/10/2016
Registered office
Sudbury
Also a registered charity
Gainsborough's House Society

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Gainsborough’s House Society on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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

8 grants · £7,140,855 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 · £6,990,869 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £149,986 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £245,0002023-12-15
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £28,8222020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £121,1642020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £550,0002017-03-20
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £6,035,9002016-09-27
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

2.8y median 1.7y
average tenure
9.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (7)

2
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.

Business services 7Arts and leisure 3Education 2Retail and trade 2Manufacturing 1Professional 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
10413978
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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