Company
The Museum of Communication Foundation Trust
The Museum of Communication Foundation Trust is an active UK company (number SC146894), incorporated 1993, with 6 current directors including John Philip Horatio Blackie and Ian John Burt Archibald. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- John Philip Horatio BlackieDirector · since 2021
- Ian John Burt ArchibaldDirector · since 2018
- Andrew Charles StarlingDirector · since 2009
- Kenneth Davidson HorneDirector · since 2005
- David Philip PackDirector · since 1993
- John Thomas Macsween StevensonDirector · since 1993
- Marion McleanSecretary · since 1993
Previous officers 22
- Colin John Wright 2011-2018 View profile
- Charles Fletcher 2007-2011 View profile
- Terrence Malcolm Martini 2006-2008 View profile
- James Mclauchlan 2006-2012 View profile
- Stephen Ireland Chorley 2005-2010 View profile
- Henry Turner Thierens 2002-2006 View profile
- Nathaniel Ross Muir 2002-2016 View profile
- Andrew Charles Henry Brook 1999-2009 View profile
- Anthony Llewellyn Phillips 1999-2004 View profile
- Richard Longstaff 1995-2004 View profile
- Christopher Henry Gill 1994-2001 View profile
- Andrew James Dailey 1994-1999 View profile
- David Wilson Brown 1993-2001 View profile
- Douglas David Marshall Allan 1993-1995 View profile
- Peter Cullimore 1993-1994 View profile
- Keith Rennie Halcro 1993-2005 View profile
- Dorothy Brankin 1993-2025 View profile
- Douglas Gough 1993-1995 View profile
- Patricia Elizabeth Margaret Wigston 1993-2007 View profile
- Norma Jean Bilsborough 1993-1994 View profile
- Roger Evan Shivas 1993-2008 View profile
- Peter Aitken Burns 1993-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 07/10/1993
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
- John Philip Horatio Blackie Director · appointed 2021
- Kenneth Davidson Horne Director · appointed 2005
- Ian John Burt Archibald Director · appointed 2018
- David Philip Pack Director · appointed 1993
- John Thomas Macsween Stevenson Director · appointed 1993
- Andrew Charles Starling Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- Kenneth Davidson Horne Director · appointed 2005
- Ian John Burt Archibald Director · appointed 2018
- David Philip Pack Director · appointed 1993
- John Thomas Macsween Stevenson Director · appointed 1993
- Andrew Charles Starling Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- John Philip Horatio Blackie Director · appointed 2021
- Kenneth Davidson Horne Director · appointed 2005
- Ian John Burt Archibald Director · appointed 2018
- David Philip Pack Director · appointed 1993
- John Thomas Macsween Stevenson Director · appointed 1993
- Andrew Charles Starling Director · appointed 2009
Left in the last 12 months
- Dorothy Brankin Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2025
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
- SC146894
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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