The Open Art Fair Limited

Active01189129 Private limited company

Incorporated: 31 October 1974 (52 years)
Previously known as: Treasure House Fair Limited (until 30 October 2023)
Summer Art Fair Limited (until 2 March 2023)
Bada Limited (until 14 February 2023)
Industry: Activities of exhibition and fair organisers (82301)
Directors: Thomas Edward Woodham-Smith
Owned by: Thomas Woodham-Smith
Stabilo UK Limited
Accounts type: Micro entity
Region: Greater London
Address: 94 New Bond Street
London
W1S 1SJ

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 10 June 2027
Last conf. stmt: 27 May 2026

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Williams, Alexander

Secretary · Appointed 31 December 2020

Woodham-Smith, Thomas Edward

Director · Appointed 9 September 2019

British

Born February 1962 (64)

Officer history (31 former)

29 January 2021

Resigned Michie, Katharine Ruth as Director

31 December 2020

Appointed Williams, Alexander as Secretary

31 December 2020

Appointed Williams, Alexander as Director

31 December 2020

Resigned Williams, Alexander as Director

26 June 2020

Resigned Van Der Hoorn, Henri as Director

10 October 2019

Appointed Van Der Hoorn, Henri as Director

9 September 2019

Resigned Bordignon-Venerio, Laura as Director

9 September 2019

Resigned Partridge, Frank David Peregrine as Director

9 September 2019

Resigned Shepperson, Neil Francis as Director

9 September 2019

Resigned Cohen, Michael David as Director

9 September 2019

Resigned Cooper, Jonathan Morton Alfred as Director

9 September 2019

Appointed Woodham-Smith, Thomas Edward as Director

9 September 2019

Resigned Coles, Richard David as Director

13 July 2018

Appointed Partridge, Frank David Peregrine as Director

9 February 2018

Appointed Shepperson, Neil Francis as Director

20 November 2017

Resigned Walker, Ian Hubert as Director

18 October 2017

Resigned Dodgson, Mark Nicholas as Director

11 July 2016

Resigned Coulborn, Jonathan William as Director

11 July 2016

Resigned Jarrett, Louis Stephen Anthony as Director

7 December 2015

Appointed Walker, Ian Hubert as Director

30 September 2015

Resigned Craig, Gillian Melita as Director

28 April 2015

Resigned Woodburn, Anthony as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Michie, Katharine Ruth as Director

12 May 2014

Resigned Walker, Ian Hubert as Director

12 May 2014

Appointed Cooper, Jonathan Morton Alfred as Director

7 October 2013

Appointed Cohen, Michael David as Director

17 September 2012

Appointed Coles, Richard David as Director

13 July 2010

Appointed Dodgson, Mark Nicholas as Director

13 July 2010

Resigned Dean, Elaine Joan as Director

13 July 2010

Resigned Dean, Elaine Joan as Secretary

7 July 2009

Appointed Walker, Ian Hubert as Director

7 July 2009

Resigned Marchant, Richard Phillip as Director

7 July 2009

Resigned Whittington, Richard Geoffrey Stewart as Director

7 July 2009

Appointed Bordignon-Venerio, Laura as Director

7 July 2009

Resigned Valls, Caroline as Director

12 July 2008

Appointed Coulborn, Jonathan William as Director

14 July 2005

Resigned Truman, Charles Henry as Director

14 July 2005

Appointed Marchant, Richard Phillip as Director

1 June 2005

Resigned Sabin, John Richard Philip as Director

15 July 2004

Resigned Horne, Jonathan as Director

15 July 2004

Appointed Truman, Charles Henry as Director

1 December 2003

Appointed Sabin, John Richard Philip as Director

1 December 2003

Appointed Valls, Caroline as Director

3 November 2003

Resigned Preston, Antony Alan Norman as Director

3 November 2003

Appointed Horne, Jonathan as Director

6 October 2003

Resigned Sampson, Alistair Hubert as Director

11 July 2002

Appointed Woodburn, Anthony as Director

22 August 1999

Resigned Marston, Baden Fred as Director

3 June 1996

Appointed Jarrett, Louis Stephen Anthony as Director

11 April 1996

Resigned Oshea, Raymond Francis as Director

1 January 1996

Appointed Preston, Antony Alan Norman as Director

3 October 1994

Appointed Dean, Elaine Joan as Director

3 October 1994

Appointed Oshea, Raymond Francis as Director

3 October 1994

Appointed Whittington, Richard Geoffrey Stewart as Director

3 October 1994

Appointed Craig, Gillian Melita as Director

3 October 1994

Appointed Sampson, Alistair Hubert as Director

3 October 1994

Resigned Fowle, Nicholas as Director

3 October 1994

Resigned Levy, George Joseph as Director

3 October 1994

Appointed Marston, Baden Fred as Director

29 June 1992

Appointed Fowle, Nicholas as Director

29 June 1992

Resigned Phillips, Francis Jerome, Director as Director

Ownership 2 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Thomas Woodham-Smith

Individual · Notified 27 May 2025

Owns 25–50% of shares

British

Born February 1962 (64)

Stabilo UK Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 27 May 2025

Owns 25–50% of shares

Company Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 10882772

Former controllers (2)

27 May 2025

Ceased Sungoose Events Ltd — Owns 75–100% of shares

1 October 2019

Ceased The British Antique Dealers' Association — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 3 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Stabilo UK Limited

The Open Art Fair Limited This company Owns 25–50% of shares

Treasure House Fair Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House

Net Assets: (£125,102)
Employees: 3

Debt Ratio: 588%
Current Ratio: 2.5x

Trend

Net Assets

Balance sheet detail

	2024	2023	2021	2020
Fixed Assets	£347	£1,164	£1,731	£760
Current Assets	£25,284	£645,980	£500,454	£187,294
Debtors			£181,527
Cash			£318,927
Creditors (< 1 year)	£10,000	£10,937	£281,416	£163,394
Creditors (> 1 year)	£140,133	£736,907	£96,054	£82,639
Net Current Assets	£15,284	£635,043	£219,038	£30,778
Net Assets	(£125,102)	(£101,300)	£124,715	(£60,865)
Shareholder Funds	(£125,102)	(£101,300)		(£60,865)