Open City

Active03159878 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
15 February 1996 (30 years)
Previously known as
Open City Architecture (until 4 December 2023)
London Open House (until 23 February 2010)
Industry
Other education n.e.c. (85590)
Directors
Controlled by
James William Minton
Roland Oakshett
Manijeh Enakshi Verghese
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Greater London
Address
C1
Design District Unit 2
Floor 1
1A Cripps Yard
Soames Walk
London
SE10 0BQ

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
11 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
28 January 2026

Officers 13 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 January 2026
Also at The Collaborate I C.I.C. · more companies
British
Born May 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 22 July 2025
Also at Office for Oversight Ltd
British
Born November 1987
Director · Appointed 22 July 2025
British
Born September 1968 (58)
Paul, Ann, Ms.
Director · Appointed 27 May 2025
British
Born March 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 16 September 2024
Also at The Architecture Foundation
British
Born January 1986 (40)
Ahunanya, Aretha, Ms.
Director · Appointed 28 May 2024
British
Born June 2002 (24)
Director · Appointed 28 May 2024
Also at Select Men Limited, Select Model Agency Limited, Select Women Limited · more companies
British
Born April 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 23 May 2023
British
Born April 1950 (76)
Larkin, Carolyn
Director · Appointed 23 May 2023
British
Born July 1960 (66)
Director · Appointed 23 May 2023
British
Born June 1967 (59)
Bansal, Dav, Mr.
Director · Appointed 27 May 2022
British
Born April 1974 (52)
Director · Appointed 27 May 2022
Also at Tonkin Liu Ltd
American,Taiwanese
Born September 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 5 March 2021
Also at Trowers & Hamlins International Limited, Trowers & Hamlins (Services) Limited, Trowers & Hamlins LLP · more companies
British
Born November 1967
Officer history (30 former)
1 January 2026
Appointed Minton, James William as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Agrawal, Pooja as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Denner, Deborah as Director
22 July 2025
Appointed Gold, Sarah Thirza as Director
22 July 2025
Appointed Saunders, Mike as Director
27 May 2025
Appointed Paul, Ann, Ms. as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Dodd, Eleanor as Director
9 December 2024
Resigned Pickford, Lucy Clare as Director
27 November 2024
Resigned Pickford, Lucy as Secretary
25 November 2024
Resigned Ali, Jayden as Director
7 October 2024
16 September 2024
Appointed Verghese, Manijeh Enakshi, Ms. as Director
28 May 2024
Appointed Oakshett, Roland Thomas, Mr. as Director
28 May 2024
Appointed Ahunanya, Aretha, Ms. as Director
20 March 2024
Resigned Harper, Phineas Grant, Mx as Director
30 August 2023
Appointed Harper, Phineas Grant, Mx as Director
23 May 2023
Appointed Mason, Selina Clare, Ms. as Director
23 May 2023
23 May 2023
Appointed Bury, Peter, Mr. as Director
23 May 2023
Appointed Larkin, Carolyn as Director
23 May 2023
16 May 2023
Appointed Pickford, Lucy Clare as Director
28 February 2023
Resigned Kelly, Crispin Noel as Director
28 February 2023
Appointed Agrawal, Pooja as Director
17 January 2023
Appointed Pickford, Lucy as Secretary
17 January 2023
Resigned Gibbons, Johanna as Director
27 May 2022
Resigned Brooks, Alison Barbara as Director
27 May 2022
Resigned Daniel, Ruth as Director
27 May 2022
Appointed Bansal, Dav, Mr. as Director
27 May 2022
Appointed Liu, Anna, Ms. as Director
28 August 2021
Resigned Leibowitz, Alan Jay as Director
12 July 2021
Resigned Cave, Zoë Alexandra as Director
20 June 2021
Appointed Cave, Zoë Alexandra as Director
26 May 2021
Resigned Harper, Phineas Grant, Mx as Director
25 May 2021
Resigned Stanton, Alan William as Director
25 May 2021
Resigned Howlett, Stephen as Director
5 March 2021
Appointed Dodd, Eleanor as Director
5 March 2021
Appointed Bailey, Sara Habanananda as Director
5 March 2021
Appointed Ali, Jayden as Director
5 March 2021
Appointed Daniel, Ruth as Director
5 March 2021
5 March 2021
Appointed Denner, Deborah as Director
5 March 2021
Appointed Gibbons, Johanna as Director
5 March 2021
Appointed Harper, Phineas Grant, Mx as Director
11 August 2020
Resigned Ehrman, Richard Albert as Director
13 January 2019
6 July 2018
Resigned Newman, Helen as Director
20 February 2018
Appointed Leibowitz, Alan Jay as Director
6 November 2017
Resigned Pidgley, Anthony William as Director
28 April 2016
Resigned Heathcote, Edwin as Director
25 February 2016
Appointed Ehrman, Richard Albert as Director
6 October 2015
Appointed Pidgley, Anthony William as Director
30 October 2014
Appointed Kelly, Crispin Noel as Director
1 January 2014
Resigned Brooks, Timothy Stephen as Director
29 January 2013
Resigned Priestman, Jane as Director
29 January 2013
Appointed Brooks, Alison Barbara as Director
29 January 2013
Resigned Priestman, Jane as Secretary
29 January 2013
Resigned Jiricna, Eva Magdalena as Director
29 January 2013
Appointed Stanton, Alan William as Director
29 January 2013
Resigned Manson, Frederick Mark as Director
29 January 2012
Appointed Howlett, Stephen as Director
6 December 2010
Appointed Brooks, Timothy Stephen as Director
10 June 2010
Appointed Newman, Helen as Director
1 January 2009
1 July 2008
Appointed Heathcote, Edwin as Director
1 July 2008
Resigned Vaizey, Marina, Lady as Director
27 March 2002
Appointed Manson, Frederick Mark as Director
27 March 2002
Resigned Allinson, Kenneth as Director
26 February 1998
Appointed Priestman, Jane as Director
15 February 1996
Appointed Priestman, Jane as Secretary
15 February 1996
Appointed Vaizey, Marina, Lady as Director
15 February 1996
Appointed Jiricna, Eva Magdalena as Director
15 February 1996
Appointed Allinson, Kenneth as Director

Ownership 3 active

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

Individual · Notified 1 January 2026
Has significant influence or control
British
Born May 1970 (56)
Roland Oakshett
Individual · Notified 27 November 2024
Has significant influence or control
British
Born April 1979 (47)
Individual · Notified 22 November 2024
Has significant influence or control
British
Born January 1986 (40)
Former controllers (6)
31 December 2025
Ceased Deborah Denner — Has significant influence or control
26 November 2024
Ceased Eleanor Dodd — Holds 75–100% of voting rights (as a trust)
25 November 2024
Ceased Lucy Clare Pickford — Has significant influence or control
20 March 2024
Ceased Phineas Grant Harper — Has significant influence or control
13 September 2023
Ceased Zoë Alexandra Cave — Has significant influence or control
28 February 2023
Ceased Crispin Noel Kelly — Holds 75–100% of voting rights (as a trust)

What Open City say about themselves

“Open City makes architecture and built heritage more open, accessible and equitable.”

— from open-city.org.uk

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
6 February 2026Confirmation statement with no updates28 January 2026
13 January 2026Notification of a person with significant control
8 January 2026Termination of appointment of a director
8 January 2026Termination of appointment of a director
8 January 2026Appointment of a director
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