Somerset House Trust

Active03388137 Private company limited by guarantee

What Somerset House Trust say about themselves

“Somerset House: London's home for cultural innovators. We connect creativity and the arts with wider society through unique exhibitions, events, and experiences.”

— from somersethouse.org.uk
Incorporated
17 June 1997 (29 years)
Previously known as
Somerset House Limited (until 7 October 1998)
Industry
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (68209)
Artistic creation (90030)
Operation of arts facilities (90040)
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91030)
Directors
Helen Protheroe
Harold Nsamba Matovu
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
30 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
16 January 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 14 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Protheroe, Helen
Director · Appointed 26 February 2026
British
Born August 1978 (48)
Freeman, Dan
Secretary · Appointed 1 August 2025
Director · Appointed 27 February 2025
Also at St James' & Craven Court (London) RTM Company Limited, 199 Tanks Limited, Alta Advisers Limited · more companies
British
Born August 1952 (74)
Matovu, Harold Nsamba
Director · Appointed 27 February 2025
British
Born March 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 24 January 2024
Also at Charity Projects, Comic Relief Limited
British
Born August 1983 (43)
Director · Appointed 27 September 2023
British
Born July 1987 (39)
Director · Appointed 27 September 2023
Also at Architectural Heritage Fund(the), Somerset House Enterprises Limited · more companies
British
Born December 1953 (72)
Director · Appointed 7 December 2022
Also at NCC Group PLC, Trainline PLC, Mitie Group PLC · more companies
British
Born January 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 7 December 2022
Also at The 10,000 Interns Foundation, Mission44 · more companies
British
Born August 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2022
Also at Somerset House Enterprises Limited
British
Born February 1952 (74)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2022
Also at National Film and Television School(the) · more companies
British
Born September 1960 (66)
Burge, Alix
Director · Appointed 18 March 2020
British
Born February 1981 (45)
Director · Appointed 18 March 2020
Also at Girl Effect, Girl Effect Enterprise Ltd
British
Born March 1952 (74)
D'Anglejan-Chatillon, Martine Lesley
Director · Appointed 12 June 2019
Canadian
Born October 1963 (63)
Officer history (49 former)
24 September 2026
Resigned Goswell, Paul Jonathan as Director
26 February 2026
Appointed Protheroe, Helen as Director
1 August 2025
Appointed Freeman, Dan as Secretary
1 August 2025
Resigned Protheroe, Helen as Director
31 July 2025
Resigned Gilburd, Samantha Elizabeth as Secretary
27 February 2025
Resigned Hall, Melanie Ruth as Director
27 February 2025
Appointed Leibowitz, Alan Jay as Director
27 February 2025
Appointed Matovu, Harold Nsamba as Director
25 September 2024
Appointed Protheroe, Helen as Director
2 July 2024
Resigned Monajem Isfahani, Monica as Director
24 January 2024
Appointed Linger, Elliott John as Director
6 December 2023
Resigned Eno, Brian Peter George as Director
6 December 2023
Resigned Fairweather, Carol Ann as Director
27 September 2023
Appointed Tamsedge, Jessica Emily as Director
27 September 2023
Appointed Williams, Peter Wodehouse as Director
25 June 2023
Resigned Smith, Melanie Jane as Director
15 March 2023
Resigned Kolade, Oluwole Olatunde as Director
18 December 2022
Resigned Sevaux, Julien Bernard Marie as Director
7 December 2022
Appointed Duvalier, Jennifer Susan as Director
7 December 2022
7 December 2022
Appointed Smith, Melanie Jane as Director
24 September 2022
Resigned Gibbons, Judith Mary as Director
17 March 2022
Resigned Lambert, James Nicholas as Director
16 January 2022
Resigned Myners, Paul, Lord as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Rebuck, Gail Ruth, Baroness as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Turner Laing, Sophie Henrietta as Director
21 September 2021
Resigned Sieghart, William Matthew as Director
25 August 2020
Appointed Myners, Paul, Lord as Director
18 March 2020
Appointed Monajem Isfahani, Monica as Director
18 March 2020
Resigned Higgins, Jonathan Peter as Director
18 March 2020
Appointed Newhouse, Jonathan Edward as Director
18 March 2020
Appointed Burge, Alix as Director
31 January 2020
Resigned Mousavizadeh, Nader Alexander as Director
20 January 2020
Appointed Gilburd, Samantha Elizabeth as Secretary
9 December 2019
Resigned Grant, Malcolm John, Sir as Director
22 October 2019
Resigned Johnston, Susan as Secretary
25 September 2019
Resigned Michel, Caroline Jayne as Director
25 September 2019
Resigned Lyon, Marcus John Charles as Director
12 June 2019
Appointed Kolade, Oluwole Olatunde as Director
12 June 2019
Appointed D'Anglejan-Chatillon, Martine Lesley as Director
9 July 2018
Appointed Mousavizadeh, Nader Alexander as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Pain, Mark Andrew as Director
4 December 2017
Appointed Fairweather, Carol Ann as Director
4 December 2017
Resigned Green, Laurence Ivor Philip as Director
4 December 2017
Resigned Elliott, Anthony Michael Manton as Director
3 July 2017
Appointed Goswell, Paul Jonathan as Director
10 May 2017
Resigned Sawhney, Nitin as Director
15 March 2017
Resigned Young, Margaret Lola, Baroness as Director
15 March 2017
Appointed Hall, Melanie Ruth as Director
18 January 2017
Appointed Sevaux, Julien Bernard Marie as Director
7 December 2016
Appointed Eno, Brian Peter George as Director
25 May 2016
Appointed Johnston, Susan as Secretary
15 March 2016
Appointed Lambert, James Nicholas as Director
12 February 2016
Resigned Stuart-Smith, Mark as Secretary
2 December 2015
Resigned Hardie, Jeremy Mawdesley as Director
2 December 2015
Resigned Potter, Mark, Sir as Director
2 December 2015
Resigned Pitman, Joanna Beaufort as Director
31 August 2015
Resigned Woodhouse, Loraine as Director
31 August 2015
Resigned Gillespie, Robert Andrew Joseph as Director
15 July 2015
Appointed Sieghart, William Matthew as Director
29 January 2014
Appointed Grant, Malcolm John, Sir as Director
29 January 2014
Appointed Young, Margaret Lola, Baroness as Director
20 November 2013
Appointed Michel, Caroline Jayne as Director
20 November 2013
Appointed Gibbons, Judith Mary as Director
20 November 2013
Appointed Lyon, Marcus John Charles as Director
20 November 2013
Appointed Green, Laurence Ivor Philip as Director
20 November 2013
Appointed Woodhouse, Loraine as Director
28 June 2012
Resigned Corbyn, Stuart Alan as Director
23 August 2011
Resigned Jenkins, Simon David, Sir as Director
22 March 2011
Resigned Burdett, Richard Michael as Director
18 November 2009
Appointed Stuart-Smith, Mark as Secretary
18 November 2009
Resigned Ghandhi, Jehangir as Secretary
1 October 2009
Resigned Irvine Of Lairg, Alison Mary, Lady as Director
16 September 2009
Appointed Pain, Mark Andrew as Director
16 September 2009
Appointed Sawhney, Nitin as Director
16 September 2009
Appointed Corbyn, Stuart Alan as Director
16 September 2009
Appointed Higgins, Jonathan Peter as Director
18 March 2009
Appointed Pitman, Joanna Beaufort as Director
16 May 2008
Resigned Strachan, James Murray as Director
15 November 2006
Resigned Tusa, John, Sir as Director
30 September 2006
18 January 2006
Resigned Worsley, Giles Arthington, Dr as Director
14 September 2005
Appointed Ghandhi, Jehangir as Secretary
14 September 2005
Resigned Shah, Rikesh as Secretary
22 September 2004
Resigned Savill, Rosalind Joy, Dame as Director
12 May 2004
Appointed Tusa, John, Sir as Director
4 February 2004
Appointed Strachan, James Murray as Director
19 November 2003
Resigned Rowland, John David, Sir as Director
16 July 2003
Appointed Jenkins, Simon David, Sir as Director
16 July 2003
Resigned Isaacs, Jeremy Israel as Director
16 July 2003
Appointed Gillespie, Robert Andrew Joseph as Director
16 July 2003
Appointed Irvine Of Lairg, Alison Mary, Lady as Director
3 July 2003
Resigned Cleverdon, Julia, Dame as Director
30 November 2002
3 October 2002
Appointed Shah, Rikesh as Secretary
3 October 2002
Resigned Johnston, Elizabeth as Secretary
17 July 2002
11 July 2001
Appointed Hardie, Jeremy Mawdesley as Director
11 July 2001
Appointed Cleverdon, Julia, Dame as Director
22 July 1999
Appointed Elliott, Anthony Michael Manton as Director
15 April 1998
Resigned Jenkins, Simon David, Sir as Director
11 February 1998
Appointed Burdett, Richard Michael as Director
17 December 1997
Appointed Savill, Rosalind Joy, Dame as Director
22 October 1997
Appointed Potter, Mark, Sir as Director
22 October 1997
Resigned Gray's Inn Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
22 October 1997
Appointed Johnston, Elizabeth as Secretary
17 June 1997
17 June 1997
Appointed Jenkins, Simon David, Sir as Director
17 June 1997
Appointed Isaacs, Jeremy Israel as Director
17 June 1997
Appointed Rowland, John David, Sir as Director
17 June 1997
Appointed Gray's Inn Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
17 June 1997
Appointed Worsley, Giles Arthington, Dr as Director

Ownership 0 active

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

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 1

Companies where Somerset House Trust is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active

Filings 215

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
22 October 2026Group of companies' accounts31 March 2026
2 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
7 July 2026Appointment of a director
27 January 2026Director's details changed
27 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates16 January 2026
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