The Bowes Museum

Active03879872 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
18 November 1999 (26 years)
Industry
Museums activities (91020)
Directors
Debbie Leigh
Accounts type
Group
Region
North East
Address
The Bowes Museum
Newgate
Barnard Castle
DL12 8NP

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
29 November 2026
Last conf. stmt
15 November 2025

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 15 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 20 March 2026
Also at Beamish Museum
British
Born October 1969 (57)
Leigh, Debbie
Director · Appointed 20 March 2026
British
Born October 1959 (67)
Director · Appointed 25 January 2025
Also at The Bowes Museum (Enterprises) Limited, Heroine Media CIC
British
Born February 1990 (36)
Director · Appointed 25 January 2025
Also at The Bowes Museum (Enterprises) Limited · more companies
British
Born February 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 24 January 2025
British
Born May 1974 (52)
Director · Appointed 24 January 2025
Also at Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Limited · more companies
British
Born July 1959 (67)
Lee, Simon
Secretary · Appointed 1 July 2023
Blackwood, Rebecca Jane
Director · Appointed 20 August 2021
British
Born September 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 20 August 2021
British
Born September 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 20 August 2021
Also at The Bowes Museum (Enterprises) Limited
British
Born August 1984 (42)
Smith, Eliot Graham
Director · Appointed 20 August 2021
British
Born October 1990 (36)
Director · Appointed 20 August 2021
Also at Sage Homes RP Limited, Sage Rented Limited · more companies
British
Born March 1955 (71)
Director · Appointed 24 January 2020
British
Born July 1963 (63)
Partington, Kenneth
Director · Appointed 18 October 2019
British
Born February 1955 (71)
Director · Appointed 10 September 2010
Also at Barnard Castle School · more companies
British
Born May 1957 (69)
Officer history (55 former)
20 March 2026
Appointed Leigh, Debbie as Director
20 March 2026
Appointed Allison, Karen, Cllr as Director
1 September 2025
Resigned Scott, Elizabeth Elton as Director
25 July 2025
Resigned Robinson, Michael John as Director
25 January 2025
Appointed Pascoe, Christina Ruth, Ms. as Director
25 January 2025
Appointed Morrison, Gordon Andrew as Director
24 January 2025
Appointed Pascoe, Christina Ruth, Ms. as Director
24 January 2025
Appointed Francis, Jennifer Anne as Director
24 January 2025
Appointed Brown, Michelle as Director
24 January 2025
Resigned Morrison, Gordon Andrew as Director
24 January 2025
Appointed Morrison, Gordon Andrew as Director
24 January 2025
Resigned Pascoe, Christina Ruth, Ms. as Director
12 July 2024
Resigned Davy, Christopher Peter John as Director
15 March 2024
Resigned Blackett-Ord, Mark as Director
15 March 2024
Resigned Brown, Robyn Jane as Director
15 March 2024
Resigned Oughtred, Christopher Mclaren as Director
15 March 2024
Resigned Cracolici, Stefano, Professor as Director
13 November 2023
Resigned Stastny, George as Director
10 July 2023
Resigned Peacock, Jonathan Hugh Beauchamp as Director
10 July 2023
Resigned Bartlett, Keith John, Dr as Director
10 July 2023
Resigned Peacock, Caroline Patricia as Director
1 July 2023
Appointed Lee, Simon as Secretary
2 September 2022
Resigned Graham, Lesley as Director
20 August 2021
Resigned Jenkins, Adrian as Director
20 August 2021
Appointed Brown, Robyn Jane as Director
20 August 2021
Appointed Blackwood, Rebecca Jane as Director
20 August 2021
Appointed Collingwood, Jennie as Director
20 August 2021
Appointed Corbett, Deborah as Director
20 August 2021
Resigned Allen, Joy as Director
20 August 2021
Appointed Smith, Eliot Graham as Director
20 August 2021
Appointed Graham, Lesley as Director
20 August 2021
Resigned Harrison, Timothy Andrew as Director
20 August 2021
Appointed Thain Obe, Alison Christine as Director
20 August 2021
Appointed Scott, Elizabeth Elton as Director
16 October 2020
Appointed Stastny, George as Director
31 March 2020
Resigned Palmer Obe, Susan Lesley as Director
24 January 2020
Appointed Howell, Stephen as Director
18 December 2019
Appointed Cracolici, Stefano, Professor as Director
18 December 2019
Appointed Allen, Joy as Director
18 December 2019
Resigned Smith, Tracie Jane, Cllr as Director
23 October 2019
Resigned Anstee, John Howard, Prof as Director
18 October 2019
Appointed Partington, Kenneth as Director
1 September 2019
Resigned Murray, Janice Blair as Director
15 February 2019
Appointed Oughtred, Christopher Mclaren as Director
15 February 2019
Appointed Harrison, Timothy Andrew as Director
15 February 2019
Appointed Peacock, Jonathan Hugh Beauchamp as Director
15 February 2019
Appointed Robinson, Michael John as Director
15 February 2019
Appointed Davy, Christopher Peter John as Director
14 December 2018
14 December 2018
Appointed Murray, Janice Blair as Director
17 August 2018
Resigned Welsby, Richard Armstrong as Secretary
2 March 2018
Appointed Anstee, John Howard, Prof as Director
20 October 2017
Resigned Pemberton, Patricia Ann as Director
20 October 2017
Resigned Schoon, Adam Nicholas as Director
20 October 2017
Resigned Gray, Juliet Rachel, Lady as Director
20 October 2017
Resigned Millican, Peter John as Director
7 July 2017
Appointed Smith, Tracie Jane, Cllr as Director
1 January 2017
Resigned Robinson, Ann-Marie Marie as Director
15 July 2016
Resigned Morritt, (Robert) Andrew, The Rt Hon Sir as Director
15 July 2016
Appointed Blackett-Ord, Mark as Director
15 July 2016
Appointed Peacock, Caroline Patricia as Director
23 October 2015
Resigned Robinson, Bernard as Director
20 May 2015
Resigned Allen, Joy as Director
20 May 2015
Appointed Pemberton, Patricia Ann as Director
20 October 2014
Resigned Foster, Derek, Lord as Director
13 December 2013
Appointed Bartlett, Keith John, Dr as Director
18 October 2013
Resigned Purcell, Jonathon as Director
19 July 2013
Appointed Allen, Joy as Director
19 July 2013
Resigned Tomlinson, Eddie as Director
14 December 2012
Appointed Millican, Peter John as Director
14 December 2012
Appointed Gray, Juliet Rachel, Lady as Director
21 September 2012
Resigned Tonks, Richard Geoffrey as Director
21 September 2012
Resigned Cowie, Andrew as Director
2 December 2011
Resigned Taylor, Lesley as Director
9 September 2011
Appointed Robinson, Ann-Marie Marie as Director
9 September 2011
Resigned Tait, Joanna as Director
8 April 2011
Resigned Dixon, Peter Eric as Director
8 April 2011
Resigned Pollard, Sandra Joyce as Director
8 April 2011
Appointed Palmer Obe, Susan Lesley as Director
10 September 2010
Appointed Mothersill, Peter David Alan as Director
10 September 2010
Resigned Jagger, David Richard as Director
10 September 2010
Appointed Purcell, Jonathon as Director
28 May 2010
Resigned Hargreaves, Harold Grenville as Secretary
28 May 2010
Appointed Welsby, Richard Armstrong as Secretary
4 December 2009
Resigned Wearmouth, John Edward as Director
4 December 2009
Appointed Tait, Joanna as Director
4 December 2009
Resigned Pendlebury, Robert as Director
4 December 2009
Appointed Cowie, Andrew as Director
4 December 2009
Resigned Tait, Joanna as Director
4 December 2009
Resigned Levey, Santina Margaret as Director
4 December 2009
Appointed Tomlinson, Eddie as Director
5 December 2008
5 December 2008
Appointed Schoon, Adam Nicholas as Director
5 December 2008
Appointed Morritt, (Robert) Andrew, The Rt Hon Sir as Director
5 September 2008
Resigned Mcdonnell, John Beresford William as Director
5 September 2008
Resigned Laing, George William as Director
5 September 2008
Resigned Eccles, John Dawson, Viscount as Director
5 September 2008
Resigned Caplin, Judy as Director
7 December 2007
Appointed Foster, Derek, Lord as Director
31 March 2007
Resigned Leng, Matthew Edward as Secretary
1 April 2006
Resigned Prima Secretary Limited as Corporate Secretary
1 April 2006
Appointed Hargreaves, Harold Grenville as Secretary
27 January 2006
Appointed Jenkins, Adrian as Director
9 September 2005
Appointed Robinson, Bernard as Director
24 June 2005
Appointed Leng, Matthew Edward as Secretary
14 June 2005
Appointed Prima Secretary Limited as Corporate Secretary
14 June 2005
Resigned Dickinson Dees as Corporate Nominee Secretary
3 December 2004
Resigned Gray, William Hume, Sir as Director
6 June 2003
Appointed Tonks, Richard Geoffrey as Director
25 May 2002
Appointed Taylor, Lesley as Director
21 September 2000
Appointed Pollard, Sandra Joyce as Director
21 September 2000
Appointed Jagger, David Richard as Director
21 September 2000
Appointed Tait, Joanna as Director
21 September 2000
Appointed Dixon, Peter Eric as Director
21 September 2000
Appointed Levey, Santina Margaret as Director
21 September 2000
Appointed Caplin, Judy as Director
21 September 2000
Appointed Mcdonnell, John Beresford William as Director
2 August 2000
Resigned Mackenzie, Ian Alexander as Secretary
2 August 2000
Appointed Dickinson Dees as Corporate Nominee Secretary
5 June 2000
Appointed Gray, William Hume, Sir as Director
20 March 2000
Appointed Wearmouth, John Edward as Director
3 March 2000
Appointed Pendlebury, Robert as Director
18 November 1999
Appointed Mackenzie, Ian Alexander as Secretary
18 November 1999
Appointed Eccles, John Dawson, Viscount as Director
18 November 1999
Appointed Laing, George William 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.

What The Bowes Museum say about themselves

“County Durham art gallery featuring world-renowned collections, regular events, changing event programme and extensive parkland and gardens.”

— from thebowesmuseum.org.uk

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
7 May 2026Appointment of a director
20 April 2026Appointment of a director
11 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates15 November 2025
19 December 2025Group of companies' accounts31 March 2025
12 December 2025Termination of appointment of a director
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