The Charleston Trust (Bloomsbury in Sussex)

Active05212725 Private company limited by guarantee

What The Charleston Trust say about themselves

“Charleston is the modernist home and studio of painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and a place that brings people together to engage with art and ideas.”

— from charleston.org.uk
Incorporated
23 August 2004 (22 years)
Industry
Museums activities (91020)
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions (91030)
Directors
Accounts type
Group
Region
South East
Address
Charleston
Firle
Lewes
BN8 6LL

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
4 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
21 August 2026

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 6 February 2026
Also at Charleston Lewes Limited
British
Born February 1990 (36)
Director · Appointed 7 February 2025
Also at Palace House Trading Ltd, Nyman Libson Paul LLP, The Arts Theatre Cambridge · more companies
British
Born July 1956 (70)
Director · Appointed 22 November 2024
Also at NRDC International, Charleston Lewes Limited
British
Born July 1981 (45)
Owen, Sarah
Director · Appointed 22 November 2024
British
Born January 1978 (48)
Director · Appointed 22 November 2024
Also at Hoe Estate Co.Limited, Chichester Harbour Trust · more companies
British
Born February 1973 (53)
Walker, Kim
Director · Appointed 5 December 2022
British
Born August 1984 (42)
Director · Appointed 20 July 2022
Also at Charleston Lewes Limited, Chalford Estate Freehold Company Limited · more companies
British
Born July 1981 (45)
Hessel, Katy
Director · Appointed 4 May 2022
British
Born February 1994 (32)
Director · Appointed 4 May 2022
Also at 49 Lowfield Road Management Company Limited
British
Born January 1992 (34)
Director · Appointed 5 October 2018
Also at Charleston Enterprises Limited, Charleston Lewes Limited · more companies
British
Born August 1964 (62)
Director · Appointed 4 January 2016
Also at Shakespeare Productions Limited, Neal Street Media Limited, CTM 10 Productions Limited · more companies
British
Born March 1967 (59)
Officer history (49 former)
6 February 2026
Appointed Chang, Rachel as Director
3 January 2026
Resigned Brewis, Jolyon Lawrence as Director
2 December 2025
Resigned Wallace, Hannah Kate as Director
13 August 2025
Resigned Patterson, Jennifer as Secretary
7 February 2025
Appointed Taiano, Paul George as Director
22 November 2024
Appointed Davey, Edward Leo as Director
22 November 2024
Appointed Owen, Sarah as Director
22 November 2024
Appointed Patterson, Harriet as Director
1 October 2024
Resigned Sergeant, Sarah Jane as Director
7 August 2024
Resigned Zandstra, Louise Elizabeth as Secretary
1 May 2024
Resigned Otoo, Harriet Adjoa Boatchewah as Director
9 January 2024
Appointed Patterson, Jennifer as Secretary
13 May 2023
Resigned Comyn, Judith as Director
27 February 2023
Resigned Strachey, Nino Natalia O'Hagan as Director
5 December 2022
Appointed Walker, Kim as Director
5 December 2022
Resigned Gibbs, Marion Olive as Director
20 July 2022
Appointed Sanders, Piers Robert as Director
20 July 2022
Appointed Strachey, Nino Natalia O'Hagan as Director
4 May 2022
Appointed Wallace, Hannah Kate as Director
4 May 2022
Appointed Jerath, Rohan as Director
4 May 2022
Resigned Pickard, David Keith as Director
4 May 2022
Appointed Comyn, Judith as Director
4 May 2022
Appointed Hessel, Katy as Director
4 May 2022
Resigned Burch, Mark Lowrie as Director
17 November 2021
Resigned Stitt, Alexander as Director
16 July 2021
Resigned Morrison, Anne Catherine as Director
16 July 2021
Resigned Martin, Simon James as Director
16 July 2021
13 May 2021
Appointed Otoo, Harriet Adjoa Boatchewah as Director
13 May 2020
Appointed Zandstra, Louise Elizabeth as Secretary
10 January 2020
Resigned Rowney, Charles Michael as Secretary
23 December 2019
Resigned Higson, Sarah as Secretary
5 October 2018
Appointed Stitt, Alexander as Director
5 October 2018
Resigned Nicholson, Virginia as Director
5 October 2018
Appointed Sergeant, Sarah Jane as Director
5 October 2018
Appointed Rowney, Charles Michael as Secretary
5 October 2018
Appointed Price, Caroline Fiona as Director
31 May 2018
Resigned Tyrrell, Julie Dawn as Secretary
23 March 2018
Resigned Snow, Jon George as Director
8 December 2017
Resigned Stuart-Smith, Thomas Richard Stephen as Director
15 September 2017
Appointed Nicholson, Virginia as Director
15 September 2017
Appointed Tyrrell, Julie Dawn as Secretary
23 June 2017
Resigned Casson, Dinah Victoria as Director
1 June 2017
Resigned Abergavenny, Venetia Jane, Marchioness as Director
3 January 2017
Appointed Gibbs, Marion Olive as Director
3 January 2017
Appointed Burch, Mark Lowrie as Director
3 January 2017
Appointed Brewis, Jolyon Lawrence as Director
17 June 2016
Resigned Newton, Nigel as Director
17 June 2016
Appointed Pickard, David Keith as Director
17 June 2016
Resigned Nicholson, Virginia as Director
18 February 2016
Resigned Harwood, Mark as Director
1 February 2016
Appointed Snow, Jon George as Director
4 January 2016
20 November 2015
Resigned Wolfe, Gillian Anne as Director
20 November 2015
Resigned Nicholson, Virginia as Secretary
20 November 2015
Appointed Higson, Sarah as Secretary
1 June 2015
Appointed Martin, Simon James as Director
31 May 2015
7 March 2015
Appointed Morrison, Anne Catherine as Director
7 March 2015
7 March 2015
Appointed Stuart-Smith, Thomas Richard Stephen as Director
31 January 2015
Resigned Newiss, Hilary Jane as Director
12 September 2014
Resigned Bell, Anne Olivier as Director
3 September 2014
Resigned Watney, Simon as Director
7 March 2014
Appointed Harwood, Mark as Director
7 March 2014
Appointed Abergavenny, Venetia Jane, Marchioness as Director
13 September 2013
Resigned Waterfield, Giles Adrian as Director
26 July 2013
Resigned Berry, Patrick John as Director
2 April 2013
15 February 2013
Appointed Nicholson, Virginia as Secretary
15 February 2013
Resigned Mckenzie, Colin as Secretary
22 July 2011
22 July 2011
Resigned Truss, Lynne as Director
22 July 2011
Appointed Casson, Dinah Victoria as Director
22 July 2011
Resigned Stockley, David Henry as Director
22 July 2011
Resigned Spalding, Frances, Dr as Director
22 July 2011
Resigned Shone, Richard Noel as Director
22 July 2011
Resigned Russell, Andrew Neville as Director
22 July 2011
Resigned Prichard, Jonathan Martin Robin as Director
16 July 2010
Appointed Newton, Nigel as Director
17 July 2009
Appointed Wolfe, Gillian Anne as Director
27 July 2008
8 December 2006
Appointed Mckenzie, Colin as Secretary
8 December 2006
Resigned Russell, Andrew Neville as Secretary
25 June 2006
Appointed Truss, Lynne as Director
25 June 2006
Appointed Watney, Simon as Director
25 June 2006
Resigned Lynton, Norbert Casper as Director
10 February 2006
Resigned Upton, Alastair David as Secretary
10 February 2006
Appointed Russell, Andrew Neville as Secretary
7 August 2005
Resigned Rutherford, Jessica Marianne Fernande as Director
7 August 2005
Resigned Miles, Philip Noel as Director
7 August 2005
Appointed Newiss, Hilary Jane as Director
7 August 2005
Resigned Reich, Diana as Director
7 August 2005
Appointed Waterfield, Giles Adrian as Director
3 December 2004
Appointed Prichard, Jonathan Martin Robin as Director
3 December 2004
3 December 2004
Appointed Spalding, Frances, Dr as Director
3 December 2004
Appointed Berry, Patrick John as Director
3 December 2004
Appointed Shone, Richard Noel as Director
3 December 2004
Appointed Bell, Anne Olivier as Director
3 December 2004
Appointed Miles, Philip Noel as Director
3 December 2004
Appointed Stockley, David Henry as Director
3 December 2004
3 December 2004
Appointed Russell, Andrew Neville as Director
3 December 2004
Appointed Rutherford, Jessica Marianne Fernande as Director
3 December 2004
Appointed Reich, Diana as Director
23 August 2004
Appointed Lynton, Norbert Casper as Director
23 August 2004
Appointed Nicholson, Virginia as Director
23 August 2004
Appointed Upton, Alastair David as Secretary

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 The Charleston Trust (Bloomsbury in Sussex) is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active

Filings 179

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
5 October 2026Group of companies' accounts31 December 2025
27 September 2026Confirmation statement with no updates21 August 2026
9 March 2026Appointment of a director
12 February 2026Termination of appointment of a director
9 December 2025Termination of appointment of a director
Show all 179 filings

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