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Quentin Blake Centre Trading Company Ltd
- Incorporated
- 21 April 2005 (21 years)
- Previously known as
- House of Illustration Trading Company Limited (until 22 September 2022)The House of Illustration Trading Company Limited (until 24 June 2009)Museum of Illustration Trading Company Limited (until 6 August 2008)This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
- Industry
- Operation of arts facilities (90040)
- Directors
- Accounts type
- Total exemption full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- Quentin Blake Centre For Illustration1 Myddelton PassageLondonEC1R 1AG
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 5 May 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 21 April 2026
Officers 3 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
British
Born April 1957 (69)
Saunders, Martin Orpen
Secretary · Appointed 8 December 2020
Director · Appointed 8 October 2019
British
Born December 1962 (63)
Officer history (12 former)
23 June 2026
Resigned Bawden, Richard Ian as Director
2 December 2025
3 May 2023
Appointed Bawden, Richard Ian as Director
7 March 2023
8 December 2020
Appointed Saunders, Martin Orpen as Secretary
8 October 2019
8 October 2019
Resigned Carver, Jeremy Powys as Director
2 April 2019
5 July 2016
5 July 2016
5 July 2016
23 September 2015
2 July 2014
Resigned Craig, Flora Jane as Director
17 January 2014
17 January 2014
17 January 2014
17 January 2014
11 December 2013
Appointed Craig, Flora Jane as Director
11 December 2013
Appointed Carver, Jeremy Powys as Director
21 April 2005
21 April 2005
21 April 2005
21 April 2005
21 April 2005
21 April 2005
21 April 2005
21 April 2005
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Charitable Company Limited By Guarantee
Reg. no. 04484943
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Cash
- £51,168
- Current Ratio
- 0.2x
Trend
Shareholder Funds
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Assets | £51,168 | £88,059 | £124,918 | £31,233 |
| Debtors | £0 | £17,281 | £1,057 | £16,224 |
| Cash | £51,168 | £70,778 | £123,861 | £15,009 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £283,021 | £327,523 | £392,978 | £350,924 |
| Net Current Assets | (£231,853) | (£239,464) | (£268,060) | (£319,691) |
| Shareholder Funds | (£231,853) | (£239,464) | (£268,060) | (£319,691) |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 5 May 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 21 April 2026 | ||
| 20 April 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 15 April 2026 | Registered office address changed | |||
| 25 September 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | 31 December 2024 |
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