Victor Batte Lay Foundation

Active07706484 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 15 July 2011 (15 years)
Industry: Cultural education (85520)
Museums activities (91020)
Directors: Benjamin Paites
Rosemary Catherine Leak
Hannah Katriena Drost
all 6 directors
Controlled by: We Are the Minories
Accounts type: Total exemption full
Region: East of England
Address: The Minories
74 High Street
Colchester
CO1 1UE

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 April 2027
Last accounts: 31 July 2025
Conf. stmt due: 29 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 15 July 2026

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Paites, Benjamin

Director · Appointed 29 July 2026

British

Born May 1991 (35)

Leak, Rosemary Catherine

Director · Appointed 14 January 2026

British

Born February 1962 (64)

Drost, Hannah Katriena

Director · Appointed 4 November 2025

Dutch

Born May 1990 (36)

Bacon, Edmund

Director · Appointed 7 November 2023

British

Born May 1986 (40)

Roche, Susan

Director · Appointed 1 August 2023

British

Born September 1948 (78)

Stephen, Julia Pauline

Director · Appointed 17 December 2018

British

Born August 1959 (67)

Officer history (26 former)

29 July 2026

Resigned Paites, Benjamin as Director

29 July 2026

Appointed Paites, Benjamin as Director

14 January 2026

Appointed Leak, Rosemary Catherine as Director

4 November 2025

Appointed Drost, Hannah Katriena as Director

4 November 2025

Resigned Coode-Adams, Benjamin Richard as Director

4 November 2025

Resigned Turnbull, Amy Lauren as Director

4 November 2025

Resigned Turnbull, Amy as Secretary

25 August 2025

Resigned Humpston, John as Director

25 May 2025

Resigned Scordellis, Lesley Madeleine as Director

20 January 2025

Appointed Humpston, John as Director

10 December 2024

Resigned Kabangu, Sophie as Director

23 November 2024

Resigned Gizelis, Theodora-Ismene, Professor as Director

31 March 2024

Resigned Barclay, Verity Jane as Director

31 March 2024

Appointed Turnbull, Amy as Secretary

31 March 2024

Resigned Barclay, Verity Jane as Secretary

7 November 2023

Appointed Bacon, Edmund as Director

1 August 2023

Appointed Roche, Susan as Director

2 May 2023

Appointed Scordellis, Lesley Madeleine as Director

21 March 2023

Resigned De Melo, Sarah, Dr as Director

14 January 2023

Resigned Cox, Ray as Director

19 November 2022

Appointed Gizelis, Theodora-Ismene, Professor as Director

19 November 2022

Resigned Knowles, Jayne Roena as Director

23 May 2022

Appointed Cox, Ray as Director

20 April 2022

Resigned Theophilus, Linda Margaret as Director

8 November 2021

Resigned Carter, Simon as Director

15 July 2021

Appointed Theophilus, Linda Margaret as Director

23 June 2021

Appointed Paites, Benjamin as Director

11 June 2021

Resigned Lansley, Stephen Christopher as Director

7 June 2021

Appointed De Melo, Sarah, Dr as Director

7 June 2021

Appointed Knowles, Jayne Roena as Director

8 May 2021

Resigned Benson, Jonathan Peter as Director

16 November 2020

Appointed Barclay, Verity Jane as Secretary

16 November 2020

Resigned Fenton, Thomas John Hamilton as Secretary

16 November 2020

Resigned Perrins, Mary as Director

16 November 2020

Resigned Matthews, Robin Frank as Director

16 November 2020

Resigned Fenton, Thomas John Hamilton as Director

15 August 2020

Appointed Kabangu, Sophie as Director

25 July 2020

Appointed Turnbull, Amy Lauren as Director

3 February 2020

Appointed Barclay, Verity Jane as Director

9 December 2019

Resigned Carr, Martyn Ralph as Secretary

9 December 2019

Appointed Coode-Adams, Benjamin Richard as Director

9 December 2019

Appointed Fenton, Thomas John Hamilton as Secretary

9 December 2019

Appointed Carter, Simon as Director

9 December 2019

Resigned Carr, Martyn Ralph as Director

17 December 2018

Appointed Stephen, Julia Pauline as Director

5 December 2017

Resigned Dines, Martin Cyril as Director

5 December 2017

Appointed Fenton, Thomas John Hamilton as Director

1 August 2013

Appointed Dines, Martin Cyril as Director

20 May 2013

Appointed Benson, Jonathan Peter as Director

13 June 2012

Resigned Woods, John, Canon as Director

6 October 2011

Appointed Carr, Martyn Ralph as Director

6 October 2011

Appointed Matthews, Robin Frank as Director

6 October 2011

Appointed Perrins, Mary as Director

6 October 2011

Appointed Carr, Martyn Ralph as Secretary

6 October 2011

Appointed Woods, John, Canon as Director

6 October 2011

Resigned Cammack, David James as Director

16 July 2011

Appointed Lansley, Stephen Christopher as Director

15 July 2011

Appointed Cammack, David James as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

We Are the Minories

Corporate entity · Notified 4 November 2025

Has significant influence or control

Charity

Former controllers (9)

4 November 2025

Ceased Benjamin Richard Coode-Adams — Has significant influence or control

26 September 2023

Ceased Julia Pauline Stephen — Has significant influence or control

11 June 2021

Ceased Stephen Lansley — Has significant influence or control

8 May 2021

Ceased Jonathan Peter Benson — Has significant influence or control

16 November 2020

Ceased Mary Perrins — Has significant influence or control

15 November 2020

Ceased Thomas John Hamilton Fenton — Has significant influence or control

15 November 2020

Ceased Robin Frank Matthews — Has significant influence or control

9 December 2019

Ceased Martyn Ralph Carr — Has significant influence or control

5 December 2017

Ceased Martin Cyril Dines — Has significant influence or control

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
30 July 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	15 July 2026
29 July 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
29 July 2026	Appointment of a director
4 May 2026	Total exemption full accounts	31 July 2025
11 February 2026	Director's details changed