The Open Art Fair Limited
- Company number
- 01189129
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 31 Oct 1974
- Nature of business
- Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
- Corporate group
- Stabilo UK Limited (2 companies)
Registered office
Previous names
- Bada Limited (until 14 Feb 2023)
- Summer Art Fair Limited (until 2 Mar 2023)
- Treasure House Fair Limited (until 30 Oct 2023)
Officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Alexander | Secretary | 31 Dec 2020 | |
| WOODHAM-SMITH, Thomas Edward | Director | 9 Sep 2019 | |
| MICHIE, Katharine Ruth | Director | 12 May 2014 | 29 Jan 2021 |
| WILLIAMS, Alexander | Director | 31 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2020 |
| VAN DER HOORN, Henri | Director | 10 Oct 2019 | 26 Jun 2020 |
| PARTRIDGE, Frank David Peregrine | Director | 13 Jul 2018 | 9 Sep 2019 |
| SHEPPERSON, Neil Francis | Director | 9 Feb 2018 | 9 Sep 2019 |
| COOPER, Jonathan Morton Alfred | Director | 12 May 2014 | 9 Sep 2019 |
| COHEN, Michael David | Director | 7 Oct 2013 | 9 Sep 2019 |
| COLES, Richard David | Director | 17 Sep 2012 | 9 Sep 2019 |
| BORDIGNON-VENERIO, Laura | Director | 7 Jul 2009 | 9 Sep 2019 |
| WALKER, Ian Hubert | Director | 7 Dec 2015 | 20 Nov 2017 |
| DODGSON, Mark Nicholas | Director | 13 Jul 2010 | 18 Oct 2017 |
| COULBORN, Jonathan William | Director | 12 Jul 2008 | 11 Jul 2016 |
| JARRETT, Louis Stephen Anthony | Director | 3 Jun 1996 | 11 Jul 2016 |
| CRAIG, Gillian Melita | Director | 3 Oct 1994 | 30 Sep 2015 |
| WOODBURN, Anthony | Director | 11 Jul 2002 | 28 Apr 2015 |
| WALKER, Ian Hubert | Director | 7 Jul 2009 | 12 May 2014 |
| DEAN, Elaine Joan | Director | 3 Oct 1994 | 13 Jul 2010 |
| DEAN, Elaine Joan | Secretary | - | 13 Jul 2010 |
| MARCHANT, Richard Phillip | Director | 14 Jul 2005 | 7 Jul 2009 |
| VALLS, Caroline | Director | 1 Dec 2003 | 7 Jul 2009 |
| WHITTINGTON, Richard Geoffrey Stewart | Director | 3 Oct 1994 | 7 Jul 2009 |
| TRUMAN, Charles Henry | Director | 15 Jul 2004 | 14 Jul 2005 |
| SABIN, John Richard Philip | Director | 1 Dec 2003 | 1 Jun 2005 |
| HORNE, Jonathan | Director | 3 Nov 2003 | 15 Jul 2004 |
| PRESTON, Antony Alan Norman | Director | 1 Jan 1996 | 3 Nov 2003 |
| SAMPSON, Alistair Hubert | Director | 3 Oct 1994 | 6 Oct 2003 |
| MARSTON, Baden Fred | Director | 3 Oct 1994 | 22 Aug 1999 |
| OSHEA, Raymond Francis | Director | 3 Oct 1994 | 11 Apr 1996 |
| FOWLE, Nicholas | Director | 29 Jun 1992 | 3 Oct 1994 |
| LEVY, George Joseph | Director | - | 3 Oct 1994 |
| PHILLIPS, Francis Jerome, Director | Director | - | 29 Jun 1992 |
Control
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Woodham-Smith | Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent | 27 May 2025 | |
| Stabilo Uk Limited | Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent | 27 May 2025 | |
| Sungoose Events Ltd | Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent | 1 Oct 2019 | 27 May 2025 |
| The British Antique Dealers' Association | Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent Right To Appoint And Remove Directors |
6 Apr 2016 | 1 Oct 2019 |
Accounts
| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | -£142,807 | - | 3 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | -£125,102 | - | 3 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | -£101,300 | - | 3 |
| 30 Jun 2022 | -£91,922 | - | 3 |
| 30 Jun 2021 | £124,715 | £318,927 | 3 |
| 30 Jun 2020 | -£60,865 | - | 4 |
| 30 Jun 2019 | - | - | - |
| 30 Jun 2018 | - | - | - |
| 30 Jun 2017 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2015 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2014 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2013 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2012 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2011 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2010 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2009 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2008 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2007 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2006 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2005 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2004 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2003 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2002 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2001 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 2000 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1999 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1998 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1997 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1996 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1995 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1994 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1993 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1992 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1991 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1990 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1989 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1988 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1987 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1986 | - | - | - |
| 31 Dec 1985 | - | - | - |
Connections
Owned by
The Open Art Fair Limited → Stabilo UK Limited
Directors’ other companies
- WOODHAM-SMITH, Thomas Edward - Director at Woodham-Smith Limited
Companies at the same address
- Mayfair Philatelics Limited (09396425)
- Resume Media Limited (03834400)
- Scholium Group Limited (08833975)
- Scholium Trading Limited (08881198)
- Shapero Rare Books Limited (06720898)
- Treasure House Fair Limited (14657412)