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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 November 2024
Principal activities of the company
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
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The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
This report was approved by the board of directors on
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This report was approved by the board of directors on
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Keith Critchlow Legacy CIC was set-up to: 1. Create a physical space to house the library and art collection of the late Professor Keith Critchlow providing access to students and scholars of traditional architecture, art and sacred geometry who want to learn from his lifes work 2. Support the running of workshops, seminars and lectures where people can explore the meaning, philosophy, and practice of sacred geometry 3. Provide inspiration and guidance for people seeking to create sustainable buildings Our community is comprised of alumni, students and scholars of architecture, sacred geometry and other visual and traditional arts who want to learn from the body of work left by Keith. The alumni referenced above include Keiths former students from the Kings Foundation School of Traditional Arts (https://www.kings-foundation.org/school-of-traditional-arts). During the current financial year KCL fulfilled its aim of maintaining a physical space to house Keiths library and art collection, which was at Emerson College (Hartfield Road, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JX) and available to our community through formal events, casual visits and pre-booked study days. We repeated our main annual fundraising event on 16th March 2024 which attracted about 80 people. The event involved a mix of short workshops delivered by Keiths former students, film screening; an interactive multi-media presentation by Professor Julian Henriques and a pop-up book and art shop in the KCL studio space. Workshops delivered at the 16th March event were: - Drawing the Fourfold Creation Diagram - with Daniel Docherty - From Point to Rossette: An Exploration of Islamic Geometry - with Saba Kefil - The Cosmos in Stone: Sacred Geometry of a Master Mason - with Tom Bree - Sonic Geometry Taster Workshop - with Professor Julian Henriques We also showed Keiths film on Chartres Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral: A Sacred Geometry (2003) by Boris Jasch, featuring extended interviews with Keith. We ran several events in the financial year. Events in 2023 - 2024 - The Geometry of Chartres Cathedral Seminar and talk with Daniel Docherty in the KCL Studio Space 26th January 2024 - The Art of Geometry in Architectural Composition 2-day course with Jon Allen in the KCL studio 11 - 12th May 2024 Archiving activities: The following activities were undertaken: - Sorting and cataloguing Keiths books and studio items, including an initial evaluation of items using internet searches and quotations from auction houses. This included development of a database of Keiths books using the BISAC classification system. We chose BISAC instead of the Dewey system, which is widely used in UK libraries, as the former is considered to be more user-friendly and intuitive, and more culturally inclusive than the Dewey system. Furthermore, the full BISAC list is publicly available from the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and updated annually, whereas the Dewey classification numbers are copyrighted and require licensing for commercial or widespread use (e.g., by software platforms). - Sifting through a section of Keiths drawings to identify images suitable for reproduction and sale - Collating Keiths personal notebooks, of which we have five box loads We also arranged a visit and consultation with Dr Ellie Pidgeon (https://www.consultantarchivist.co.uk/portfolio) who came to the KCL studio in Emerson and advised on a sorting process and options for grant application, e.g. via the National Archives and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Outreach activities Once a classification system was set-up for Keiths library, and an initial list of books created, we contacted several academic experts in UK Universities to gauge interest in using the library for research purposes. Amongst others, we contacted Professor Maximillian Sternberg (Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge), Dr Kate Jordan (Senior Lecturer Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster), and Professor Marcell Vellinga (Professor of Anthropology of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University). We received positive responses from all the people listed above but did not arrange any visits and correspondence ended after the Emerson takeover bid was announced (see page 5). Building proposal We continued working on the proposal to build a multi-faith building designed by Keith (The Centre Building) along with studio space to house Keiths collection, designed by architect Nicolas Pople. The Centre Building was designed by Keith for the Memnosyne Institute in the U.S. to serve as a sacred space for worship, for each and every human faith as well as social gatherings, educational events and live music. Memnosyne has granted permission for KCL to use the same design in the UK. Despite their interest in supporting the project, the directors of Memnosyne expressed some doubt in the suitability of Emerson as a location for the building. Activities related to the building proposal included: - Writing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which laid out the terms by which KCL would purchase approximately two acres of land on the Emerson campus under a long leasehold agreement. This involved several meetings with Damian Mooncie (Managing Director of Emerson) and Stephen King (Emerson trustee). The MOU stated that if Emerson went into liquidation or was taken over, any future owners would honour the agreement for KCL to purchase the two acres of land - Further development of the building plan - by Nic Pople and David Tasker - Submission of a pre-planning application to Wealden District Council (WDC) - written by Nic Pople - Presentation to WDC planning department - by Nic Pople and Matthew Critchlow - Market valuation of 2 acres of Emerson campus (intended for purchase by KCL) by a local quantity surveyor Admin and infrastructure - We updated the website with a list of workshop activities - We set-up an online payment system on the website - We set-up a card payment system using SumUp to allow for remote and in-person card payments to be made to KCL Emerson takeover In August 2024, Emerson announced that it would be taken over by the Ruskin Mill Educational Trust. The proposal was approved by a majority of members at a meeting in October 2024. Following this decision, KCL was informed that its rental contract would not be renewed and that the option to purchase two acres of campus land had been withdrawn. KCL decided not to pursue legal action regarding this breach of agreement. As a result, KCL discontinued planning for future activities, including workshops and building developments, and redirected efforts towards identifying a suitable location for relocation. Acknowledgements We extend our sincere thanks to all individuals who have generously contributed their time, expertise, and moral support to the KCL project over the past year, including those mentioned elsewhere in this report. In particular, we wish to acknowledge Gail Critchlow for her significant contributions to stakeholder consultations, her ongoing encouragement, and her substantial financial support, which together have been invaluable to our work.
The companys stakeholders are comprised of alumni, students, family members and others who worked with or were inspired by Keith. For workshops and teaching we consulted with Tom Bree, Jon Allen, Saba Kefil, Adam Tetlow, Haifa Khawaja and Professor Julian Henriques. This group of experts helped shape the workshops we ran. For the development of the building proposal we consulted with Nicolas Pople, David Tasker, Jon Allen, Damian Mooncie (director of Emerson College) and Stephen King (trustee of Emerson College). To decide on its long-term future, the KCL directors (Amelia, Matthew, Gail and Daniel) undertook a consultation process with a small group of stakeholders, including Yanto Barker - Owner of Le Col sportswear company and Keiths eldest grandchild Louise Rose - Artist and Keiths eldest child Amanda Critchlow - Chair of Kairos trustees; Production Manager for the Saudi branch of the Kings Foundation School of Traditional Arts and Keiths middle daughter Taina Pearson - Artist and partner of Matthew Critchlow and Vija Docherty - Artist, co-owner of SAOG and partner of Daniel. Our meetings were chaired on a pro bono basis by Jenny Leclezio, former HR director, experienced facilitator and partner of consultancy firm Shine Global (based in Johannesburg, South Africa; https://www.shine.global/). Jenny applied the principles of Lewis Deep Democracy, developed by Myrna Lewis, and Time To Think developed by Nancy Kline to facilitate meetings and help guide decision-making. A series of in-person and remote meetings took place from August 2024. Through this process, a decision was made to temporarily re-locate all items owned by KCL to the offices of Kirros Consulting Ltd (owned by Matthew Critchlow) in Riverview Business Park, Forest Row, East Sussex. Kirros offered free storage space in a dedicated room.
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
12 August 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Dr M Critchlow
Status: Director