A seating structure comprising: a base component; a first link member (18, 518) pivotally connected to said base component at a first horizontal pivot axis; a second link (24, 524) pivotally connected to said first link (18, 518) at a second horizontal pivot axis spaced from said first pivot axis, wherein said second link (24, 524) comprises a portion extending in a longitudinal direction; a third link (72, 572) pivotally connected to said second link (24, 524) at a third horizontal pivot axis spaced from said second pivot axis in said longitudinal direction, wherein said third link (72, 572) is pivotally connected to said base component at a fourth horizontal pivot axis spaced from said first pivot axis, and wherein said third link (72, 572) comprises a portion extending in said longitudinal direction; and a seat having a front, thigh supporting region coupled to said longitudinally extending portion of said second link (24, 524) and a rear buttock supporting region coupled to said longitudinally extending portion of said third link (72, 572), wherein said rear buttock supporting region is spaced rearwardly from said thigh supporting region in said longitudinal direction; wherein said third link (72, 572) is pivotable in a first direction relative to said second link (24, 524) about said third pivot axis between an upright position and a reclined position, such that an angle between an upper surface of the front region of the seat and an upper surface of the rear region of the seat opens up as the third link (72, 572) moves from the upright position to the reclined position, wherein the upper surface of said rear region of said seat forms an angle of greater than 180 degrees relative to the upper surface of said front region when said third link (72, 572) is in said reclined position, wherein the front region of the seat is maintained in substantially the same orientation throughout the movement from the upright position to the reclined position; and the first pivot axis is positioned forwardly in the longitudinal direction of the fourth pivot axis, characterised in that: the fourth pivot axis is positioned forwardly in the longitudinal direction of the third pivot axis; or the fourth pivot axis is substantially aligned in the longitudinal direction with the third pivot axis. a base component; a first link member (18, 518) pivotally connected to said base component at a first horizontal pivot axis; a second link (24, 524) pivotally connected to said first link (18, 518) at a second horizontal pivot axis spaced from said first pivot axis, wherein said second link (24, 524) comprises a portion extending in a longitudinal direction; a third link (72, 572) pivotally connected to said second link (24, 524) at a third horizontal pivot axis spaced from said second pivot axis in said longitudinal direction, wherein said third link (72, 572) is pivotally connected to said base component at a fourth horizontal pivot axis spaced from said first pivot axis, and wherein said third link (72, 572) comprises a portion extending in said longitudinal direction; and a seat having a front, thigh supporting region coupled to said longitudinally extending portion of said second link (24, 524) and a rear buttock supporting region coupled to said longitudinally extending portion of said third link (72, 572), wherein said rear buttock supporting region is spaced rearwardly from said thigh supporting region in said longitudinal direction; wherein said third link (72, 572) is pivotable in a first direction relative to said second link (24, 524) about said third pivot axis between an upright position and a reclined position, such that an angle between an upper surface of the front region of the seat and an upper surface of the rear region of the seat opens up as the third link (72, 572) moves from the upright position to the reclined position, wherein the upper surface of said rear region of said seat forms an angle of greater than 180 degrees relative to the upper surface of said front region when said third link (72, 572) is in said reclined position, wherein the front region of the seat is maintained in substantially the same orientation throughout the movement from the upright position to the reclined position; and the first pivot axis is positioned forwardly in the longitudinal direction of the fourth pivot axis, the fourth pivot axis is positioned forwardly in the longitudinal direction of the third pivot axis; or the fourth pivot axis is substantially aligned in the longitudinal direction with the third pivot axis.