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Cheltenham Festivals

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 78

  1. Peter Andreas Howarth 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Shamil Makhecha 2018-2024 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Cooksley 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. Beth Griffin 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Vivienne Mary Hunt Parry 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Caroline Hutton 2017-2023 Director View profile
  7. Professor Mark Lythgoe 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. Baroness Gail Ruth Rebuck 2013-2016 Director View profile
  9. Oliver Christie 2013-2016 Director View profile
  10. Edward William Gillespie 2013-2021 Director View profile
  11. Susan Catherine Blanchfield 2011-2019 Director View profile
  12. Diane Rebecca Wendy Hill 2011-2022 Director View profile
  13. Dr Martin Peter Knight 2010-2011 Director View profile
  14. Professor Averil Mary Macdonald 2010-2018 Director View profile
  15. Professor Russell Grant Foster 2010-2016 Director View profile
  16. Dominic Edwin Collier 2010-2018 Director View profile
  17. Lewis Carnie 2009-2020 Director View profile
  18. Jonathan Dodgson Carr 2008-2014 Director View profile
  19. Peter John Elliott 2007-2014 Director View profile
  20. Peter James Bond 2007-2016 Director View profile
  21. James Arthur Heneage 2007-2010 Director View profile
  22. David John Wood 2006-2010 Director View profile
  23. Sir Michael Douglas Mcwilliam 2006-2011 Director View profile
  24. Paul Dermot Mclain 2006-2006 Director View profile
  25. George John Walter Whitmore 2006-2009 Director View profile
  26. Julie Vivienne Winterman 2006-2008 Director View profile
  27. Richard Clive Blackford 2004-2006 Director View profile
  28. Brian Chaplin 2004-2006 Director View profile
  29. Robert Edward Garnham 2004-2005 Director View profile
  30. Zoe Forbes 2004-2005 Director View profile
  31. Susan Virginia Isaac 2003-2010 Director View profile
  32. Christopher Patrick Eason Cook 2003-2013 Director View profile
  33. Dr Gillian Mary Ryder Samuels 2003-2013 Director View profile
  34. Ion Courtenay Gill Trewin 2003-2008 Director View profile
  35. Paul Fry 2002-2008 Director View profile
  36. Barnes, Garth Wallington, Councillor 2002-2004 Director View profile
  37. Nicholas Aubrey John Spencer 2002-2008 Director View profile
  38. David Lloyd Setchell 2002-2005 Director View profile
  39. Sir Philip Stevens Ledger 2002-2005 Director View profile
  40. William John Todman 2001-2002 Director View profile
  41. Kenneth Buckland 2001-2003 Director View profile
  42. Clive Reginald Lloyd 2000-2002 Director View profile
  43. Lockwood, Graham Henry, Mr. 2000-2007 Director View profile
  44. Diggory Charles Seacome 2000-2006 Director View profile
  45. Duncan John Smith 1999-2001 Director View profile
  46. Daphne Mary Pennell 1999-2001 Director View profile
  47. Anthony Michael Dudley Evans 1999-2001 Director View profile
  48. Rev Jeremy Michael Whales 1998-1999 Director View profile
  49. Stephen Raymond Harvey 1998-1999 Director View profile
  50. David John Banyard 1998-2000 Director View profile
  51. Jack Black 1997-2003 Director View profile
  52. Enid Castle 1997-2003 Director View profile
  53. Simon Freedman 1997-2003 Director View profile
  54. Leslie George Godwin 1996-1998 Director View profile
  55. Colin Lee Noel O'Connell 1996-2000 Director View profile
  56. Sir Henry William George Elwes 1995-2001 Director View profile
  57. Leslie Charles Freeman 1995-1996 Director View profile
  58. Pat Marie Thornton 1995-1997 Director View profile
  59. Michael Anthony Higgins 1994-2000 Director View profile
  60. Aileen Marjorie Bramah 1994-1995 Director View profile
  61. Annette Margot Kobak 1993-1997 Director View profile
  62. Frank Richard Bench 1993-1995 Director View profile
  63. Dame Janet Olive Trotter 1993-1996 Director View profile
  64. Graham Henry Lockwood 1993-1999 Director View profile
  65. Robert Alfred Wilson 1993-1994 Director View profile
  66. Sir Michael Tippett 1992 Director View profile
  67. Jette Margaret Guillebaud 1995 Director View profile
  68. Sonia Rolt 1993 Director View profile
  69. Sir Peter Harvey Marychurch 2000 Director View profile
  70. Dr Ronald Henson 1993 Director View profile
  71. Charles Murray Fisher 1994 Director View profile
  72. May Nugent Phyllis Dent 1993 Director View profile
  73. Griggs, Deborah Margaret Alice, Councillor Ms 1998 Director View profile
  74. Theresa Grech 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  75. Margaret Dorothy Austen 2005-2016 Secretary View profile
  76. Gerald Winston Ford 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  77. Lawrence Davison 1996-2002 Secretary View profile
  78. Colin Nye 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/06/1948
Also a registered charity
Cheltenham Festivals

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Cheltenham Festivals on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

17 grants · £3,228,553 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,688,633 (7 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £434,960 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £75,460 (4 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £22,000 (2 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £7,500

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £15,0002023-12-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £7,0002023-12-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £217,4802022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £217,4802022-10-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £25,0002022-03-31
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

12 directors on the board

3.6y median 3.8y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (6)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Arts and leisure 5Business services 4Professional services 4Hospitality 3Manufacturing 3Finance 2Property 2Education 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00456573
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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