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Pioneer Theatres Limited

Performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 58

  1. Robert Arthur Whiteman 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dr Rohit Kumar Dasgupta 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Paula Louise Roberts 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Joy Idowu Omolade Adeogun 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Mina Roopa Barber 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Baroness Denise Patricia Kingsmill 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Owen Valentine Pringle 2018-2021 Director View profile
  8. Peter Stafford Wilson 2018-2023 Director View profile
  9. Kwame Yaa Kwei Armah 2017-2017 Director View profile
  10. Clark, Francis Kenneth, Councillor 2016-2019 Director View profile
  11. Deborah Susan Mattinson 2016-2022 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Bundred 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Baroness Margaret Eve Hodge 2016-2025 Director View profile
  14. Rosemary Claire Evans 2014-2016 Director View profile
  15. Hazel Province 2013-2018 Director View profile
  16. Sabine Christine Vinck 2012-2016 Director View profile
  17. Andrew John Cowan 2012-2022 Director View profile
  18. Michael Olayimka Eboda 2012-2015 Director View profile
  19. Carol Ann Lake 2011-2015 Director View profile
  20. Derek Maurice Joseph 2009-2019 Director View profile
  21. Josephine Crawford Melville 2009-2019 Director View profile
  22. Jane Storie 2009-2012 Director View profile
  23. Wasfi Kani 2007-2009 Director View profile
  24. Sarah Teresa Isted 2005-2011 Director View profile
  25. Paul O'Leary 2005-2019 Director View profile
  26. Jacqueline Josephine Martin 2003-2008 Director View profile
  27. John Lesslie Newbigin 2001-2008 Director View profile
  28. Clint Nicholas Dyer 2001-2008 Director View profile
  29. Matthew Xia 2000-2009 Director View profile
  30. Kamaljeet Jandu 2000-2003 Director View profile
  31. Mary Ann Conneely 2000-2003 Director View profile
  32. Shreela Ghosh 2000-2003 Director View profile
  33. Anjum Mouj Ahmed 1999-2001 Director View profile
  34. Lord Anthony William Hall 1999-2009 Director View profile
  35. Anthony Corriette 1999-2000 Director View profile
  36. Julian Charles Morgan 1997-1998 Director View profile
  37. John Franklin Lock 1997-2008 Director View profile
  38. Patricia Anne Shannen Owen 1996-2009 Director View profile
  39. Carol Ann Richards 1996-1997 Director View profile
  40. Joseph Peter Stevens 1996-1997 Director View profile
  41. Andrew Walter Treagus 1993-2000 Director View profile
  42. Hazel Irene Reid 1993-1994 Director View profile
  43. Mark John Pritchard 2019 Director View profile
  44. Meera Syal 1997 Director View profile
  45. Joanne Campbell 2002 Director View profile
  46. Jan Tallis 1995 Director View profile
  47. Alfred Lomas 1996 Director View profile
  48. Sally Anne Banks 2016 Director View profile
  49. Judith Ann Jorsling 2000 Director View profile
  50. Beverley Ann Randall 1993 Director View profile
  51. Philip David Hedley 1998 Director View profile
  52. Erdine Luzette King 1998 Director View profile
  53. Jenny Tiramani 1997 Director View profile
  54. Illtyd Harrington 2002 Director View profile
  55. Neil Frances Gerrard 2001 Director View profile
  56. Joan Maude Littlewood 2002 Director View profile
  57. Murray Melvin 1997-2010 Secretary View profile
  58. Kate Williams 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Performing arts
Incorporated
21/10/1955
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Pioneer Theatres Limited

Ownership

Owned by (7) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Andrew John Cowan ceased 2018-12-27
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Margaret Eve Hodge ceased 2018-12-27
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-01
  • Hazel Province ceased 2018-01-12
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-01
  • Paul O'Leary ceased 2018-12-27
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Deborah Susan Mattinson ceased 2018-12-27
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-01
  • Kwame Yaa Kwei Armah ceased 2017-10-24
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Theatre Workshop Trust
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-12-18
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Pioneer Theatres Limited is controlled by Andrew John Cowan
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-04-01, ceased 2018-12-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew John Cowan.

2 other companies 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

13 grants · £1,701,677 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 Culture, Media & Sport · £1,125,847
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £295,908 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £177,730 (3 grants)
  • Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch · £50,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £49,692 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £238,1082023-07-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £1,5002023-03-30
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £1,125,8472022-10-20
  • Department for Work and Pensions £3,7332022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £45,9592021-04-01
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.

14 directors on the board

4.3y median 4.2y
average tenure
8.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (9)

1
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 9Tech and media 8Hospitality 4Education 3Other services 3Professional services 3Business services 1Construction 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
00556251
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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