Company
The Theatrical Guild
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Robin Rudd TownleyDirector · since 2025
- Mark Christopher HuntDirector · since 2024
- Rachel Lucy KavanaughDirector · since 2024
- Paul Frederick StephenDirector · since 2023
- Andrew Stephen John GrantDirector · since 2023
- Cassandra Philippa LyonsDirector · since 2023
- Emma Rosalind Laugier DaviesDirector · since 2023
- Alan HattonDirector · since 2019
- Claire CartwrightDirector · since 2015
- Hugh SachsDirector · since 2012
- Claire CarrieDirector · since 2011
- Bridget Anne Veronica HaywardDirector · since 2010
- Amanda Jane ParkerSecretary · since 2022
Previous officers 41
- Elizabeth Helen Robertson 2024–2025 View profile
- Susannah Mary Dack 2023–2025 View profile
- David Alwyn Grewcock 2023–2024 View profile
- Catherine Kodicek 2019–2021 View profile
- Kate Rabett 2018–2019 View profile
- Sophie Roberts 2014–2021 View profile
- Michael Terence Carling 2012–2023 View profile
- Elizabeth Robertson 2012–2017 View profile
- Beatrice Curnew 2011–2016 View profile
- Tilly Tremayne 2010–2013 View profile
- Serena Evans 2010–2011 View profile
- Pandora Jane Rosamund Clifford 2010–2013 View profile
- Brenda Edelstein 2010–2024 View profile
- Janet Cecil Carey 2009–2024 View profile
- Fiona Mollison 2008–2010 View profile
- Barbara Katherine Penney 2006–2018 View profile
- Jane Onslow How 2001–2020 View profile
- Lucy Scott 2000–2010 View profile
- Susannah Elliott 2000–2006 View profile
- Joanna Mccallum 1998–2007 View profile
- Caroline Jane Hughes 1998–1999 View profile
- Stella Richards 1997–2011 View profile
- Belinda Lucy Lang 1994–2011 View profile
- Phyllida Ann Law 1994–2006 View profile
- Jane Josephine Merrow 1993–2010 View profile
- Polly Adams 1992–2006 View profile
- Diana Sinden 1997 View profile
- Rosemary Anne Starkey 1993 View profile
- Jennifer Hilary 2009 View profile
- Angela Thorne 1998 View profile
- Lady Jennifer Hopkins 2006 View profile
- Nichola Teresa Mary Mcauliffe 2000 View profile
- Gwen Watford 1994 View profile
- Wendy Toye 1992 View profile
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt 2000 View profile
- Joanna Elizabeth David 2007 View profile
- Lalla Ward 1997 View profile
- Annette Crosbie 1998 View profile
- Adam Bambrough 2015–2022 View profile
- Laura Hannon 2011–2015 View profile
- Karen Elisabeth Nichols 2011 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/11/1955
- Also a registered charity
- The Theatrical Guild
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Paul Frederick Stephen
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-02-01 - Claire Carrie
appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2024-07-18 - Adam Paul Bambrough ceased 2021-12-01
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - Bridget Anne Veronica Hayward ceased 2024-07-18
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2022-02-14
Group
- The Theatrical Guild
is controlled by Paul Frederick Stephen
Evidence
active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul Frederick Stephen.
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.
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Andrew Stephen John Grant Director · appointed 2023
- Cassandra Philippa Lyons Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Frederick Stephen Director · appointed 2023
- Emma Rosalind Laugier Davies Director · appointed 2023
- Mark Christopher Hunt Director · appointed 2024
- Rachel Lucy Kavanaugh Director · appointed 2024
- Alan Hatton Director · appointed 2019
- Bridget Anne Veronica Hayward Director · appointed 2010
- Claire Carrie Director · appointed 2011
- Hugh Sachs Director · appointed 2012
- Robin Rudd Townley Director · appointed 2025
- Claire Cartwright Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Alan Hatton Director · appointed 2019
- Bridget Anne Veronica Hayward Director · appointed 2010
- Claire Carrie Director · appointed 2011
- Hugh Sachs Director · appointed 2012
- Claire Cartwright Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- Andrew Stephen John Grant Director · appointed 2023
- Cassandra Philippa Lyons Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Frederick Stephen Director · appointed 2023
- Mark Christopher Hunt Director · appointed 2024
- Rachel Lucy Kavanaugh Director · appointed 2024
- Alan Hatton Director · appointed 2019
- Claire Carrie Director · appointed 2011
- Hugh Sachs Director · appointed 2012
- Claire Cartwright Director · appointed 2015
Portfolio (3)
- Emma Rosalind Laugier Davies Director · appointed 2023
- Bridget Anne Veronica Hayward Director · appointed 2010
- Robin Rudd Townley Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
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.
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00557828
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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