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Gloucestershire Everyman Theatre Company Limited

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

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Previous officers 34

  1. Mitesh Dhanak 2018-2021 Director View profile
  2. Jane Cantwell 2012-2021 Director View profile
  3. Robin Hugh Herford 2012-2021 Director View profile
  4. Samantha Elizabeth Nattrass 2011-2012 Director View profile
  5. Dudley Joseph Russell 2008-2021 Director View profile
  6. Samuel John Shrouder 2007-2016 Director View profile
  7. Diana Helen Hale 2005-2008 Director View profile
  8. John Oliver Rawson 2004-2004 Director View profile
  9. Carol Elaine Clarke 2004-2018 Director View profile
  10. Paul Fry 2002-2008 Director View profile
  11. Lindsay Jane Lewis 2002-2012 Director View profile
  12. Gearing, Gerald Francis, Councillor 2002-2004 Director View profile
  13. Christine Joy Ryder 1999-2001 Director View profile
  14. Tana Lynn Wolf 1999-2002 Director View profile
  15. Peter John Stuart Corbett 1998-2000 Director View profile
  16. Bernard Peter Harty 1998-2001 Director View profile
  17. Roger James Nicholls 1998-2021 Director View profile
  18. Edward William Gillespie 1997-2011 Director View profile
  19. Jamila Elizabeth Gavin 1997-1998 Director View profile
  20. Beverly Victoria Anne Wicks 1993-1994 Director View profile
  21. Maureen Rutter 1993-2009 Director View profile
  22. Darryl Michael Whitehead 1992-1999 Director View profile
  23. Michael Anthony Higgins 1993 Director View profile
  24. Thornton Michael Dey 2021 Director View profile
  25. Jeremy Tyndall 1998 Director View profile
  26. Frank Richard Bench 1997 Director View profile
  27. Gordon Parsons 1992 Director View profile
  28. Charles Hugh Raymond 1997 Director View profile
  29. Benjamin Richard Izett 1993 Director View profile
  30. Kathryn Alice Fleming 1992 Director View profile
  31. Wendy Jane Evans 2001-2015 Secretary View profile
  32. William David Michael Saxon Kearsley 1993-2001 Secretary View profile
  33. James Shapton 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  34. Danyah Miller 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/02/1960
Also a registered charity
The Gloucestershire Everyman Theatre Company Limited

Ownership

Owned by (15) 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.

  • Zareen Ahmed
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Jason Blackburn
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Kerrison Workman
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Mark Hamlin
    significant influence · notified 2019-11-29
  • Wendy Elizabeth Anne Edwards
    significant influence · notified 2021-11-15
  • Susan Catherine Blanchfield
    significant influence · notified 2022-08-10
  • Gwyneth Milner
    significant influence · notified 2026-04-14
  • Sadaf Callaghan
    significant influence · notified 2026-05-11
  • Jane Cantwell ceased 2021-08-26
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Thornton Michael Dey ceased 2021-10-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Robin Hugh Herford ceased 2021-10-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Dudley Joseph Russell ceased 2021-08-26
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Carol Elaine Clarke ceased 2018-11-26
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-30
  • Gwyneth Milner ceased 2026-04-14
    significant influence · notified 2019-11-29
  • Mitesh Dhanak ceased 2021-08-26
    significant influence · notified 2019-11-29
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Gloucestershire Everyman Theatre Company Limited is controlled by Zareen Ahmed
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Zareen Ahmed.

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

8 grants · £2,990,356 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 · £2,387,356 (5 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £603,000 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £384,4942021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £384,4942020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £832,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £401,8742020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £384,4942017-06-08
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

14.3y median 10.7y
average tenure
30.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (10)

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.

Finance 9Professional services 8Arts and leisure 5Business services 5Hospitality 2Property 2Retail and trade 2Construction 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00650220
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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