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The Crescent Theatre Limited

Support activities to performing arts

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

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Previous officers 72

  1. Jennifer Janice Joanne Thurston 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ray Arthur Duddin 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Elkington 2024-2026 Director View profile
  4. Dewi Charles Anthony Johnson 2024-2025 Director View profile
  5. Adam Martyn Paul Davenport 2024-2025 Director View profile
  6. Suzannah Mackenzie King 2022-2024 Director View profile
  7. Simon Alexander King 2021-2024 Director View profile
  8. Robert Walter Laird 2021-2024 Director View profile
  9. Christopher John Arnold 2021-2023 Director View profile
  10. Katherine Charlotte Goldhawk 2021-2021 Director View profile
  11. Janet Cunningham 2020-2025 Director View profile
  12. Jack David Hobbis 2020-2022 Director View profile
  13. Andrew Brooks 2019-2019 Director View profile
  14. Georgina Evans 2018-2021 Director View profile
  15. Samuel Wilson 2018-2019 Director View profile
  16. Karen Kelly 2016-2018 Director View profile
  17. Jack Humphreys 2016-2016 Director View profile
  18. Joanne Thackwray 2014-2016 Director View profile
  19. Raymond Arthur Duddin 2013-2022 Director View profile
  20. Les Stringer 2012-2021 Director View profile
  21. Patricia Susan Brown 2012-2015 Director View profile
  22. Sarah Mccaffrey 2012-2014 Director View profile
  23. Liam Tombs 2011-2013 Director View profile
  24. Andrew Smith 2010-2013 Director View profile
  25. Alan Keith Marshall 2010-2021 Director View profile
  26. Cherie Samantha Rowe 2010-2014 Director View profile
  27. Barry Dudley 2010-2012 Director View profile
  28. Wanda Jayne Raven 2009-2010 Director View profile
  29. Matthew John Bartlett 2008-2012 Director View profile
  30. Sarah Jane Mccaffrey 2008-2011 Director View profile
  31. John Patrick Neame 2008-2010 Director View profile
  32. Nicholas Thompson 2008-2011 Director View profile
  33. Judith Mary O'Dowd 2008-2017 Director View profile
  34. Gillian Churcher 2007-2010 Director View profile
  35. Robert Frederick Ball 2007-2010 Director View profile
  36. Stewart Snape 2007-2007 Director View profile
  37. Christopher Michael Connolly 2007-2009 Director View profile
  38. Nicolas Snowdon 2007-2007 Director View profile
  39. Nicholas Owen 2006-2008 Director View profile
  40. Andrew Trevor Crocker 2006-2007 Director View profile
  41. Patricia Ann Underwood 2005-2006 Director View profile
  42. Andrew Lowrie 2004-2021 Director View profile
  43. Michael Leslie Allen 2004-2006 Director View profile
  44. Paul Steven Forrest 2004-2006 Director View profile
  45. Patricia Ann Dixon 2002-2008 Director View profile
  46. Ian David Thompson 1999-2006 Director View profile
  47. Gary John Spruce 1998-2007 Director View profile
  48. Susan Mary Haynes 1998-2006 Director View profile
  49. Janet Catherine Hill 1997-2000 Director View profile
  50. Paula Jane Snow 1997-1999 Director View profile
  51. Colin Stuart Lamb 1996-1998 Director View profile
  52. Fiona Jane Riley 1996-1998 Director View profile
  53. Guy Radforth 1996-1999 Director View profile
  54. James Allan 1995-2008 Director View profile
  55. Karen Crouch 1995-1996 Director View profile
  56. David Hill 1995-1997 Director View profile
  57. Christina Mary Ann Cartwright 1995-2001 Director View profile
  58. Andrew Douglas Cowie 1993-1995 Director View profile
  59. Colin Michael Judges 1993-2001 Director View profile
  60. Euan Charles Rose 1993-1995 Director View profile
  61. David Mark Hewitt 1993-1994 Director View profile
  62. Stuart Lindsay Render 1995 Director View profile
  63. David John Newman 2005 Director View profile
  64. Nigel James Argust 1993 Director View profile
  65. Ronald Malcolm Alan Barber 1999 Director View profile
  66. Dr Claire Elizabeth Cochrane 1996 Director View profile
  67. Maura Judges 1998 Director View profile
  68. Brian Frederick John Burton 1993 Director View profile
  69. Janet Cunningham 2020-2025 Secretary View profile
  70. Vera Dean 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  71. Elizabeth Mary Neame 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  72. Michael John Barry 1995-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Support activities to performing arts
Incorporated
02/08/1961
Registered office
Birmingham
Also a registered charity
The Crescent Theatre Limited

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Kevin Middleton
    significant influence · notified 2021-03-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Andrew Lowrie ceased 2021-03-29
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Crescent Theatre Limited is controlled by Kevin Middleton
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2021-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Kevin Middleton.

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

2 grants · £322,000 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 · £322,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £215,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £107,0002020-04-01
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.

8 directors on the board

5.9y median 4.8y
average tenure
15.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Property 3Tech and media 2

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
00699933
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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