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The Royal National Theatre

Performing arts

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

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Previous officers 75

  1. Farrah Storr 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Vicki Mortimer 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce 2019-2026 Director View profile
  4. Victoria Mary Taylor Heywood 2017-2026 Director View profile
  5. Sabine Anna Chalmers 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. Simon David Warshaw 2017-2025 Director View profile
  7. Sir Lenny George Henry 2016-2023 Director View profile
  8. Alan Charles Rusbridger 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. Elizabeth Rebecca Pryce 2015-2026 Director View profile
  10. Aminatta Satha Forna 2012-2015 Director View profile
  11. Tessa Sarah Ross 2011-2014 Director View profile
  12. Dominic James Andrew Casserley 2011-2017 Director View profile
  13. Sir Howard John Davies 2011-2015 Director View profile
  14. Ursula Mary Brennan 2011-2019 Director View profile
  15. Katharine Louise Mosse 2011-2019 Director View profile
  16. James Mark Dakin Purnell 2011-2015 Director View profile
  17. Peter Bennett-Jones 2010-2018 Director View profile
  18. Clive Richard Sherling 2009-2017 Director View profile
  19. Glenn Peter Jonathan Earle 2009-2017 Director View profile
  20. Timothy Nicholas Clark 2008-2017 Director View profile
  21. Farah Ramzan Golant 2008-2016 Director View profile
  22. Rosaleen Mary Haigh 2008-2017 Director View profile
  23. Kwame Yaa Kwei-Armah 2008-2011 Director View profile
  24. John Crowther Makinson 2008-2016 Director View profile
  25. Lloyd Marshall Dorfman 2007-2015 Director View profile
  26. Robert Neil Macgregor 2007-2015 Director View profile
  27. Philip Nicholas Pullman 2006-2008 Director View profile
  28. Anjali Arya 2005-2008 Director View profile
  29. Sir Hayden Phillips 2004-2010 Director View profile
  30. Lady Susan Avril Chinn 2004-2015 Director View profile
  31. Nicholas Verney Wright 2003-2009 Director View profile
  32. Caroline Denise Newling 2002-2010 Director View profile
  33. Nicola Karina Christina Horlick 2002-2007 Director View profile
  34. (Janis) Rachel Lomax 2002-2011 Director View profile
  35. James Jasper Hill 2002-2005 Director View profile
  36. Grahame Morris 2002-2006 Director View profile
  37. Caragh Merrick 2002-2008 Director View profile
  38. Rt Hon Lord Of Finsbury Pc Smith 2001-2009 Director View profile
  39. Andre Jan Ptaszynski 2001-2010 Director View profile
  40. Edward Ian Walker Arnott 2000-2008 Director View profile
  41. Baroness Margaret Lola Young 1999-2003 Director View profile
  42. Ben Okri 1999-2006 Director View profile
  43. Dame Joan Dawson Bakewell 1997-2003 Director View profile
  44. Sir Ian Murray Mckellen 1997-1999 Director View profile
  45. Susan Katriona Macgregor 1997-2003 Director View profile
  46. Gregory Frederick Hutchings 1996-2002 Director View profile
  47. Sir David John Hancock 1996-2002 Director View profile
  48. Karen Elisabeth Dind Jones 1996-2002 Director View profile
  49. Peter Michael Wiegand 1996-2002 Director View profile
  50. Sir Christopher Anthony Hogg 1995-2004 Director View profile
  51. Michael Oliver 1994-2000 Director View profile
  52. Gabrielle Mary Greenbury 1993-1999 Director View profile
  53. John Crocket Bowis 1992-1993 Director View profile
  54. Stella Mary Hall 1992-1998 Director View profile
  55. Dipak Nandy 1991-1997 Director View profile
  56. Sonia Melchett 1993 Director View profile
  57. Stanislas Michael Yassukovich 1996 Director View profile
  58. Sir Derek Jack Mitchell 1996 Director View profile
  59. Dame Judith Olivia Dench 1994 Director View profile
  60. Hon Lady Camilla Jane Cazalet 1997 Director View profile
  61. Peter Macleod Benson 2003 Director View profile
  62. Sir John Hannam 1992 Director View profile
  63. Sir Stuart Anthony Lipton 1998 Director View profile
  64. Lois Mae Sieff 1996 Director View profile
  65. Sir Arthur Michael Palliser 1996 Director View profile
  66. Rafe Henry Clutton 1993 Director View profile
  67. Sir Tom Stoppard 2003 Director View profile
  68. Bernard Michael Simons 1993 Director View profile
  69. Sir Michael Victor Codron 1997 Director View profile
  70. John Norton Braithwaite Whitney 1994 Director View profile
  71. Lady Mary Soames 1995 Director View profile
  72. Karen Penelope Hunter Johnston 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  73. Lisa Burger 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  74. Menna Lyn Mcgregor 1997-2007 Secretary View profile
  75. Anthony Brian Blackstock 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Performing arts; Support activities to performing arts; Artistic creation
Incorporated
08/02/1963
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
The Royal National Theatre

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Royal National Theatre on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

7 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

12 grants · £20,553,048 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 · £17,007,280
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £2,750,000 (2 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £422,000 (4 grants)
  • The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington · £161,309 (2 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £112,459 (2 grants)

Most recent

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.

13 directors on the board

3.8y median 1.8y
average tenure
10.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (7)

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 6Arts and leisure 3Professional services 3Business services 1Other services 1Tech and media 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

  • 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
00749504
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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