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Bristol OLD VIC and Theatre Royal Trust Limited

Bristol OLD VIC and Theatre Royal Trust Limited is an active UK company (number 00756007), incorporated 1963, with 12 current directors including Very Reverend Amanda Kirstine Ford and Laura Frude. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Artistic creation

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Who leads it

Previous officers 89

  1. Amanda Pearlman 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Professor Sarah Catherine Green 2025-2026 Director View profile
  3. Joseph Richard Sims 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Folake Mobolaji Adekola 2022-2026 Director View profile
  5. Sado Hussein Jirde 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Suneeta Sellers 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Klaus Peter Goeldenbot 2019-2024 Director View profile
  8. David Alan Sproxton 2019-2025 Director View profile
  9. Dr Matthew Richard Tanner 2018-2023 Director View profile
  10. Helen Mary Wilde 2017-2019 Director View profile
  11. Chinonyerem Odimba 2017-2025 Director View profile
  12. Claire Michelle Hiscott 2016-2025 Director View profile
  13. Mark Geoffrey Sullivan 2016-2019 Director View profile
  14. Estella Jane Tincknell 2016-2019 Director View profile
  15. Mark Janak Dakin 2015-2019 Director View profile
  16. Gary Haseley-Nejrup 2015-2017 Director View profile
  17. Oliver Rawlings 2015-2023 Director View profile
  18. Wendy Anne Walton 2015-2016 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Alan Allpress 2014-2021 Director View profile
  20. Paul Dring Morrell 2013-2020 Director View profile
  21. Dame Elizabeth Anne Lucy Forgan 2013-2021 Director View profile
  22. Michael David Lea 2012-2022 Director View profile
  23. Jenny Ann Marriott 2012-2014 Director View profile
  24. Gareth John Edwards 2011-2020 Director View profile
  25. Sarah Jane St Clair Weir 2011-2015 Director View profile
  26. Professor Martin Edward White 2010-2013 Director View profile
  27. Denis Andrew Southerden Burn 2010-2019 Director View profile
  28. John Francis Mcverry 2010-2014 Director View profile
  29. Martyn John Heighton 2010-2014 Director View profile
  30. Abraham, Peter John, Cllr 2009-2015 Director View profile
  31. Jennifer Dawn Gentles 2008-2011 Director View profile
  32. Walker, Rosalie, Councillor 2008-2009 Director View profile
  33. Simon Timothy Cook 2008-2016 Director View profile
  34. Stephen Richard Wray 2008-2008 Director View profile
  35. Catherine Mary Johnson 2008-2010 Director View profile
  36. Patrick Duggan 2008-2013 Director View profile
  37. Laura Perella Marshall 2008-2017 Director View profile
  38. Richard William Penny 2008-2010 Director View profile
  39. Nicholas Charles Bacon 2007-2007 Director View profile
  40. Georgina Frances Brown 2006-2007 Director View profile
  41. Dr Angela Elizabeth Mcfarlane 2006-2007 Director View profile
  42. Dr Sara Jane Bailes 2006-2007 Director View profile
  43. Barrington Dodd 2006-2008 Director View profile
  44. Carlton Felix Romaine 2004-2008 Director View profile
  45. Cassie Farrell 2004-2008 Director View profile
  46. Peter Alan Gourd 2004-2013 Director View profile
  47. Jeremy Howe 2004-2007 Director View profile
  48. Samuel Alexander Joseph West 2004-2006 Director View profile
  49. Sara Davies 2004-2007 Director View profile
  50. Charles Giles Clarke 2002-2007 Director View profile
  51. Rupert John Rhymes 2002-2007 Director View profile
  52. Martin Edward White 2002-2005 Director View profile
  53. Jocelyn Handley Moule 2001-2011 Director View profile
  54. Catherine Johnson 2000-2003 Director View profile
  55. Simon George Michael Relph 2000-2006 Director View profile
  56. Robert Cogo Fawcett 1998-2000 Director View profile
  57. Leslie Charles Perrin 1998-2001 Director View profile
  58. Professor Christine Joan Willmore 1998-2004 Director View profile
  59. John Christopher Savage 1997-2003 Director View profile
  60. Williams, Stephen, Councillor 1996-1998 Director View profile
  61. Geoffrey Thomas Rowe 1995-2001 Director View profile
  62. Margaret Ann Shovelton 1995-1996 Director View profile
  63. Warren, Claire, Councillor 1995-1998 Director View profile
  64. Graham Roy Robertson 1995-1998 Director View profile
  65. John Gilbert Marshall 1995-1998 Director View profile
  66. Grace Kitto 1994-1998 Director View profile
  67. David Alan Treadway 1994-1998 Director View profile
  68. Lamprey, Stephen, Cllr 1994-1995 Director View profile
  69. Michael Withers 1993-1996 Director View profile
  70. Richards, Brian Barry, Alderman 1992 Director View profile
  71. Patricia Roberts 2003 Director View profile
  72. John Graystone 1995 Director View profile
  73. Hudson, Madge, Cllr 1993 Director View profile
  74. Derek Clark 1994 Director View profile
  75. Timothy Lancaster West 1992 Director View profile
  76. Crispin Mark Taylor 1994 Director View profile
  77. Julie Williams 1994 Director View profile
  78. Timothy Thornton Anderson 1994 Director View profile
  79. Philip Edward Moody 1994 Director View profile
  80. Yarwood, John Keith, Councillor 1995 Director View profile
  81. Sir Robert Wall 1993 Director View profile
  82. Alfred Cosier Morris 1994 Director View profile
  83. Professor David Lawrence Dineley 1993 Director View profile
  84. Marion Joan Jackson 1994 Director View profile
  85. Alec David Ewens 1997 Director View profile
  86. Walker, Kathleen Rosalie, Cllr 1996 Director View profile
  87. Peter Copley 1995 Director View profile
  88. William Howard Robert Durie 1998 Director View profile
  89. Susan Victoria Miller 1995-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Artistic creation
Incorporated
01/04/1963
Registered office
Bristol
Also a registered charity
Bristol OLD VIC and Theatre Royal Trust Limited
Previous names
The Bristol OLD VIC Trust Limited (until 06/04/2011)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Bristol OLD VIC and Theatre Royal Trust Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

3 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

20 grants · £9,677,551 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 · £4,920,784 (6 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £2,734,700 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £1,535,476 (2 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £297,341 (2 grants)
  • John Ellerman Foundation · £120,000

Most recent

  • Quartet Community Foundation £8,0002025-11-26
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £239,0312022-04-01
  • John Ellerman Foundation £120,0002022-01-27
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £290,0002021-10-27
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £250,0002021-09-08
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

3.1y median 2.2y
average tenure
7.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (5)

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 3Business services 3Other services 1Professional services 1Public administration 1Retail and trade 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
00756007
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 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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