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The The Bury ST.Edmunds Theatre Management Limited

Performing arts

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

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Previous officers 72

  1. Dr Matthew Thomas Piccaver 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Baljit Kaur Howard 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Emma Elizabeth Fisher 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Angela Marie Berry 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Graeme Donald Kirk 2019-2025 Director View profile
  6. Bryan Paul Littlefair 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Marcus Codrington Fernandez 2018-2024 Director View profile
  8. Donald Alistair Wayne 2016-2022 Director View profile
  9. Roger Edward Quince 2016-2025 Director View profile
  10. Michael Redmond 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Alan Michael Brown 2013-2019 Director View profile
  12. Sara Whybrew 2013-2025 Director View profile
  13. Karen Elizabeth Simpson 2013-2017 Director View profile
  14. Penelope Deborah Ann Croft-Sharland 2013-2019 Director View profile
  15. Keith Michael Turner 2013-2019 Director View profile
  16. Stephen Robert Richard Bourne 2012-2016 Director View profile
  17. Derek James Blake 2012-2013 Director View profile
  18. Mark Antony Wheeler 2011-2017 Director View profile
  19. Carl Benjamin Poole 2011-2017 Director View profile
  20. Peter Derek Jones 2011-2015 Director View profile
  21. Lucy Middleton 2011-2013 Director View profile
  22. Simon Daykin 2011-2013 Director View profile
  23. Sally Victoria Redgate 2008-2014 Director View profile
  24. Eileen Wise 2008-2012 Director View profile
  25. Christina Madeleine Ross Birt 2007-2013 Director View profile
  26. Karen Mary Knight 2007-2011 Director View profile
  27. Duncan Burke 2007-2013 Director View profile
  28. Brian West Stewart 2007-2012 Director View profile
  29. Amanda Theresa Wearing 2007-2012 Director View profile
  30. Martin David Evans 2004-2007 Director View profile
  31. Deborah Anne Williams 2004-2011 Director View profile
  32. Charles Haddon Mcbratney Simpson 2003-2011 Director View profile
  33. Robert Chisholm Stark 2003-2004 Director View profile
  34. James Anthony Keohane 2002-2008 Director View profile
  35. Adrian Charles Williams 2002-2008 Director View profile
  36. Richard Andrew Faura Coverley 2002-2004 Director View profile
  37. Katharine Sarah Tyrrell 2002-2008 Director View profile
  38. Heather Angela Phillips 2001-2007 Director View profile
  39. Penelope Kelly 2001-2005 Director View profile
  40. Simon Peter Spence 2000-2007 Director View profile
  41. Matthew James Taylor 2000-2003 Director View profile
  42. Caroline Mary Bixer 1999-2000 Director View profile
  43. Michael Richard Gavin Harrington-Spier 1997-2003 Director View profile
  44. Kathryn Deane 1996-2001 Director View profile
  45. Peter Jackson 1996-2002 Director View profile
  46. Judith Veronica Shallow 1996-2007 Director View profile
  47. Stephen Richard Kent Taylor 1996-2002 Director View profile
  48. Stuart Jonathan Brodie Henderson 1995-2022 Director View profile
  49. Colin John Muge 1995-1999 Director View profile
  50. Barbara Ann Croft Sharland 1995-1996 Director View profile
  51. Richard Victor Stewart 1994-2001 Director View profile
  52. William Patrick Christopher Barry 1994-1997 Director View profile
  53. Michael Philip Burrell 1994-2000 Director View profile
  54. Raymond Nowak 1993-2002 Director View profile
  55. Cathy Cass 1993-1998 Director View profile
  56. Lawrence George Lockey 1992-1994 Director View profile
  57. Paul Lainchbury 1994 Director View profile
  58. Jane Anne Bone 1995 Director View profile
  59. Elizabeth Milburn 1993 Director View profile
  60. Adrian Palmer 1994 Director View profile
  61. John William Henry Knight 1993 Director View profile
  62. Simon Francis Pott 1992 Director View profile
  63. Nym Clarke 1996 Director View profile
  64. Giannetta Nosworthy 1994 Director View profile
  65. Christopher John Compson 1997 Director View profile
  66. Robert Ornbo 1996 Director View profile
  67. Martin Dewe Corke 1993 Director View profile
  68. Polly Victoria Turner 2013-2024 Secretary View profile
  69. Simon Daykin 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  70. Barbara Julie Wallington 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  71. Colin Brian Blumenau 1996-2012 Secretary View profile
  72. Douglas Richard Hogger 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Performing arts; Artistic creation; Operation of arts facilities; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
24/03/1965
Registered office
Bury St. Edmunds
Also a registered charity
Bury ST Edmunds Theatre Management Limited

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Karen Elizabeth Simpson ceased 2020-01-04
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-16
  • Stephen Robert Richard Bourne ceased 2016-12-15
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-16
  • Adrian Alexander Grady ceased 2016-12-31
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-16
  • Roger Edward Quince ceased 2021-02-04
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-12-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Owen Calvert-Lyons ceased 2021-02-04
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2020-10-01

Group

  1. The The Bury ST.Edmunds Theatre Management Limited is controlled by Karen Elizabeth Simpson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-06-16, ceased 2020-01-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Karen Elizabeth Simpson.

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

19 grants · £2,636,296 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £2,197,300 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £364,769 (2 grants)
  • Suffolk Community Foundation · £54,787 (11 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,440 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Suffolk Community Foundation £1,6002020-06-11
  • Suffolk Community Foundation £2,0002020-06-09
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £245,0882020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £119,6812020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,7302020-03-23
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.

7 directors on the board

3.3y median 2.1y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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.

Arts and leisure 2Education 2Professional services 2Health and social care 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
00842455
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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