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

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Previous officers 66

  1. Rod Findlay 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Richard John Webb 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. John Andrew Bywater 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Sofia Cann 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Justin James Peter Kitson 2015-2016 Director View profile
  6. Katherine Jane Spencer 2015-2020 Director View profile
  7. Duncan Alexander Smith 2015-2015 Director View profile
  8. Clive Goldstein 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. Howard Lloyd Marshall 2014-2018 Director View profile
  10. Gillian Mary Morley 2013-2015 Director View profile
  11. Brian Keith De Vere 2012-2014 Director View profile
  12. Nicholas Malcolm Brown 2011-2014 Director View profile
  13. John Michael Fox 2010-2014 Director View profile
  14. Professor Christopher Albert Bailey 2009-2014 Director View profile
  15. Howard Webster Hughes 2008-2012 Director View profile
  16. Dr Jill Katherine Adam 2008-2014 Director View profile
  17. Fergal Martin Gara 2007-2014 Director View profile
  18. Rob Salmon 2007-2011 Director View profile
  19. Christine Shirley Woods 2006-2016 Director View profile
  20. David Arthur Haxby 2004-2016 Director View profile
  21. Bryony Jane Howes 2004-2006 Director View profile
  22. Patricia Ann Jones 2004-2015 Director View profile
  23. Simon Francis Lee 2004-2008 Director View profile
  24. Peter Hugh Blackburn 2003-2016 Director View profile
  25. Clive William Leach 2003-2008 Director View profile
  26. Marsh, Patricia Ann, Councillor 2002-2003 Director View profile
  27. Susan Milner 2001-2004 Director View profile
  28. Charles Richard Jackson 2001-2006 Director View profile
  29. Andrew Scott Haigh 2001-2004 Director View profile
  30. Philip Martin Gerrard 2000-2004 Director View profile
  31. Nigel James Brinn 1999-2001 Director View profile
  32. John Thomas Hardy 1999-2004 Director View profile
  33. James William Robert Cooke 1999-2002 Director View profile
  34. Michael William Johnston 1998-1999 Director View profile
  35. Haxby, Barry, Councillor 1996-1997 Director View profile
  36. Timothy Hurren 1995-1999 Director View profile
  37. Anthony John Baker 1994-2002 Director View profile
  38. Paul Louis Cole 1993-1999 Director View profile
  39. Deryck Rolfe Moore 1993-1999 Director View profile
  40. Waight, Eric C, Councillor 1992-1998 Director View profile
  41. Audrey Burton 1992-1999 Director View profile
  42. Lilian Mina 1992-1998 Director View profile
  43. Frank Graham Sunderland 2001 Director View profile
  44. David Arthur Salter 2019 Director View profile
  45. John Walter Marshall 2001 Director View profile
  46. Richard James Brooks 2001 Director View profile
  47. Barry Martin 1993 Director View profile
  48. Barry Sidney Kidd 1999 Director View profile
  49. Alan Ingham Bottomley 1998 Director View profile
  50. David Austick 1997 Director View profile
  51. Dr Geoffrey Stewart Brownlee 1995 Director View profile
  52. Anthony Raymond Kent 1993 Director View profile
  53. John Neville Knox 1999 Director View profile
  54. Kent, Rodney, Councillor 1993 Director View profile
  55. Hillier, Barbara, Her Worship the Mayor of Harrowgate 1994 Director View profile
  56. Dame Fanny Waterman 1999 Director View profile
  57. Robert George Banks 1997 Director View profile
  58. Margaretha Johanna De Tchihatchef 1999 Director View profile
  59. Hazel, Ernest Stanley, His Worship the Mayor of Harrogate 1992 Director View profile
  60. Young, David Nigel De Lorentz, Right Reverend Bishop of Ripon 1993 Director View profile
  61. Robert Alec Mccarroll 1999 Director View profile
  62. Lady Elsie Stoddart-Scott 1992 Director View profile
  63. Sir John Gordon Seymour Linacre 2003 Director View profile
  64. Alison Frances Blake Portlock 1998 Director View profile
  65. Mehroo Jehangir 1999 Director View profile
  66. William Francis Culver-Dodds 2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/09/1965
Also a registered charity
Harrogate International Festival Limited

Grants received

5 grants · £185,000 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 · £160,000 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £25,000 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £80,0002022-03-14
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £80,0002020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002011-04-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002008-06-19
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,0002006-02-15
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.

9 directors on the board

7.9y median 8.4y
average tenure
17.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (6)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Rod Findlay Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025

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 2Professional services 2Retail and trade 2Property 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00858029
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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