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Octagon Theatre Trust Limited

Performing arts

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

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Previous officers 88

  1. Jillian Griffiths 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Kirsty Devlin 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Sameena Hussain 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Fiona Lois Noden 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Murray, Madeline, Cllr 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Anthony Young 2018-2024 Director View profile
  7. Carol Southern 2017-2022 Director View profile
  8. Victoria Ellen Jackson 2017-2023 Director View profile
  9. Lucinda Anne Harvey 2017-2023 Director View profile
  10. Manu Gulab Mistry 2017-2020 Director View profile
  11. Claire Josephine Moreland 2016-2022 Director View profile
  12. Kaye Alison Grogan 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. Murray, Madeline, Councillor 2015-2018 Director View profile
  14. Rosslyn Claire Colderley 2014-2020 Director View profile
  15. William Henry Charles Webster 2014-2020 Director View profile
  16. Natalie Eva Wilson 2014-2020 Director View profile
  17. Humphreys, Ann-Marie, Councillor 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Anthony Connell 2013-2015 Director View profile
  19. Sophy Hannah Jacob 2012-2018 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Morgan Parry 2012-2018 Director View profile
  21. Ann Cunliffe 2012-2013 Director View profile
  22. Vivienne Lesley Jones 2012-2018 Director View profile
  23. Stephen Maxwell Arnfield 2012-2018 Director View profile
  24. Elizabeth Wilson 2011-2019 Director View profile
  25. John Byrne 2011-2019 Director View profile
  26. Steven Clifford Wilkinson 2010-2011 Director View profile
  27. White, Frank Richard, Councillor 2010-2016 Director View profile
  28. Edith Conn 2009-2014 Director View profile
  29. Susan Katrina Hodgkiss 2009-2014 Director View profile
  30. John Rutherford 2008-2012 Director View profile
  31. Dr George Edward Holmes 2008-2014 Director View profile
  32. Margaret Blenkinsop 2007-2016 Director View profile
  33. Thomas, Linda, Cllr 2007-2019 Director View profile
  34. Dr Manju Bhavnani 2007-2015 Director View profile
  35. Karyn Louise Veronica Brinkley 2006-2007 Director View profile
  36. David Wells Greenhalgh 2006-2011 Director View profile
  37. Robert Keith Davies 2005-2008 Director View profile
  38. Anthony Irvine James Burnett 2005-2009 Director View profile
  39. Jan Hampton 2004-2005 Director View profile
  40. Rani Moorthy 2004-2007 Director View profile
  41. Patricia Jean Dickson 2004-2012 Director View profile
  42. Joseph Bernard Egan 2004-2012 Director View profile
  43. Roger Geoffrey Cliffe Hayes 2004-2006 Director View profile
  44. Risby, William Thomas, Cllr 2004-2009 Director View profile
  45. Martyn Andrew Cox 2004-2012 Director View profile
  46. Paul Norris 2003-2005 Director View profile
  47. Mark Richard Churchill Sheen 2003-2011 Director View profile
  48. Patric Alan Gilchrist 2002-2011 Director View profile
  49. Laurence John Williamson 2002-2010 Director View profile
  50. Saad Nazir Ahmed 2001-2003 Director View profile
  51. John Bertram Waters 2001-2006 Director View profile
  52. Brigit Dorothea Forsyth 2001-2002 Director View profile
  53. Alan Johnston 2001-2003 Director View profile
  54. James Michael Willis 2001-2007 Director View profile
  55. Robert Esson Kitson 1999-2002 Director View profile
  56. Miller, Barbara, Councillor 1998-2000 Director View profile
  57. Shaw, Colin, Councillor 1998-2004 Director View profile
  58. Leslie Harvey 1996-2003 Director View profile
  59. David Gerald Thomasson 1996-2000 Director View profile
  60. Ann Margaret Nicholson Laurence 1996-1999 Director View profile
  61. Darrel Garmoch Moar 1996-1997 Director View profile
  62. Michael John Saunders 1996-1998 Director View profile
  63. William Clarke 1996-2004 Director View profile
  64. Graham Norman Cummings 1995-1997 Director View profile
  65. Peter William Naylor 1995-1996 Director View profile
  66. Bernard Sharp 1994-2010 Director View profile
  67. Colin Higson 1994-1996 Director View profile
  68. Renee Bernstein 1994-1995 Director View profile
  69. Nicholas William Lewis 1993-2004 Director View profile
  70. Peter Alfred Tonge 1993-2004 Director View profile
  71. Margaret Delroy 1993-1996 Director View profile
  72. Jacqueline Michele Campbell 1993-2001 Director View profile
  73. Donald Eastwood 1992-2004 Director View profile
  74. Hyland, Eric Thomas, Councillor 1992-2002 Director View profile
  75. Barry Wood 2000 Director View profile
  76. William Moores 1998 Director View profile
  77. David Richard Fraser 1995 Director View profile
  78. Evelyn Rae Walker 2001 Director View profile
  79. Donald Stewart Clarke 2000 Director View profile
  80. Hurst, Barbara Annette, Mrs (Councillor) 1994 Director View profile
  81. Susan Aileen Rutherford 1993 Director View profile
  82. David Frederick Silverman 1994 Director View profile
  83. Malcolm Lawson Shilton 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  84. Martin John Clapperton 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  85. Paula Gabrielle Smith 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  86. Richard Matthew Bickley 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  87. Christine Anne Cunningham 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  88. Judith Nora Lopez 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Performing arts
Incorporated
27/06/1966
Registered office
Bolton
Also a registered charity
Octagon Theatre Trust Limited

Group

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

2 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

7 grants · £1,517,437 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 · £1,394,091 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £103,346 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £20,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £625,3592020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £620,2322020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £148,5002020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £93,3462019-02-18
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002018-07-31
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.

15 directors on the board

3.8y median 2.6y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (11)

0
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.

Professional services 4Arts and leisure 3Business services 3Hospitality 3Finance 2Tech 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00882226
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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