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Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 53

  1. Geoffrey Thompson 2017–2018 Director View profile
  2. David William Midgley 2016–2018 Director View profile
  3. James Wilson Ainslie 2015–2017 Director View profile
  4. John Antony Carver 2014–2023 Director View profile
  5. Joan Eileen Louw 2013–2022 Director View profile
  6. John Paul Lee 2013–2018 Director View profile
  7. Yvonne May Richardson 2012–2015 Director View profile
  8. Graham, Kevin Andrew, Councillor 2012–2013 Director View profile
  9. Karin Patricia Dyke 2012–2012 Director View profile
  10. John Douglas Stokel-Walker 2011–2012 Director View profile
  11. Bartlett, Christopher John, Cllr 2011–2012 Director View profile
  12. Jacqueline Ann Slesenger 2007–2015 Director View profile
  13. Hillicks, Patricia, Councillor 2004–2008 Director View profile
  14. Lord John Warren Shipley 2004–2012 Director View profile
  15. Taylor, Wendy Barbara, Councillor 2004–2013 Director View profile
  16. Lower, Anita Anne, Councillor 2004–2011 Director View profile
  17. Peter John Stuart Thomson 2002–2004 Director View profile
  18. Bell, Gerald William, Councillor 2002–2016 Director View profile
  19. Peter John Arnold 2002–2007 Director View profile
  20. Nicholas Adam Hodnett Fenwick 2001–2018 Director View profile
  21. Sheila Mary Chapman 2001–2020 Director View profile
  22. Howard William Tait 2001–2019 Director View profile
  23. Taylor, Keith, Councillor 1998–2004 Director View profile
  24. Linda Isabell Wright 1998–2004 Director View profile
  25. David Alan Faulkner 1997–2000 Director View profile
  26. Angus, June, Councillor 1997–2004 Director View profile
  27. Donald Joseph Price 1996–1998 Director View profile
  28. Murphy, Darren, Councillor 1995–1997 Director View profile
  29. James Christopher Sharp 1993–1997 Director View profile
  30. Flynn, Anthony Gerard, Councillor 1992–2001 Director View profile
  31. Thomas Johnston Marr 1998 Director View profile
  32. Robert Noel David Stephenson 1992 Director View profile
  33. Jennifer Robson 1998 Director View profile
  34. Margaret Watson 1992 Director View profile
  35. Peter Stattersfield 2012 Director View profile
  36. Beecham, Jeremy Hugh, the Lord Beecham 2015 Director View profile
  37. Theresa Science Russell 2002 Director View profile
  38. John Streeton Ward OBE 2014 Director View profile
  39. Albert Moore 1996 Director View profile
  40. Anthony Reginald Pender 1998 Director View profile
  41. Rice, Bernard, Councillor 2001 Director View profile
  42. O'Neill, Kenneth George, Councillor 1995 Director View profile
  43. Colin Gray 2012 Director View profile
  44. Arthur Fletcher Stabler 1997 Director View profile
  45. Sir Gerald Henry Elliot 1998 Director View profile
  46. Cuthbert Stephenson 1996 Director View profile
  47. Leslie Alexander Russell 1999 Director View profile
  48. Marcia Lant 2018–2022 Secretary View profile
  49. Pamela Dowds 2015–2018 Secretary View profile
  50. Philip Alexander Francis Bernays 2012–2015 Secretary View profile
  51. Ian Stratford 2002–2008 Secretary View profile
  52. Kevin Gregory Lavery 1997–2001 Secretary View profile
  53. Geoffrey Nettleton Cook 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/06/1975
Also a registered charity
Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust Limited

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Newcastle Theatre Royal 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.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

11 directors on the board

4.9y median 6.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (8)

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 3Business services 2Hospitality 2Other services 2Arts and leisure 1Education 1Health and social care 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01217427
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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