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Company · Derbyshire

Buxton Arts Festival Limited

Performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 47

  1. Michael Jerome Harper 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Emily Jessica Kate Gottlieb 2018-2026 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Ramon Fry 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Dr Roderick Paul Dubrow-Marshall 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. John Sydney Jesky 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. Louise Telford Potter 2013-2024 Director View profile
  7. Dame Alexandra Vivien Burslem 2013-2018 Director View profile
  8. Norma Hird 2011-2018 Director View profile
  9. Paul Hudson Douglas Findlay 2010-2016 Director View profile
  10. Stuart Lester 2010-2024 Director View profile
  11. Averil Barrie Glatman 2007-2013 Director View profile
  12. Dame Janet Hilary Smith 2007-2014 Director View profile
  13. Jenifer Ball 2005-2012 Director View profile
  14. Rachel Hunter 2005-2007 Director View profile
  15. Stuart William Hollamby 2005-2009 Director View profile
  16. Trevor Osborne 2004-2014 Director View profile
  17. John Anfield 2003-2015 Director View profile
  18. Rt Hon Lord Hattersley of Sparkbrook 1999-2007 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Frank Hughes 1999-1999 Director View profile
  20. Charles Horner Richardson 1999-2009 Director View profile
  21. Emma Smyth 1997-2007 Director View profile
  22. Graham Robert Scott 1997-2006 Director View profile
  23. Stephen Cedric Coates 1995-2012 Director View profile
  24. Howard Geoffrey Henderson 1995-1995 Director View profile
  25. Philip Ramsbottom 1994-2012 Director View profile
  26. Sir Philip Haworth 1993-1999 Director View profile
  27. Nicholas Edward Tucker Prettejohn 1993-1994 Director View profile
  28. Margaret Mary Williams 1993-2003 Director View profile
  29. John Michael Williams 1993-2015 Director View profile
  30. Jocelyn Sarah Street 1993-1998 Director View profile
  31. Dr William Lionel Wilkinson 1992-1993 Director View profile
  32. Elsie Orme 1992-1995 Director View profile
  33. David Alexander Rigby 1992 Director View profile
  34. Anthony Paul Hose 1992 Director View profile
  35. Lady Joan Haworth 1999 Director View profile
  36. James Vernon Colhoun 1996 Director View profile
  37. Michael Street 1995 Director View profile
  38. Professor Malcolm Fraser 1991 Director View profile
  39. Alan Keith Allman 1992 Director View profile
  40. Robert Francis Huddie 1994 Director View profile
  41. Janette Smyth 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  42. Marie-Axelle Andree Pierre Mcmahon 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  43. Lee Barnes 2012-2021 Secretary View profile
  44. Glyn Foley 2004-2012 Secretary View profile
  45. Robert Alexander Mercer Wade 1992-2004 Secretary View profile
  46. David William West 1991-1993 Secretary View profile
  47. Graham Raymond Allum 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Performing arts
Incorporated
12/10/1978
Registered office
Derbyshire
Also a registered charity
Buxton Arts Festival Limited

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Buxton Arts Festival Limited is controlled by Felicity Margaret Sue Goodey
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2018-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Felicity Margaret Sue Goodey.

1 other company 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

9 grants · £908,519 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 · £638,519 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £150,000 (2 grants)
  • John Ellerman Foundation · £120,000

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £122,2082021-12-13
  • John Ellerman Foundation £120,0002021-09-29
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £122,2082020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £101,8952020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £50,0002020-04-01
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.

8 directors on the board

5.9y median 6.5y
average tenure
12.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (6)

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 5Professional services 4Business services 1Education 1Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Other services 1Property 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
01393717
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/07/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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