Company · Lewes
The Brighton West Pier Trust
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Professor Annebella PollenDirector · since 2025
- Yuthika Hikaru NissankeDirector · since 2023
- Judith Barbara LeverDirector · since 2020
- Christopher Mark IrelandDirector · since 2019
- Duncan Alexander IrvineDirector · since 2018
- Dr Marina Pedreira-VilarinoDirector · since 2017
- Professor Michael John Godfrey FarthingDirector · since 2017
- Lauren John GodfreyDirector · since 2016
- Christopher MortimerDirector · since 2015
- David St John O'ConnorDirector · since 2015
- Nick SzczepanikDirector · since 2015
- Dr Helen Jean WalkerDirector · since 2014
- Karen HooleySecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 56
- Michael John Attenborough 2021-2025 View profile
- Ann Alexander 2018-2022 View profile
- Sally Elizabeth Wilson 2015-2023 View profile
- Professor Stuart Laing 2015-2018 View profile
- Rt Hon Baroness Elizabeth Kay Andrews 2014-2018 View profile
- Richard Arthur Coleman 2014-2019 View profile
- Matthew John Carney 2011-2016 View profile
- Averil Older 2007-2011 View profile
- Roger Hartwell 2006-2016 View profile
- Adam Gerard Trimingham 2006-2023 View profile
- Nigel Pittman 2006-2018 View profile
- Stephen Peter Charles Pavey 2005-2020 View profile
- Kenneth Charles Bodfish 2004-2006 View profile
- Andy Durr 2004-2014 View profile
- Muriel Joan Revis 2002-2015 View profile
- Dr Glynn Jones 2002-2017 View profile
- Gavin Douglas Henderson 2001-2004 View profile
- Elizabeth Jacqueline Lythell 2000-2001 View profile
- Michael Charles Bostock 1999-2000 View profile
- Professor Frederick George Gray 1999-2025 View profile
- Nicola Hinman 1999-2001 View profile
- Audrey Mary Simpson 1999-2016 View profile
- Richard Charles Jenkins 1998-1998 View profile
- Nimrod Adrian Charles Barden Ping 1998-2000 View profile
- Michael Deane Munro Ann 1998-2013 View profile
- Duncan, Robert Ian, Councillor 1997-2000 View profile
- Thomas James Ellis 1996-2005 View profile
- John Arthur Wells-Thorpe 1996-2016 View profile
- Terence Corbett Whitney 1996-2006 View profile
- Lord Anthony John Leslie Lloyd 1995-2005 View profile
- Harry Shepherd 1995-2005 View profile
- Stephen James Phillips 1995-2007 View profile
- Professor Lord Briggs 1995-1998 View profile
- Lord Renton of Mount Harry 1995-2005 View profile
- Dr Geoffrey Lockwood 1995-2016 View profile
- Douglas Robert Pelham Baker 1995-2005 View profile
- Attenborough, Richard Samuel, (Estate of) 1995-1998 View profile
- Bryson, Lindsay, Admiral Sir 1995-2005 View profile
- Charles Adrian Marlowe 1995-1995 View profile
- Kenneth Edwards 1993-1997 View profile
- Winifred Mary Mason 1993-2004 View profile
- Ambrose Wykeham Simons 1993-1996 View profile
- Gavin Roy Sargent 1992-1995 View profile
- Caroline Ann Bilson 1992-1998 View profile
- Anthea Ballam 1992-1992 View profile
- Richard Norman John Lynch-White 1992-1993 View profile
- Michael Norman Bussell 1992 View profile
- Marjorie Margaret Phillips 1996 View profile
- Royston Roffey Worskett 1993 View profile
- Ken Revis 2002 View profile
- Bryan Edgar Spielman 1996 View profile
- David Howard Clifford Pursey 1992 View profile
- Joyce Gertrude Elisabeth Rutherford 1996 View profile
- David Alexander Price Brown 2016-2021 View profile
- Rachel Ann Clark 1998-2016 View profile
- John Gisbert Kapp 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
- Incorporated
- 14/11/1978
- Registered office
- Lewes
- Also a registered charity
- The Brighton West Pier Trust
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Brighton West Pier Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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
3 grants · £1,682,844 total360Giving 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 · £1,682,844 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
12 directors on the board
- Christopher Mortimer Director · appointed 2015
- Judith Barbara Lever Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Marina Pedreira-Vilarino Director · appointed 2017
- David St John O'Connor Director · appointed 2015
- Yuthika Hikaru Nissanke Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Helen Jean Walker Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Michael John Godfrey Farthing Director · appointed 2017
- Lauren John Godfrey Director · appointed 2016
- Nick Szczepanik Director · appointed 2015
- Christopher Mark Ireland Director · appointed 2019
- Duncan Alexander Irvine Director · appointed 2018
- Professor Annebella Pollen Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Mortimer Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Marina Pedreira-Vilarino Director · appointed 2017
- David St John O'Connor Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Helen Jean Walker Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Michael John Godfrey Farthing Director · appointed 2017
- Lauren John Godfrey Director · appointed 2016
- Nick Szczepanik Director · appointed 2015
- Christopher Mark Ireland Director · appointed 2019
- Duncan Alexander Irvine Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Christopher Mortimer Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Marina Pedreira-Vilarino Director · appointed 2017
- Lauren John Godfrey Director · appointed 2016
- Nick Szczepanik Director · appointed 2015
- Christopher Mark Ireland Director · appointed 2019
- Duncan Alexander Irvine Director · appointed 2018
- Professor Annebella Pollen Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (5)
- Judith Barbara Lever Director · appointed 2020
- David St John O'Connor Director · appointed 2015
- Yuthika Hikaru Nissanke Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Helen Jean Walker Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Michael John Godfrey Farthing Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- 01399732
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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