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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

Previous officers 56

  1. Michael John Attenborough 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ann Alexander 2018-2022 Director View profile
  3. Sally Elizabeth Wilson 2015-2023 Director View profile
  4. Professor Stuart Laing 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Rt Hon Baroness Elizabeth Kay Andrews 2014-2018 Director View profile
  6. Richard Arthur Coleman 2014-2019 Director View profile
  7. Matthew John Carney 2011-2016 Director View profile
  8. Averil Older 2007-2011 Director View profile
  9. Roger Hartwell 2006-2016 Director View profile
  10. Adam Gerard Trimingham 2006-2023 Director View profile
  11. Nigel Pittman 2006-2018 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Peter Charles Pavey 2005-2020 Director View profile
  13. Kenneth Charles Bodfish 2004-2006 Director View profile
  14. Andy Durr 2004-2014 Director View profile
  15. Muriel Joan Revis 2002-2015 Director View profile
  16. Dr Glynn Jones 2002-2017 Director View profile
  17. Gavin Douglas Henderson 2001-2004 Director View profile
  18. Elizabeth Jacqueline Lythell 2000-2001 Director View profile
  19. Michael Charles Bostock 1999-2000 Director View profile
  20. Professor Frederick George Gray 1999-2025 Director View profile
  21. Nicola Hinman 1999-2001 Director View profile
  22. Audrey Mary Simpson 1999-2016 Director View profile
  23. Richard Charles Jenkins 1998-1998 Director View profile
  24. Nimrod Adrian Charles Barden Ping 1998-2000 Director View profile
  25. Michael Deane Munro Ann 1998-2013 Director View profile
  26. Duncan, Robert Ian, Councillor 1997-2000 Director View profile
  27. Thomas James Ellis 1996-2005 Director View profile
  28. John Arthur Wells-Thorpe 1996-2016 Director View profile
  29. Terence Corbett Whitney 1996-2006 Director View profile
  30. Lord Anthony John Leslie Lloyd 1995-2005 Director View profile
  31. Harry Shepherd 1995-2005 Director View profile
  32. Stephen James Phillips 1995-2007 Director View profile
  33. Professor Lord Briggs 1995-1998 Director View profile
  34. Lord Renton of Mount Harry 1995-2005 Director View profile
  35. Dr Geoffrey Lockwood 1995-2016 Director View profile
  36. Douglas Robert Pelham Baker 1995-2005 Director View profile
  37. Attenborough, Richard Samuel, (Estate of) 1995-1998 Director View profile
  38. Bryson, Lindsay, Admiral Sir 1995-2005 Director View profile
  39. Charles Adrian Marlowe 1995-1995 Director View profile
  40. Kenneth Edwards 1993-1997 Director View profile
  41. Winifred Mary Mason 1993-2004 Director View profile
  42. Ambrose Wykeham Simons 1993-1996 Director View profile
  43. Gavin Roy Sargent 1992-1995 Director View profile
  44. Caroline Ann Bilson 1992-1998 Director View profile
  45. Anthea Ballam 1992-1992 Director View profile
  46. Richard Norman John Lynch-White 1992-1993 Director View profile
  47. Michael Norman Bussell 1992 Director View profile
  48. Marjorie Margaret Phillips 1996 Director View profile
  49. Royston Roffey Worskett 1993 Director View profile
  50. Ken Revis 2002 Director View profile
  51. Bryan Edgar Spielman 1996 Director View profile
  52. David Howard Clifford Pursey 1992 Director View profile
  53. Joyce Gertrude Elisabeth Rutherford 1996 Director View profile
  54. David Alexander Price Brown 2016-2021 Secretary View profile
  55. Rachel Ann Clark 1998-2016 Secretary View profile
  56. John Gisbert Kapp 1995 Secretary 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 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,682,844 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £657,3441998-03-19
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £57,5001997-03-25
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £968,0001996-07-23
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

8y median 9y
average tenure
11.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Arts and leisure 3Education 3Professional services 2Retail and trade 2Manufacturing 1Other services 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
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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