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York Festival Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 37

  1. Richard Jason Pready 2024–2025 Director View profile
  2. Angela Millard 2019–2025 Director View profile
  3. Alan Russell Gilliott 2017–2025 Director View profile
  4. Brian Hughes 2017–2025 Director View profile
  5. Greenwood, Janet Ann, Councillor 2013–2024 Director View profile
  6. John Newberry Russell 2011–2019 Director View profile
  7. James Whelan Webster 2010–2011 Director View profile
  8. Richard Edward Haynes 2007–2014 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Charles Bielby 2007–2014 Director View profile
  10. June Ann Smith Parker 2005–2016 Director View profile
  11. Nicholas John Nightingale 2004–2007 Director View profile
  12. Angela Mary Mcmullen 2004–2007 Director View profile
  13. Adrian Widdowson 2004–2019 Director View profile
  14. Philip James Bowman 2004–2005 Director View profile
  15. Dr Richard James Shephard 2004–2004 Director View profile
  16. David Rodney Clapham 2003–2025 Director View profile
  17. Ralph Wilkinson 2001–2003 Director View profile
  18. Allan Nigel Wright 2001–2003 Director View profile
  19. David Edward Raynar 2001–2004 Director View profile
  20. Christopher John Earnshaw Bird 2001–2004 Director View profile
  21. Steven Owen 2001–2007 Director View profile
  22. Alan Appleby 2001–2011 Director View profile
  23. Philip Ashley Chapman 2001–2004 Director View profile
  24. Thomas Anders Hunter Scott 1994–2001 Director View profile
  25. Arthur Rhodes Pickering 1993–2001 Director View profile
  26. George Oliver Worsley 1993–1996 Director View profile
  27. Patricia Anne Cook 1993–2001 Director View profile
  28. Nigel Colin Forbes Adam 1993–2001 Director View profile
  29. Kenneth Herbert Evans 1993–2001 Director View profile
  30. Robert Forsyth Wharton 1993–2001 Director View profile
  31. Lord Harewood 1993–2001 Director View profile
  32. Penelope Suzanne Fleetwood Worsley 1993–2001 Director View profile
  33. Hon Angela Hermione Widdows 1993–1994 Director View profile
  34. Dr Peter Geoffrey Seymour 1993–2001 Director View profile
  35. Robin Noel Pittman 1993–1994 Director View profile
  36. Edna Ward 1993–2001 Director View profile
  37. Peter Pink 1993–2001 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/09/1979
Also a registered charity
York Festival Trust
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.

5 directors on the board

10.6y median 11.9y
average tenure
24.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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.

Property 2Agriculture 1Arts and leisure 1Dormant 1Health and social care 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01446643
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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