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

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Previous officers 47

  1. Professor Gillian Margaret Youngs 2018-2019 Director View profile
  2. Atherton OBE, Martin John, Commodore 2017-2019 Director View profile
  3. Celia Glynn-Williams 2016-2021 Director View profile
  4. Tony Pratt 2016-2021 Director View profile
  5. Irvine, Christopher Paul, Revd Canon 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Dr Keith Andrew John Mclay 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Thomson Ironside 2014-2024 Director View profile
  8. Peter Andrew Hermitage 2013-2025 Director View profile
  9. Professor Roderick Evan Watkins 2013-2014 Director View profile
  10. Lord Charles Walter Henry Northbourne 2012-2016 Director View profile
  11. Dr David Garbutt Barton 2012-2015 Director View profile
  12. Professor Robin William Baker 2010-2012 Director View profile
  13. Loder-Symonds, Roderick, Francis 2010-2018 Director View profile
  14. Diane Beryl Gaskain 2010-2012 Director View profile
  15. Hugo David Harvey Garbutt Barton 2010-2023 Director View profile
  16. Robert Carsley Jones 2008-2010 Director View profile
  17. Loba Van Der Bijl 2006-2013 Director View profile
  18. Geraldine Ruth Pratt Allinson 2004-2017 Director View profile
  19. Professor Michael Wright 2004-2014 Director View profile
  20. Simon Ronald Thomas Backhouse 2004-2016 Director View profile
  21. Hugh John Edward Summerfield 2003-2025 Director View profile
  22. Darren Richard Henley 2001-2015 Director View profile
  23. Lewis, Katharine Mary, Mrs. 2001-2005 Director View profile
  24. Richard Neville Jarman 2001-2004 Director View profile
  25. Richard Harry Brooke Sturt 1999-2010 Director View profile
  26. Lord Colin Berkeley Moynihan 1999-2001 Director View profile
  27. Elisabeth Kerr 1999-2000 Director View profile
  28. Meardon, Martin John, Brigadier 1999-2015 Director View profile
  29. David Pentin 1998-2011 Director View profile
  30. Anthony Janusz Orzel Jankowski De Moubray 1997-2004 Director View profile
  31. Dr Christopher Coulsting Gay 1996-1998 Director View profile
  32. Michael John Chandler 1995-1999 Director View profile
  33. Professor Robin Sibson 1995-2001 Director View profile
  34. Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield 1993-2004 Director View profile
  35. Stacey, Anne Caroline Mary, the Hon Mrs 1993-1996 Director View profile
  36. Professor Robert Ben Freedman 1991-1995 Director View profile
  37. William Peter Williams 2007 Director View profile
  38. James Charles Barton Nock 1995 Director View profile
  39. Keith Stephen Lucas 2000 Director View profile
  40. Peter James Harris 2019 Director View profile
  41. John Round 1997 Director View profile
  42. James Bird 2009 Director View profile
  43. Brian Hugh Arnold 1999 Director View profile
  44. Patrick Alan Twigg 1999 Director View profile
  45. Macey, David Edward, Rear Admiral 1995 Director View profile
  46. Dr Kate Elisabeth Neales 1996-2025 Secretary View profile
  47. Dr Mark Oliver Rake 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/02/1980
Also a registered charity
Canterbury Theatre and Festival Trust

Financials

Net assets
£363,686
Total assets
£388,686
Cash
£32,476
Employees
6
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reported£363,686
2026-03-31Not reported£363,686

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £126,346 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 · £117,300
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,046

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £117,3002020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0462008-06-10
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.

11 directors on the board

8.8y median 8y
average tenure
22.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

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.

Arts and leisure 4Professional services 2Business services 1Dormant 1Education 1Retail and trade 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
01480595
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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