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Company · Barnstaple

Beaford Arts

Technical and vocational secondary education

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

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Previous officers 55

  1. Hamish Thompson 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Catherine Grace Devenish 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Peter John Villiers 2016-2021 Director View profile
  4. Alan Francis Parkinson 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Debbie Kingsley 2016-2020 Director View profile
  6. Dr Anita Joy Jellings 2014-2023 Director View profile
  7. Jean Cobbett 2012-2018 Director View profile
  8. Robert Fish 2012-2016 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Charles Jarvis 2012-2020 Director View profile
  10. Rehman Noormohamed 2008-2012 Director View profile
  11. Elizabeth June Nicol 2005-2016 Director View profile
  12. Desmond Henry Shadrick 2005-2008 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Thomas Dale 2005-2017 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Merton Bell 2004-2006 Director View profile
  15. Jeremy Anstey Filmer-Bennett 2004-2012 Director View profile
  16. Chris Wightman 2004-2020 Director View profile
  17. Tanya Hussell 2003-2004 Director View profile
  18. Lesley Kerman 2003-2007 Director View profile
  19. John Richard Wilsher 2001-2002 Director View profile
  20. Bernard Wittram 2001-2002 Director View profile
  21. Lisa Carolyn Harty 2000-2005 Director View profile
  22. Professor Kevin Thompson 2000-2002 Director View profile
  23. Jane Rivans 2000-2001 Director View profile
  24. Anthony Michael Preston Barnes 1999-2002 Director View profile
  25. Peter Walter Harris 1998-2002 Director View profile
  26. Anthony James Collins 1998-1999 Director View profile
  27. Shan Frances Miller 1998-1999 Director View profile
  28. Anne Kathleen Tattersall 1997-1997 Director View profile
  29. Stella Ann Levy 1997-2002 Director View profile
  30. John Rawlinson 1997-2002 Director View profile
  31. Baron Charles Towneley Strachey O'Hagan 1995-1999 Director View profile
  32. Margaret Sutcliffe 1995-2000 Director View profile
  33. Alison Mary Harding 1994-2001 Director View profile
  34. Dr Donna-Lee Iffla 1993-1995 Director View profile
  35. Jean Sylvia Heyes 1992-1993 Director View profile
  36. Arnold Joseph Bradbury 1992-1995 Director View profile
  37. William Brook 1992-1997 Director View profile
  38. Soby, Patricia Ann, Councillor Mrs 1993 Director View profile
  39. Masry Ellen Elfie Dart 1993 Director View profile
  40. Gareth John Keene 2002 Director View profile
  41. Rev Antony Geering 1992 Director View profile
  42. Philip Stephen Bailey 1999 Director View profile
  43. Brian Frank Fraser Smith 2015 Director View profile
  44. Paul Hyland 1993 Director View profile
  45. Michael David Lane 1997 Director View profile
  46. Richard John Prowse 2010 Director View profile
  47. Hillary Sparkes 1992 Director View profile
  48. Michael John Charters 2002 Director View profile
  49. Derrick Wilfred John Spear 1996 Director View profile
  50. Keith Gordon Bell 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  51. Carron Michelle Holmes 2003-2005 Secretary View profile
  52. Julia Jane Cusance Meiklejohn 1999-2003 Secretary View profile
  53. Michael John William White 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  54. Ian Hague Lovell 1994-1998 Secretary View profile
  55. Robert Francis Butler 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Technical and vocational secondary education; Artistic creation; Operation of arts facilities; Archives activities
Incorporated
14/03/1980
Registered office
Barnstaple
Also a registered charity
Beaford Arts

Grants received

7 grants · £1,193,675 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 · £792,686 (2 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £384,279 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £16,710 (2 grants)

Most recent

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

6.9y median 6.3y
average tenure
16.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (10)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Tech and media 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01485291
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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