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ART Space Merseyside

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

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Previous officers 36

  1. Kenneth Frederick Hughes 2019-2026 Director View profile
  2. Richard Anthony Robinson 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Damian John Cruikshank 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Sarah Elizabeth Lewis-Newton 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. Sasha Sokolov 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Mary Freeney 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Michael Kevin Cunningham 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. Stephanie Jayne Rooney 2014-2015 Director View profile
  9. John David Kenneth Ayling 2013-2026 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Robert Hitchin 2013-2013 Director View profile
  11. Karen Edwards 2010-2013 Director View profile
  12. Edward Robert Bruce 2009-2013 Director View profile
  13. James Nicholas Loftus 2008-2012 Director View profile
  14. Tania Marie Oakshott 2008-2012 Director View profile
  15. Peter Betts 2008-2013 Director View profile
  16. Steve Rooney 2007-2013 Director View profile
  17. Rebecca Louise Gouldson 2006-2008 Director View profile
  18. Paula Sarah Tasker-Lynch 2004-2013 Director View profile
  19. Sian Williams Hughes 2002-2004 Director View profile
  20. Ian Hartless 2001-2004 Director View profile
  21. Julian John Taylor 2001-2018 Director View profile
  22. Karen Whitelaw 2001-2007 Director View profile
  23. Frank Linnett 1999-2002 Director View profile
  24. Donald Mills 1997-2001 Director View profile
  25. Gerard Lumley 1995-1996 Director View profile
  26. Stephen Broadbent 1993-2005 Director View profile
  27. Shonagh Smith 1993-1995 Director View profile
  28. Mandy Reid 1993-1995 Director View profile
  29. James Daniel Sheehan 1993-2001 Director View profile
  30. Jane Mccormack 1993 Director View profile
  31. Andrew Mc Donald 1993 Director View profile
  32. Douglas Laird Downey 1993 Director View profile
  33. Charles William Thompson 1993 Director View profile
  34. Michael Knowles 1992 Director View profile
  35. Freida Mckitrick 1996-2007 Secretary View profile
  36. Marion Avril Green 1992-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/04/1981
Also a registered charity
Artspace Merseyside

Ownership

Owned by (6) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • George O'Brien ceased 2020-02-17
    significant influence · notified 2017-02-22 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Fiona Margaret Filby ceased 2018-01-29
    significant influence · notified 2017-02-22
  • Julian John Taylor ceased 2018-07-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-02-22 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Damian John Cruikshank ceased 2024-06-13
    25-50% voting · notified 2020-06-14
  • Richard Anthony Robinson ceased 2025-06-01
    25-50% voting · notified 2020-06-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kenneth Frederick Hughes ceased 2025-10-08
    25-50% voting · notified 2020-06-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. ART Space Merseyside is controlled by George O'Brien
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-02-22, ceased 2020-02-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by George O'Brien.

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

1 grant · £8,437 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 Community Fund · £8,437

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,4372007-08-22
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.

3 directors on the board

11y median 0.1y
average tenure
32.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01558342
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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