Colchester Archaeological Trust Limited
Company 01578133 Active
Registered charity: Colchester Archaeological Trust Limited
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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
- William John Mallinson Director · appointed 2006
- Nigel Cochrane Director · appointed 2013
- Jonathan Charles Pearsall Director · appointed 2013
- William Edward Richard Lawrance Director · appointed 2020
- Elisabeth Anne Bourton Director · appointed 2002
- Linda Christine Green Director · appointed 2023
- Emma Jane Arnolda Director · appointed 2026
- Paul Anthony Knappett Director · appointed 2023
- Neil Clifford Staff Director · appointed 2013
- Geoffrey Lunn Director · appointed 2025
- Neal David Benjamin Director · appointed 2025
9.1y median 6.4y
average tenure
23.8y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- William John Mallinson Director · appointed 2006
- Nigel Cochrane Director · appointed 2013
- Jonathan Charles Pearsall Director · appointed 2013
- William Edward Richard Lawrance Director · appointed 2020
- Elisabeth Anne Bourton Director · appointed 2002
- Neil Clifford Staff Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- William John Mallinson Director · appointed 2006
- Nigel Cochrane Director · appointed 2013
- Jonathan Charles Pearsall Director · appointed 2013
- William Edward Richard Lawrance Director · appointed 2020
- Elisabeth Anne Bourton Director · appointed 2002
- Paul Anthony Knappett Director · appointed 2023
- Neil Clifford Staff Director · appointed 2013
- Neal David Benjamin Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Linda Christine Green Director · appointed 2023
- Emma Jane Arnolda Director · appointed 2026
- Geoffrey Lunn Director · appointed 2025
1
also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Donald James Goodman Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
- Clark, Adrian Francis, Dr Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2025
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.
Manufacturing 1Other services 1Professional services 1Property 1Tech 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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Invision Microsystems Limited 1 shared director
- Green Square Communications Limited 1 shared director
- Adlf Limited 1 shared director
- Anatole Notes Limited 1 shared director
- Copperfield London LTD 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 01578133 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
| Incorporated | 05/08/1981 |
| Address | ROMAN CIRCUS HOUSE, ROMAN CIRCUS WALK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GZ |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
96090 - Other service activities n.e.c.
Ownership - persons with significant control (3)
- Mr Adam Nicholas Wightman British
significant influence or control - Mr Philip Crummy ceased 2023 British
significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust - Mr Howard Brooks ceased 2024 British
significant influence or control
Officers (36)
- Emma Jane Arnolda Director · appointed 2026
- Geoffrey Lunn Director · appointed 2025
- Neal David Benjamin Director · appointed 2025
- Paul Anthony Knappett Director · appointed 2023
- Linda Christine Green Director · appointed 2023
- William Edward Richard Lawrance Director · appointed 2020
- Jonathan Charles Pearsall Director · appointed 2013
- Nigel Cochrane Director · appointed 2013
- Neil Clifford Staff Director · appointed 2013
- William John Mallinson Director · appointed 2006
- Elisabeth Anne Bourton Director · appointed 2002
Show 25 former officers
- Donald James Goodman Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
- Philip Mark Cunningham Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2017
- Cyril Patrick Liddy Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2020
- Stephen Christopher Lansley Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2024
- Nicholas Paul Wickenden Secretary · appointed 2013 · resigned 2026
- Doran, James E, Professor Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2010
- Geraldine Jane Meech Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2011
- Ambrose James Fawn Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2008
- Frank Cecil Cardinal Wilkin Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2013
- Barbara Williamson Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2015
- Clark, Adrian Francis, Dr Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2025
- Ernest Walter Black Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2010
- Davies, George Mark Renshaw, Hon Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2023
- Honor Lucinda Chamberlain Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2013
- Janet Irene Fulford Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2020
- Mark William Cory Hassall Director · resigned 2013
- Frank Cheyney Director · resigned 1996
- Alice Patricia Brown Director · resigned 2014
- Ronald William Ivor Bourton Director · resigned 2002
- Andrew Benjamin Phillips Director · resigned 2024
- Colin Ellison Bellows Director · resigned 1999
- John Michael Burton Director · resigned 2001
- Jeffrey Alan Greenwood Director · resigned 1993
- Gabrielle Anne Peta Chadwick Director · resigned 2025
- Victor Maurice Scott Director · resigned 2003
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