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ART Space Portsmouth Limited

Cultural education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 60

  1. Angela Jane Parks 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ella Kilgour 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Rebecca Crow 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Lynn Nicholls 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Susan Ward 2021-2022 Director View profile
  6. John Kelly 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Colin Stuart Merrin 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. Stephen John Buggle 2018-2023 Director View profile
  9. Colin Merrin 2017-2017 Director View profile
  10. Laura Ann Weston 2017-2017 Director View profile
  11. Dianna Francisca Djokey 2016-2019 Director View profile
  12. Denise Heather Callender 2016-2020 Director View profile
  13. Timothy John Sage 2016-2021 Director View profile
  14. Gareth Jordan Colwell 2015-2016 Director View profile
  15. Bridget Lloyd 2015-2021 Director View profile
  16. Virginia Loraine Topp 2015-2017 Director View profile
  17. Oliver Sumner 2015-2017 Director View profile
  18. Desmond Paul Kilfeather 2015-2016 Director View profile
  19. Nicholas John Wood 2014-2014 Director View profile
  20. Dr Patricia Gaal-Holmes 2014-2015 Director View profile
  21. Brian Lunn 2014-2014 Director View profile
  22. Helen Elizabeth Sloan 2013-2014 Director View profile
  23. Ruth Collins 2012-2015 Director View profile
  24. Andrew James Bruce Mcconnach 2011-2015 Director View profile
  25. Lea Guzzo 2011-2014 Director View profile
  26. Janet Patricia Williams 2011-2014 Director View profile
  27. Philip Martin Illingworth 2011-2011 Director View profile
  28. Gillian Hawkins 2010-2011 Director View profile
  29. Jeannie Driver 2010-2014 Director View profile
  30. Rob Neale 2009-2013 Director View profile
  31. Mary Jane Smith 2009-2011 Director View profile
  32. Stephen Fisher 2008-2013 Director View profile
  33. Sally Taylor 2008-2009 Director View profile
  34. Dr Katayoun Pasban Dowlatshahi 2007-2010 Director View profile
  35. Jacqueline Helen Mair 2007-2011 Director View profile
  36. William James Hughes 2006-2010 Director View profile
  37. Philip Sanderson 2005-2008 Director View profile
  38. Professor David Hamilton 2005-2007 Director View profile
  39. Andrea Stokes 2005-2010 Director View profile
  40. Theresa Nunn 2005-2006 Director View profile
  41. Geoff Catlow 2004-2010 Director View profile
  42. Natalie Dowse 2002-2007 Director View profile
  43. Richard Anthony Webb 2000-2005 Director View profile
  44. Dr Marius Daniel Von Brasch 2000-2003 Director View profile
  45. Janice Elizabeth O Highway 1999-2002 Director View profile
  46. David Leefe Kendon 1997-2020 Director View profile
  47. John Neil Thomson 2005 Director View profile
  48. Richard Crabbe 2005 Director View profile
  49. Allyson Joy Ashworth 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  50. Andrew Buchanan 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  51. Nicolas John Wood 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  52. Laetitia Mary Katharine Clarke 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  53. Nicholas John Wood 2015-2015 Secretary View profile
  54. Trudy Lorraine Didymus 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  55. Natalie Jane Dowse 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  56. Peter Taylor 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  57. Marcia Betty Allen 2000-2007 Secretary View profile
  58. Neil Taylor 1994-1997 Secretary View profile
  59. Mark Anthony Gaynor 1992-1999 Secretary View profile
  60. Leslie John Buckingham 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Cultural education; Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
08/10/1981
Registered office
Portsmouth
Also a registered charity
ART Space Portsmouth Limited

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Oliver Sumner ceased 2017-05-16
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. ART Space Portsmouth Limited is controlled by Oliver Sumner
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-12-06, ceased 2017-05-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Oliver Sumner.

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.

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.

5 directors on the board

4y median 3.5y
average tenure
5.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Other services 2Professional services 2Education 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01590132
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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