Overview
The Watershed Arts Trust Limited's network
10 people6 organisationsExplore in 3Di9 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this company.The large node is The Watershed Arts Trust Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
9 listed + 1 company secretaryiDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Daniella Jenkins | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Bashir Ahmed Noor | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Louise-Marie Davies | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sidharth Sharma | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Louise Ndibwirende | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kate Arthurs | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Charlotte Anne Lester | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sherrie Hart | Director | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Kate Daisy Arthurs | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Recent news and events
From the public record
- 14 January 2026Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 10 December 2025Parys Letisha Gardener left as directorCompanies House officer data
- 18 June 2025Dr Daniella Jenkins appointed directorCompanies House officer data
- 18 June 2025Bashir Ahmed Noor appointed directorCompanies House officer data
- 18 June 2025Louise-Marie Davies appointed directorCompanies House officer data
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Board
Current officers
9 + 1 company secretaryiOccupation and nationality are held for only some companies and are not held for this one. Other boards counts directorships that are current in the Companies House officer data; it does not say whether the people are the same without a matching date of birth, and is not proof of any link between the companies.| Name | Role | Appointed | Other boards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen John Gatfield | Director | 25 June 2014 | 2 other current boards |
| Sherrie Hart | Director | 7 December 2016 | 1 other current board |
| Sidharth Sharma | Director | 9 February 2022 | 3 other current boards |
| Louise Ndibwirende | Director | 9 February 2022 | No other current boards on our record |
| Kate Arthurs | Director | 9 February 2022 | 2 other current boards |
| Charlotte Anne Lester | Director | 9 February 2022 | No other current boards on our record |
| Dr Daniella Jenkins | Director | 18 June 2025 | No other current boards on our record |
| Bashir Ahmed Noor | Director | 18 June 2025 | 1 other current board |
| Louise-Marie Davies | Director | 18 June 2025 | No other current boards on our record |
| Kate Daisy Arthurs | Company secretary | 22 March 2023 | No other current boards on our record |
Source: Companies House officer data (appointments and resignations). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Former officers
60 listed, latest first| Name | Role | Appointed | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parys Letisha Gardener | Director | 26 July 2023 | 10 December 2025 |
| Patricia Jane Tuttle | Director | 9 February 2022 | 13 April 2025 |
| James George Touzel | Director | 26 March 2003 | 4 December 2024 |
| Louise Annmarie Decordova | Director | 9 February 2022 | 10 October 2024 |
| Professor Jane Anna Marie Roscoefiled as Professor Jane Anna Marie Roscoe | Director | 27 March 2019 | 28 June 2023 |
| Lisa Michelle Gardner | Director | 28 January 2015 | 22 March 2023 |
| Susan Patricia Cooper | Director | 23 September 2015 | 7 December 2022 |
| John Durrant | Director | 25 March 2015 | 23 March 2022 |
| Paul Michael Appleby | Director | 20 August 2012 | 23 March 2022 |
| Diane Elizabeth Bunyan | Director | 31 January 2007 | 8 December 2021 |
| Stephen Michael Wilson | Director | 7 December 2011 | 26 June 2021 |
| Sharmaine Lovegrove | Director | 15 October 2020 | 15 June 2021 |
| Sharmaine Alexia Lovegrove | Director | 26 June 2019 | 30 June 2020 |
| Estella Jane Tincknell | Director | 25 September 2013 | 12 February 2020 |
| Professor Donna Marie Whiteheadfiled as Donna Marie Whitehead (likely) | Director | 21 June 2017 | 27 March 2019 |
| Syed Shamil Ahmed | Director | 23 September 2015 | 27 March 2019 |
| Shahina Sarwar Baloch Johnson | Director | 23 September 2015 | 22 September 2018 |
| Alex Gilkison | Director | 7 December 2011 | 7 December 2016 |
| Sally Katrina Luton | Director | 15 June 2011 | 20 January 2016 |
| Dr Jaya Chakrabarti Gallemore | Director | 26 March 2003 | 27 February 2015 |
| James Touzel | Company secretary | 7 December 2011 | 28 January 2015 |
| Dr Derrick James Price | Director | 14 January 1998 | 28 January 2015 |
| Peter John Levy | Director | 25 September 2013 | 25 June 2014 |
| Rachel Alexandra Saint | Director | 1 April 2012 | 11 December 2013 |
| Christopher Terence Garcia | Director | 1 June 2007 | 11 December 2013 |
| Dr Mark Wright | Director | 13 June 2011 | 11 December 2013 |
| Helen Holland | Director | 1 January 2010 | 11 December 2013 |
| John Edward Knell | Director | 15 June 2011 | 8 May 2012 |
| Professor Martin Lister | Director | 1 April 2004 | 7 December 2011 |
| Councillor Stephen Williams | Director | 3 July 1996 | 7 December 2011 |
| William John Bowen | Company secretary | 18 January 1993 | 7 December 2011 |
| Dr Neil Robert Harrison | Director | 1 June 2007 | 1 April 2011 |
| Fabian Guy Breckels | Director | 29 May 2007 | 30 June 2008 |
| Councillor Claire Warren | Director | 17 May 1995 | 30 June 2008 |
| John Roland | Director | 28 November 2001 | 30 July 2007 |
| Barrington Dodd | Director | 3 February 2004 | 1 April 2007 |
| Patricia Roberts | Director | 16 May 1994 | 26 June 2003 |
| John Desmond Prescott Thomas | Director | 21 May 1996 | 25 April 2001 |
| Charlotte Mary Celia Moar | Director | 24 June 1997 | 10 November 1998 |
| Mark William Read | Company secretary | 16 March 1998 | 30 July 1998 |
| Patricia Margaret McLaren | Director | 11 June 1992 | 13 May 1998 |
| Luke Charles Sapsed | Company secretary | 4 March 1996 | 13 March 1998 |
| Alan Andrew Raymond Hyde | Director | 9 October 1996 | 16 February 1998 |
| David John | Director | 7 November 1991 | 14 January 1998 |
| Grace Kitto | Director | 21 November 1994 | 13 November 1997 |
| David Hunt | Director | 16 January 1995 | 22 October 1997 |
| David John Hedges Giles | Director | Not recorded | 5 August 1997 |
| John Swallow | Director | 21 November 1994 | 1 April 1997 |
| Mary Myfanwy Opie | Director | 18 January 1993 | 14 August 1996 |
| Hilary Isla Cowell | Director | 17 January 1994 | 26 April 1996 |
| John Andrew McLellan | Director | Not recorded | 5 April 1996 |
| Cara Mary Elizabeth Macmahon | Company secretary | 16 June 1994 | 22 December 1995 |
| Dr Stella Rosemary Clarkefiled as Dr Stella Rosemary Clarke | Director | Not recorded | 15 September 1995 |
| Mary Asfour | Director | 11 June 1992 | 30 August 1995 |
| Betty Joyce Doreen Topham | Director | 11 June 1992 | 17 May 1995 |
| Doctor David Smetherham | Director | 17 May 1993 | 13 September 1994 |
| Crispin Mark Taylor | Director | Not recorded | 14 March 1994 |
| John Dudley Bedford | Director | Not recorded | 18 January 1993 |
| Alderman Brian Barry Richards | Director | Not recorded | 11 June 1992 |
| Christopher Dominic Marmaduke Bellairs Alderson | Director | Not recorded | 11 June 1992 |
Board cycle
iTime on the board since appointment. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
5y
median 4.7y
Longest tenure
12.3y
since 2014
also govern a charity
3
Joined in the last 3 years
3
of 9 on the board
9 directors on the board
- Sidharth Sharma Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Daniella Jenkins Director · appointed 2025
- Louise Ndibwirende Director · appointed 2022
- Bashir Ahmed Noor Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen John Gatfield Director · appointed 2014
- Sherrie Hart Director · appointed 2016
- Kate Arthurs Director · appointed 2022
- Louise-Marie Davies Director · appointed 2025
- Charlotte Anne Lester Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen John Gatfield Director · appointed 2014
- Sherrie Hart Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Dr Daniella Jenkins Director · appointed 2025
- Louise Ndibwirende Director · appointed 2022
- Louise-Marie Davies Director · appointed 2025
- Charlotte Anne Lester Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (5)
- Sidharth Sharma Director · appointed 2022
- Bashir Ahmed Noor Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen John Gatfield Director · appointed 2014
- Sherrie Hart Director · appointed 2016
- Kate Arthurs Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- Parys Letisha Gardener Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
Where else this board sits
The charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
Hospitality 2Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Education 1Finance 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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Network
Network
iThe large node is The Watershed Arts Trust Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
Charity finances
This company is the registered charity The Watershed Arts Trust Limited (charity 284188). Its income, spending, assets and filing record are on the charity page, so they are not repeated here.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- GroupAccounts for a group of companies.
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026 Not yet due
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 14 January 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 28 January 2027 Not yet due
- Charges (secured loans)
- 5 charges registered, 2 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 3 satisfied
Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Grants
Funding received
21 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 8 June 2017 to 13 August 2025.Total from published grants
£5.8m
£5,765,347
Grants
21
published to 360Giving
Funders
7
distinct funders
Latest grant
Aug 2025
13 August 2025
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£774k2017
£957k2018
£761k2019
£1.9m2020
£1m2021
£239k2022
£13k2023
£115k2024
£8k2025
Funders
7 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | 13 | £5,106,588 | 2017 to 2021 |
| Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 2 | £375,548 | 2021 to 2022 |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 2 | £131,772 | 2020 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 1 | £115,398 | 2024 |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 | £16,000 | 2017 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 1 | £12,540 | 2023 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | 1 | £7,500 | 2025 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2025 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | Meeting the Moment | £7,500 |
| 6 November 2024 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | "Engaging our communities in Watershed’s heritage" | £115,398 |
| 15 December 2023 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Deaf Conversations about Cinema | £12,540 |
| 1 April 2022 | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | MyWorld | £239,031 |
| 13 December 2021 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | National Portfolio Organisations | £757,984 |
| 27 October 2021 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support | £149,280 |
| 1 April 2021 | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | MyWorld | £136,517 |
| 8 July 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | BFI Film Academy Network | £17,000 |
| 14 May 2020 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | MyWorld | £99,058 |
| 14 May 2020 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | MyWorld | £32,714 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Watershed Arts Trust - CRF 2 | £215,713 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Watershed Arts Trust | £731,993 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | NPO application | £757,984 |
| 1 April 2019 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | NPO application | £744,289 |
| 1 April 2019 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | ALB - BFI - Education | £17,000 |
| 20 June 2018 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Education Fund\Film Academy\Network | £17,000 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Arts Tech Reference Group Development | £10,000 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | NPO application | £744,289 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | NPO application | £186,072 |
| 14 June 2017 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | ALB-BFI-Education Fund | £16,000 |
| 8 June 2017 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | National Portfolio Organisations | £757,984 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- Cabinet Office (18 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The National Lottery Community Fund (1 grant) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (1 grant) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
About
About this company
Companies House (opens in a new tab)- Company number
- 01608779
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Status
- Active
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Incorporated
- 19 January 1982
- Registered office
- Watershed Arts Trust, 1 Canons Road, Bristol, BS1 5TX
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 90040 Operation of arts facilities
- Group companies
- 3 in this ownership group See the group structure →
- Latest accounts
- 31 March 2025 (group)
- Also a registered charity
- The Watershed Arts Trust Limited (charity 284188)
Source: Companies House company file of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Key dates and compliance
- Accounts category
- GroupAccounts for a group of companies.
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026 Not yet due
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 14 January 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 28 January 2027 Not yet due
- Charges (secured loans)
- 5 charges registered, 2 outstanding, 0 part satisfied, 3 satisfied
Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Same sector and place
19iThe list starts with a sample; Show all lists every one. Matched on the main business code and postcode district, from the company file of 1 October 2026. Same sector and district is not evidence of any connection.19 other active companies have the same main business code (90040 Operation of arts facilities) and a registered office in the BS1 postcode district.
- Spike Island Artspace Limited
- Dockyard Creative Studios Limited
- Zed Alley Clayhouse Ltd
- Propaganda Venues Ltd
- Afrika Eye Community Interest Company
- Bristol Music Trust
Showing 6 of 19Show moreShow fewerShow all 19 →
Recent news and events
From the public record
- 14 January 2026Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 10 December 2025Parys Letisha Gardener left as directorCompanies House officer data
- 18 June 2025Dr Daniella Jenkins appointed directorCompanies House officer data
- 18 June 2025Bashir Ahmed Noor appointed directorCompanies House officer data
- 18 June 2025Louise-Marie Davies appointed directorCompanies House officer data
- 13 April 2025Patricia Jane Tuttle left as directorCompanies House officer data
- 31 March 2025Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file
- 4 December 2024James George Touzel left as directorCompanies House officer data
Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Ownership
Group structure
3 companies3companies in the group
-levels deep
-dissolved or closed
-overseas
Watershed Arts Trust Limited(the)ultimate parent in our data (this company)
- Active
- Dissolved or closed
- Other status
- Not a UK company
- Current control
- Ceased control
- Shares a director
- Bar under a name: net assets or equity, where known
Loading the group structure…
Built from the corporate people with significant control records matched to UK companies (Companies House, Open Government Licence v3.0; ownership graph of 19 September 2026). Control is shown as the nature of control the controller declared; the group count includes only active majority holdings (more than 50%), so holdings of 25-50% are drawn but not counted. Overseas parents that are not on the UK register appear only when a company names them.
People with significant control
iNo people or companies with significant control are listed. Companies House holds a statement about this (dated 30 January 2017), usually that the company has not identified any or has none to report.Source: Companies House people with significant control data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Companies it holds shares or votes in
0| Company | Control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watershed Trading Limited | 75-100% shares, 75-100% votes, appoints directors | 2 February 2023 | Current |
| Watershed Ventures CIC (dissolved 2025)Dissolved | 75-100% shares, 75-100% votes, appoints directors | 9 February 2023 | Current |
0 companies where it holds a majority now (more than 50% of shares or votes, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors); holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control. The whole group is in the structure above.