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

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Previous officers 56

  1. Matt Hartley 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Philip Johnstone 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Chinasa Vivian Ezugha 2018-2018 Director View profile
  4. Dr Mathilda Isobel Branson 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Madeleine Frances Bedford 2018-2025 Director View profile
  6. Maria Kristina Aberg 2015-2019 Director View profile
  7. Sue Mccormick 2014-2024 Director View profile
  8. Joanna Hughes 2014-2024 Director View profile
  9. Ros Robins 2014-2024 Director View profile
  10. Richard Henry Burbidge 2013-2024 Director View profile
  11. Jamie Perry 2013-2014 Director View profile
  12. Karen Christine Mclellan 2013-2015 Director View profile
  13. Diane Lennan 2013-2024 Director View profile
  14. Sean Michael Holmes 2012-2019 Director View profile
  15. Alison Vermee 2012-2015 Director View profile
  16. Kate Organ 2010-2015 Director View profile
  17. Deborah Ann Kermode 2009-2013 Director View profile
  18. Lyndsey Turner 2009-2016 Director View profile
  19. Joseph Alford 2009-2014 Director View profile
  20. Elanor Thompson 2008-2014 Director View profile
  21. Philip Gordon Atkinson 2005-2012 Director View profile
  22. Edmund Peter Collier 2004-2014 Director View profile
  23. Victoria Helen Firth 2001-2003 Director View profile
  24. Simon David Price 2001-2005 Director View profile
  25. Deborah Catesby 2000-2010 Director View profile
  26. Katrina Clare Jones 2000-2005 Director View profile
  27. Virginia Patricia Graham 1997-2000 Director View profile
  28. Claire Margaret Fry 1997-1999 Director View profile
  29. Mary Wells 1997-2017 Director View profile
  30. Kim Tanser 1997-2005 Director View profile
  31. Carine Helene Marie Jean Renald 1997-2000 Director View profile
  32. Kevin Christopher Shepherd 1997-2012 Director View profile
  33. Andrew Shannon 1997-2000 Director View profile
  34. Arthur Richard Short 1995-2003 Director View profile
  35. Reverend John Reader 1995-2002 Director View profile
  36. Neil Rathmell 1993-2000 Director View profile
  37. Ian Musty 1993-1995 Director View profile
  38. Robert Anthony Petty 1992-2010 Director View profile
  39. Susan Elizabeth Miles 1992-1995 Director View profile
  40. Sonia Mary Green 1992-1995 Director View profile
  41. Sarah Fraser Clarkson 1993 Director View profile
  42. Ian Keith Clements 1992 Director View profile
  43. Richard Owen Beaumond 2009 Director View profile
  44. George Kellet 1992 Director View profile
  45. Robert John Valentine Trueman 1993 Director View profile
  46. Christopher Eldon Lee 2003 Director View profile
  47. Hilary Hymas 1992 Director View profile
  48. Yvonne Ann Davies 1993 Director View profile
  49. Susan Georgina Johnson 1992 Director View profile
  50. Ian Robert Ayres 1996 Director View profile
  51. Catrin Jane John 2018-2022 Secretary View profile
  52. Kitty Mary Macpherson Ross 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  53. Rachael Joanne Griffin 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  54. Elizabeth Freestone 2013-2013 Secretary View profile
  55. John Stephen Moreton 1994-2012 Secretary View profile
  56. Suzanne Emily May Rider 1992-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/08/1983
Also a registered charity
Pentabus Arts Limited

Ownership

Owned by (15) 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.

  • Emma Dennis-Edwards
    significant influence · notified 2021-05-05
  • Nuala Mary O'Kane
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-04-01
  • Joel Peter Edward Hall
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2025-12-19
  • Mary Wells ceased 2017-05-10
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Richard Henry Burbidge ceased 2024-04-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Sean Michael Holmes ceased 2019-09-04
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Diane Lennan ceased 2024-04-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Joanna Hughes ceased 2024-04-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sue Mccormick ceased 2024-04-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Maria Kristina Aberg ceased 2019-04-04
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Mathilda Isobel Branson ceased 2024-04-02
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-02-07
  • Madeleine Frances Bedford ceased 2025-12-12
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-02-07
  • Stephen Philip Johnstone ceased 2022-03-09
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-05-13
  • Matt Hartley ceased 2024-04-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-08-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Joel Peter Edward Hall ceased 2025-12-19
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2024-04-01
  • 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. Pentabus Arts Limited is controlled by Emma Dennis-Edwards
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2021-05-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Emma Dennis-Edwards.

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 · £50,000 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 · £50,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £50,0002006-04-03
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.

10 directors on the board

2.3y median 2.3y
average tenure
5.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Other services 1Property 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
01747169
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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