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Colchester Arts Centre

Operation of arts facilities

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

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Previous officers 22

  1. David Andrew Wells Allen 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Burrows, Michelle Louise, Cllr 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Darius Grant Laws 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Adam Daniel Fox 2021-2021 Director View profile
  5. Dylan Bernard Christopher 2019-2024 Director View profile
  6. Higgins, Theresa Margaret Anne, Cllr 2016-2021 Director View profile
  7. Eliza O'Toole 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Catherine Turner 2011-2025 Director View profile
  9. Colchester Arts Centre 2008-2015 Corporate-director View profile
  10. David Andrew Wells Allen 2008-2022 Director View profile
  11. Louise Goodwin 2008-2022 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Claibourne 2001-2007 Director View profile
  13. Mark Tebbutt 1993-1997 Director View profile
  14. Alan Ladbrooke 1986-2008 Director View profile
  15. Keith Bailey 2001 Director View profile
  16. Emma Martin 1994 Director View profile
  17. Alan John Ladbrooke 1993 Director View profile
  18. Tony Coulsden 1996 Director View profile
  19. Dr Joseph Allard 2011 Director View profile
  20. Steven Wright 2013 Director View profile
  21. David Andrew Wells Allen 2021-2024 Secretary View profile
  22. Stephen Christopher Lansley 2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
12/01/1984
Also a registered charity
Colchester Arts Centre

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Anthony Charles Roberts
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Louise Goodwin
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-10-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Nigel Peter Hildreth ceased 2025-10-08
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Colchester Arts Centre is controlled by Anthony Charles Roberts
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anthony Charles Roberts.

1 other company in this group

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.

Financials

Employees
0.36
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

9 grants · £816,823 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £808,570 (7 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,253 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £19,8002022-01-28
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £194,2042021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £194,2042020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £51,9862020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £128,1822020-04-01
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

4.7y median 4.4y
average tenure
10.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Arts and leisure 6Education 4Professional services 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
01782715
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
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