Company
Equal Arts LTD.
Equal Arts LTD. is an active UK company (number 01992359), incorporated 1986, with 6 current directors including Prof Andrew Newman and Lyn Chapman. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 47
- Syeda Begum 2020-2021 View profile
- John Connelly 2020-2025 View profile
- Irena Dawn Peel 2019-2023 View profile
- Margaret Barrett 2018-2020 View profile
- Alice Katherine Wiseman 2017-2019 View profile
- Deborah Smith 2016-2020 View profile
- Lillian Read 2012-2015 View profile
- Marilyn Charlton 2012-2021 View profile
- Glenda Cook 2012-2020 View profile
- Rachael Watson 2011-2013 View profile
- Pauline Wiper 2010-2017 View profile
- Janet Elliott 2010-2015 View profile
- Hugh Dolan Conway 2009-2020 View profile
- Gail Louise Graham 2008-2008 View profile
- Jean Taylor 2008-2008 View profile
- Elisabeth Siobhan Oneil 2006-2012 View profile
- Alison Mclellan 2006-2013 View profile
- Anna Siddall 2006-2011 View profile
- Sarah Jane Scaife 2004-2005 View profile
- Emma Pritchard 2003-2004 View profile
- Cyril Winskell 2002-2017 View profile
- Amit Chatterjee 2002-2012 View profile
- Jeffrey John Usher 2001-2006 View profile
- Elizabeth Forster 1999-2005 View profile
- Dawn Keightley 1997-2000 View profile
- John Thomas Edward Hogg 1997-2011 View profile
- Patricia Anne Mcdermott-Shields 1996-2023 View profile
- Kirin Saeed 1994-1996 View profile
- Craig Barrass 1994-1996 View profile
- Suzanne Hardy 1994-2008 View profile
- Marjorie Mcevoy 1994-1997 View profile
- Elizabeth Ellen Burdis 1994-2012 View profile
- Paul William Gover 1992-1994 View profile
- Marisa Lawton 1992-1996 View profile
- David James Matthew Burdus 1992-1992 View profile
- Paula Greenwell 1992-1995 View profile
- Joanne Angela Nicolls 1992-1993 View profile
- Margaret Jean Goodbarn 1991-2001 View profile
- Bryan Hedley Nelson 1992 View profile
- Peter Phizacklea 1995 View profile
- Reverend Robert James Cooper 1992 View profile
- Stanley Victor Heatlie 1993 View profile
- Edward Ramsay 1992 View profile
- Mary Kelly 1992 View profile
- Ann Oliver 1994-2017 View profile
- Penelope Jane Saville Mcphillips 1992-1994 View profile
- Frances O'Brien 1992 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 21/02/1986
- Also a registered charity
- Equal Arts Ltd.
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.
- Pauline Wiper ceased 2017-11-21
significant influence · notified 2016-04-28
Group
- Equal Arts LTD.
is controlled by Pauline Wiper
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-28, ceased 2017-11-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Pauline Wiper.
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
52 grants · £2,474,740 total360Giving 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 Community Fund · £1,640,758 (12 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £240,284 (22 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £236,700 (6 grants)
- The Headley Trust · £150,000
- Point North · £89,438 (7 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Archives
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.
6 directors on the board
- Prof Andrew Newman Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Karen Franks Director · appointed 2018
- John Beeley Director · appointed 2020
- Anne Walton Director · appointed 2019
- Harriet Bendelow Director · appointed 2021
- Lyn Chapman Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Karen Franks Director · appointed 2018
- Anne Walton Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Prof Andrew Newman Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Karen Franks Director · appointed 2018
- John Beeley Director · appointed 2020
- Anne Walton Director · appointed 2019
- Harriet Bendelow Director · appointed 2021
- Lyn Chapman Director · appointed 2023
Gaps to watch
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01992359
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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