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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

  1. Syeda Begum 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. John Connelly 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Irena Dawn Peel 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Margaret Barrett 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Alice Katherine Wiseman 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Deborah Smith 2016-2020 Director View profile
  7. Lillian Read 2012-2015 Director View profile
  8. Marilyn Charlton 2012-2021 Director View profile
  9. Glenda Cook 2012-2020 Director View profile
  10. Rachael Watson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  11. Pauline Wiper 2010-2017 Director View profile
  12. Janet Elliott 2010-2015 Director View profile
  13. Hugh Dolan Conway 2009-2020 Director View profile
  14. Gail Louise Graham 2008-2008 Director View profile
  15. Jean Taylor 2008-2008 Director View profile
  16. Elisabeth Siobhan Oneil 2006-2012 Director View profile
  17. Alison Mclellan 2006-2013 Director View profile
  18. Anna Siddall 2006-2011 Director View profile
  19. Sarah Jane Scaife 2004-2005 Director View profile
  20. Emma Pritchard 2003-2004 Director View profile
  21. Cyril Winskell 2002-2017 Director View profile
  22. Amit Chatterjee 2002-2012 Director View profile
  23. Jeffrey John Usher 2001-2006 Director View profile
  24. Elizabeth Forster 1999-2005 Director View profile
  25. Dawn Keightley 1997-2000 Director View profile
  26. John Thomas Edward Hogg 1997-2011 Director View profile
  27. Patricia Anne Mcdermott-Shields 1996-2023 Director View profile
  28. Kirin Saeed 1994-1996 Director View profile
  29. Craig Barrass 1994-1996 Director View profile
  30. Suzanne Hardy 1994-2008 Director View profile
  31. Marjorie Mcevoy 1994-1997 Director View profile
  32. Elizabeth Ellen Burdis 1994-2012 Director View profile
  33. Paul William Gover 1992-1994 Director View profile
  34. Marisa Lawton 1992-1996 Director View profile
  35. David James Matthew Burdus 1992-1992 Director View profile
  36. Paula Greenwell 1992-1995 Director View profile
  37. Joanne Angela Nicolls 1992-1993 Director View profile
  38. Margaret Jean Goodbarn 1991-2001 Director View profile
  39. Bryan Hedley Nelson 1992 Director View profile
  40. Peter Phizacklea 1995 Director View profile
  41. Reverend Robert James Cooper 1992 Director View profile
  42. Stanley Victor Heatlie 1993 Director View profile
  43. Edward Ramsay 1992 Director View profile
  44. Mary Kelly 1992 Director View profile
  45. Ann Oliver 1994-2017 Secretary View profile
  46. Penelope Jane Saville Mcphillips 1992-1994 Secretary View profile
  47. Frances O'Brien 1992 Secretary 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

  1. 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 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

Most recent

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

5.1y median 5.1y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

1
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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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