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First Take Video Limited

First Take Video Limited is an active UK company (number 02016815), incorporated 1986, with 2 current directors, Paula Marie Simms and Lynne Harwood. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Nicola Jane Mitchell 2017-2020 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Barr 2002-2010 Director View profile
  3. Peter Leslie Goodwin 1998 Director View profile
  4. Mark John Bareham 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/05/1986

Financials

Total assets
£99,272
Cash
£103,510
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reportedNot reported
2025-03-31Not reportedNot reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. 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 · £802,486 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 Community Fund · £579,247 (6 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £148,000
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £45,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £30,239

Most recent

  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation £148,0002024-12-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £356,3002022-12-12
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £30,2392020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £184,6972017-05-03
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002015-08-05
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.

2 directors on the board

18.5y median 18.5y
average tenure
32.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02016815
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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