Company
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
- Nicola Jane Mitchell 2017-2020 View profile
- Stephen Barr 2002-2010 View profile
- Peter Leslie Goodwin 1998 View profile
- Mark John Bareham 2006 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 ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-03-31 | Not reported | Not 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 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 · £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
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Paula Marie Simms Director · appointed 2022
- Lynne Harwood Director · appointed 1994
Directors past 6 years
- Lynne Harwood Director · appointed 1994
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Paula Marie Simms Director · appointed 2022
- Lynne Harwood Director · appointed 1994
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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