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Public Arts

Artistic creation

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

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Previous officers 67

  1. Sanaa Shaikh 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Henri Harrison Pearson 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Karmjit Singh Lyal 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Bongani Elton Muchemwa 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Larraine Green 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Mark Smith 2017-2020 Director View profile
  7. Gillian Laider 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. Sharon Louise Gill 2016-2021 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Robert Dolman 2015-2017 Director View profile
  10. Peter Stanislan Karpinski 2013-2016 Director View profile
  11. Dr Lisa Stansbie 2013-2016 Director View profile
  12. Kevin Trickett 2013-2019 Director View profile
  13. John Gareth Orrell 2012-2020 Director View profile
  14. Myles Anthony Pinfold 2012-2018 Director View profile
  15. Angela Michelle Fletcher 2010-2013 Director View profile
  16. Professor John Shutt 2010-2016 Director View profile
  17. Public Arts 2008-2009 Corporate-director View profile
  18. Marcus Romer 2008-2011 Director View profile
  19. Public Arts 2008-2009 Corporate-director View profile
  20. Elaine Stuart 2008-2011 Director View profile
  21. Public Arts 2008-2009 Corporate-director View profile
  22. Mary Elizabeth Minkin 2008-2015 Director View profile
  23. Karen Escott 2008-2016 Director View profile
  24. David John Rudlin 2008-2016 Director View profile
  25. Public Arts 2008-2009 Corporate-director View profile
  26. Clare Louise Lilley 2007-2011 Director View profile
  27. Dr Rachael Unsworth 2007-2011 Director View profile
  28. Lilian Black 2007-2008 Director View profile
  29. Peter Guy Bannerman Dixon 2006-2008 Director View profile
  30. Ian James Tod 2006-2012 Director View profile
  31. Christopher John Wainwright 2005-2006 Director View profile
  32. Anne Susan Braithwaite 2004-2010 Director View profile
  33. David Alan Alston 2004-2007 Director View profile
  34. Roger Quarmby 2004-2007 Director View profile
  35. Leigh Anne Stradeski 2003-2006 Director View profile
  36. Sue Lawty 2003-2005 Director View profile
  37. Professor Jeremy William Till 2003-2008 Director View profile
  38. Bridget Truus Sawyers 2002-2006 Director View profile
  39. Professor Raymond John William Bale 2001-2003 Director View profile
  40. Professor Lee Adams 2000-2008 Director View profile
  41. Anthony Stuart Ray 2000-2007 Director View profile
  42. Kate Hainsworth 2000-2002 Director View profile
  43. Very Reverend George Peter Nairn Briggs 1999-2005 Director View profile
  44. Robin William John Machell 1999-2007 Director View profile
  45. Tess Jaray 1999-2000 Director View profile
  46. Terence Hodgkinson 1998-2002 Director View profile
  47. Jill Morgan 1998-2003 Director View profile
  48. Very Revd John Edward Allen 1997-1999 Director View profile
  49. Stuart James Bell 1996-2003 Director View profile
  50. Rosemary Lawrence 1994-1995 Director View profile
  51. Vivien Mary Whitaker 1994-1997 Director View profile
  52. Elizabeth Penn Smith 1993-2000 Director View profile
  53. Edward Francis Fenn 1993-2002 Director View profile
  54. Jane Priestman 1993-1997 Director View profile
  55. John Rebecchi 1992-2002 Director View profile
  56. Michael Harris 1992-1994 Director View profile
  57. John Edgar Finney 2006 Director View profile
  58. Susan Joan Frances Grayson Ford 1992 Director View profile
  59. Roland Conrad Miller 1992 Director View profile
  60. Jane Anne Phillips 1992 Director View profile
  61. Susan King 1992 Director View profile
  62. Derek Wilkinson 1994 Director View profile
  63. Charles Quick 1993 Director View profile
  64. Deborah Jane Mactaggart 2014-2022 Secretary View profile
  65. Robert James Powell 1997-2015 Secretary View profile
  66. Peter Collins 1994-1998 Secretary View profile
  67. Graham Roberts 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Artistic creation
Incorporated
26/09/1986
Registered office
Wakefield
Also a registered charity
Public Arts

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Gordon Bruce Watson
    significant influence · notified 2021-12-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sharon Louise Gill ceased 2021-12-08
    significant influence · notified 2016-12-15 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Public Arts is controlled by Gordon Bruce Watson
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2021-12-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gordon Bruce Watson.

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

2 grants · £18,793 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 · £18,793 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8802017-02-08
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,9132015-03-11
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.

8 directors on the board

3.3y median 2.3y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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 1Business services 1Education 1Health and social care 1Professional 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02059168
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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