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Hackney Empire LTD

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 59

  1. Mark Harwood 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Dr Emily Woolridge 2019-2019 Director View profile
  3. Steven David Foulston 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Sean William Gascoine 2018-2025 Director View profile
  5. Kingsley Eshioramhe Afemikhe 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Jay Upendra Sheth 2015-2022 Director View profile
  7. Chris Unitt 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Jane Deborah Wilson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  9. Emma Williams 2012-2015 Director View profile
  10. Victoria Aspden 2012-2014 Director View profile
  11. Colleen Lorraine Harris 2011-2013 Director View profile
  12. Sean William Dermot Egan 2011-2017 Director View profile
  13. Nikhil Anil Shah 2011-2014 Director View profile
  14. Caroline Mary Yates 2011-2018 Director View profile
  15. Jennifer Jane Pescod 2011-2015 Director View profile
  16. Delphine Claire Brand 2011-2022 Director View profile
  17. Nicola Stanhope 2010-2017 Director View profile
  18. Joanne Louise Cottrell 2009-2018 Director View profile
  19. Ewen Balfour 2007-2009 Director View profile
  20. Frances Elizabeth Harrison Moyle 2005-2018 Director View profile
  21. Dr Margaret Yvonne Busby 2004-2011 Director View profile
  22. Mark Lowrie Burch 2001-2010 Director View profile
  23. David Anthony Robins 2001-2013 Director View profile
  24. Helen Mackintosh 1999-2009 Director View profile
  25. Griffith Rhys Jones 1999-2010 Director View profile
  26. Sarah Georgiana Mahaffy 1999-2001 Director View profile
  27. Jonathan Piers Black 1997-2005 Director View profile
  28. Nicholas Salmon 1997-2006 Director View profile
  29. Beresford Trevor Romeo 1996-2007 Director View profile
  30. Barry John Samuel Delaney 1996-1999 Director View profile
  31. Sir Jack Zunz 1996-2004 Director View profile
  32. Sidney Percy Roberson 1995-2004 Director View profile
  33. Doris Jean Lockhart-Saatchi 1995-1999 Director View profile
  34. William John Leadbitter 1995-1996 Director View profile
  35. Stephen Solley 1995-2012 Director View profile
  36. Malcolm Horsman 1995-1996 Director View profile
  37. Juliet Marlande Ash 1994-2005 Director View profile
  38. Nigel Christopher Fountain 1994-2006 Director View profile
  39. Ian Lawton Rushton 1994-2004 Director View profile
  40. Colin Charles Chambers 1994-2011 Director View profile
  41. Jean Mary Nicholson 1994-2018 Director View profile
  42. Christopher Rawlence 1994-1999 Director View profile
  43. David Sefton 1993-1999 Director View profile
  44. Graham Walters 1993-1994 Director View profile
  45. Allen, Anthony, Councillor 1993-1995 Director View profile
  46. Jayne Gross 1991-1993 Director View profile
  47. Rosemary Lucille Morle 1991-1993 Director View profile
  48. Martin Eamonn Lawlor 1996 Director View profile
  49. Caroline Lawrence 1992 Director View profile
  50. Maureen Jane Alcorn 1993 Director View profile
  51. Jag Plah 1995 Director View profile
  52. Mark Hurst 1992 Director View profile
  53. Felix Robelto Tobin 1994 Director View profile
  54. John Robert Korn 1992 Director View profile
  55. Jo Hemmant 2022-2026 Secretary View profile
  56. Clarie Middleton 2009-2018 Secretary View profile
  57. Simon John Thomsett 1999-2009 Secretary View profile
  58. Sharon Duggal 1993-1999 Secretary View profile
  59. Ann Cartwright 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/10/1986
Also a registered charity
Hackney Empire Limited

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • Nicola Stanhope ceased 2017-09-08
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jean Mary Nicholson ceased 2018-11-27
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sean William Dermot Egan ceased 2017-09-05
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Jo Cottrell ceased 2017-11-20
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Delphine Claire Brand ceased 2022-03-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Chris Unitt ceased 2018-11-27
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Caroline Mary Yates ceased 2018-07-02
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Hackney Empire LTD is controlled by Nicola Stanhope
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-09-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicola Stanhope.

1 other company in this group

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

21 grants · £8,993,984 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 Heritage Fund · £4,881,823 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,778,928 (7 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £750,590 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £467,643 (3 grants)
  • BBC Children in Need · £65,000 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £301,1732025-09-18
  • BBC Children in Need £5002022-10-20
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £375,2952022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £375,2952022-10-13
  • BBC Children in Need £30,5002022-01-31
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.

10 directors on the board

4.8y median 4.8y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (6)

1
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 5Agriculture 1Education 1Hospitality 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
02060996
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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