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Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum Trust Limited

Museums activities

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

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Previous officers 104

  1. Serra Cinar 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dr Julian Lyndon Hought 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Noel Hutchinson 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Kerry Louise Bibby 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Victoria Emma Richardson 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. David Peter Joseph Hornby 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Stephen John Bennett 2018-2018 Director View profile
  8. Joanne Marie Spragg 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Sandra Marie Baker 2017-2022 Director View profile
  10. Dr John Richard Bush 2017-2019 Director View profile
  11. Jayne Amanda Edwards 2017-2017 Director View profile
  12. Robert Joseph Roach 2016-2022 Director View profile
  13. John Patrick Roche 2016-2019 Director View profile
  14. Peter Neville Reed 2014-2018 Director View profile
  15. Mark Andrew Sullivan 2013-2016 Director View profile
  16. Gavin John Garner 2013-2017 Director View profile
  17. Professor Alan Dronsfield 2013-2015 Director View profile
  18. David John Yaxley 2013-2021 Director View profile
  19. Martin Gerard Griffiths 2013-2017 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Mark Youd-Thomas 2011-2016 Director View profile
  21. John David Hatton 2011-2013 Director View profile
  22. Rachel Anne Wilkinson 2011-2023 Director View profile
  23. Dr Ian David Wilson 2009-2012 Director View profile
  24. Susan Maria Edge 2009-2016 Director View profile
  25. David Andrew Ritchie 2008-2022 Director View profile
  26. Helen Jean Cross 2008-2011 Director View profile
  27. Dr Jennifer Anne Clucas 2008-2024 Director View profile
  28. Mervin Dadd 2007-2011 Director View profile
  29. Wallace, Pamela, Cllr 2006-2021 Director View profile
  30. Dr Christopher John Ashcroft 2006-2007 Director View profile
  31. Julie Burgess Wilson 2006-2010 Director View profile
  32. Susan Mary Andrews 2005-2014 Director View profile
  33. Dr Kevin Wall 2005-2011 Director View profile
  34. Heather Elizabeth Ashworth 2005-2005 Director View profile
  35. Dr Angus Sutherland Gunn 2004-2008 Director View profile
  36. Hugh Stuart Buttle 2004-2009 Director View profile
  37. John David Gartside 2004-2005 Director View profile
  38. Carol Ann Boyer Spooner 2004-2007 Director View profile
  39. Dr Philip Dennis Roberts 2004-2012 Director View profile
  40. Dr Tony William Bastock 2004-2014 Director View profile
  41. Andrew Cyril Malcolm Page 2004-2010 Director View profile
  42. Professor Paul O'Brien 2004-2010 Director View profile
  43. David Paul Thompson 2003-2009 Director View profile
  44. Thomas E Wilby 2003-2004 Director View profile
  45. Edward Charles Brady 2002-2003 Director View profile
  46. Edwin Norton Gleave 2001-2005 Director View profile
  47. Alan Tulley 2001-2013 Director View profile
  48. David Moss 2000-2008 Director View profile
  49. Gavin Paul Deakin 2000-2001 Director View profile
  50. David John Elliot 2000-2005 Director View profile
  51. Kay Duvall 1999-2004 Director View profile
  52. David Newton 1999-2001 Director View profile
  53. Howard Cockcroft 1999-2011 Director View profile
  54. Christopher John Potter 1999-2000 Director View profile
  55. John Kenneth Boler 1998-2000 Director View profile
  56. Redican, Glyn, Councillor 1998-2001 Director View profile
  57. Gilligan, Robert, Councillor 1998-1998 Director View profile
  58. John Stephen Smith 1998-2005 Director View profile
  59. Anthony Maurice Mcdermott 1998-1998 Director View profile
  60. Alan Heaton 1998-2013 Director View profile
  61. Parker, Stanley, Councillor 1997-2001 Director View profile
  62. Richard Alan Howard 1997-2001 Director View profile
  63. Ian Evans 1997-1998 Director View profile
  64. Dr Russell Whelan 1997-1999 Director View profile
  65. Frances Nyland 1996-1997 Director View profile
  66. Jane Measures 1996-1998 Director View profile
  67. Anthony Mcgrath 1996-1997 Director View profile
  68. Richard Graham Denyer 1996-2001 Director View profile
  69. John Robert Crampton 1996-1999 Director View profile
  70. Dr Elliot Geoffrey Finer 1996-1998 Director View profile
  71. Barry Mansfield 1996-2001 Director View profile
  72. Geoffrey Richard Wynne 1996-2002 Director View profile
  73. Alan Barriskill Small 1996-2004 Director View profile
  74. Stanley James Hill 1995-1996 Director View profile
  75. Paul Ogden 1994-1997 Director View profile
  76. Temple, Liam, Cllr 1994-1995 Director View profile
  77. Graham Boje 1994-1997 Director View profile
  78. Brian Michael Palmer 1993-1996 Director View profile
  79. Pimblett, Jack, Councillor 1993-1994 Director View profile
  80. John Colin Leslie Cox 1995 Director View profile
  81. Ronald Land 1994 Director View profile
  82. Michael Henry Cuff 1999 Director View profile
  83. Sir Robert Malpas 1994 Director View profile
  84. Raymond Reginald Knowland 1993 Director View profile
  85. Donald Mckinley Elliott 1998 Director View profile
  86. John Stanley Little 1992 Director View profile
  87. Professor Christopher David Garner 1994 Director View profile
  88. Anthony Pryce Foster 1998 Director View profile
  89. John Weaver 1993 Director View profile
  90. Rt Hon Gordon James Oakes 1997 Director View profile
  91. Dr John Josiah Wren 1996 Director View profile
  92. Richard James Duggan 2003 Director View profile
  93. Keith Wood Humphreys 1994 Director View profile
  94. Richard Ingram Lindsell 1992 Director View profile
  95. John Stewart Fraser 1996 Director View profile
  96. Ronald Turton 1992 Director View profile
  97. Cargill, David Edward, Councillor 1997 Director View profile
  98. John Hardie Collins 2003 Director View profile
  99. Olive Smith 1993 Director View profile
  100. Dorothy Christine Allison 2000-2004 Secretary View profile
  101. Roy Coldwell 2000-2023 Secretary View profile
  102. Tracey Mcnaboe 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  103. Gordon Rintoul 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  104. Janice Walton 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities
Incorporated
26/03/1987
Registered office
Widnes
Also a registered charity
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum Trust Limited
Previous names
Halton Chemical Industry Museum Trust Limited (until 16/06/2008)

Financials

Employees
0.3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

5 grants · £599,050 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 · £357,500 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £241,550 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £162,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £79,5502020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £60,1002017-10-30
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £47,4002015-09-23
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £250,0001995-03-21
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.

14 directors on the board

7y median 3.6y
average tenure
19y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (6)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Business services 4Manufacturing 3Other services 3Professional services 2

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
02115913
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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