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The Bluecoat

Artistic creation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 54

  1. Melanie Lewis 2018-2018 Director View profile
  2. Jamie Eastman 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. Ralph Hendrik Frank Bullivant 2017-2025 Director View profile
  4. Peter Malcolm Mearns 2016-2025 Director View profile
  5. Kelly Susan Salvoni 2015-2023 Director View profile
  6. Edward Francis Berg 2015-2023 Director View profile
  7. Daniel Hugo Seton Stinson 2013-2022 Director View profile
  8. Michael Stuart Furniss 2012-2018 Director View profile
  9. Cyril Harold Aston Powell 2011-2019 Director View profile
  10. Dr Emmanuel Matan 2011-2019 Director View profile
  11. Angela Anne Anderson 2011-2018 Director View profile
  12. Amy Louisa De Joia 2011-2019 Director View profile
  13. Robert Edward Corbett 2010-2018 Director View profile
  14. Paul Robertson Sherratt 2010-2011 Director View profile
  15. Alison Sarah Gow 2009-2010 Director View profile
  16. Peter Simon Jenkinson 2008-2010 Director View profile
  17. Susan Rowledge Harrison 2007-2016 Director View profile
  18. Rachel Higham 2006-2014 Director View profile
  19. Anuradha Banerjee 2005-2006 Director View profile
  20. Taher Ali Qassim 2005-2009 Director View profile
  21. Joanna Hargreaves 2004-2012 Director View profile
  22. Maureen Royce 2004-2012 Director View profile
  23. Marc Vernon Collett 2004-2012 Director View profile
  24. Dr David Fleming 2004-2009 Director View profile
  25. Lindsey Fryer 2004-2012 Director View profile
  26. Iain James Grant 2002-2009 Director View profile
  27. Stephen Brinley Thomas 2002-2010 Director View profile
  28. Nina Clare Edge 2001-2003 Director View profile
  29. Ruth Vivienne Gould 2000-2009 Director View profile
  30. Stephen Bennett 1999-2003 Director View profile
  31. David William Ramsey 1999-2003 Director View profile
  32. James Wes Wilkie 1995-1999 Director View profile
  33. Isabel Mary Robertson 1995-1998 Director View profile
  34. Jeremy Andrew Nicholls 1994-2003 Director View profile
  35. Peter George Fairhurst 1993-2003 Director View profile
  36. Austin Callagham 1993-1995 Director View profile
  37. John Frederick Norbury 1995 Director View profile
  38. Alison Edis 2006 Director View profile
  39. Susanne Burns 1995 Director View profile
  40. David Michael Heal 1993 Director View profile
  41. Gilbert Henry Jamieson 1993 Director View profile
  42. Simon Charles Ryder 2008 Director View profile
  43. David Nathan Fishel 1993 Director View profile
  44. Edward Frances Berg 2001 Director View profile
  45. Charles Metcalfe 2003 Director View profile
  46. Muhammed Khahl Eugene Samuel Lange 1993 Director View profile
  47. Stephen Grey 1993 Director View profile
  48. Susan Joan Baker 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  49. Stephen Charles Mahon 2008-2011 Secretary View profile
  50. Christopher Dixon 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  51. Catherine Lisa Wood 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  52. Michael William Bourne 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  53. Ian Russell Short 1998-2006 Secretary View profile
  54. Alexander Hurley 2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Artistic creation; Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
21/04/1988
Registered office
Liverpool
Also a registered charity
The Bluecoat
Previous names
Bluecoat Arts Centre Limited (until 06/02/2008)

Grants received

17 grants · £3,738,178 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,330,300 (9 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £717,596 (4 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £680,000
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £5,295 (2 grants)
  • Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside · £4,987

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £680,0002024-02-09
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £210,6962023-11-02
  • Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside £4,9872023-08-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £173,6482022-03-14
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £495,8462021-12-13
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
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

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.

Education 2Professional services 2Health and social care 1Hospitality 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02246627
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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