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Cartoon ART Trust Limited

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

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Previous officers 35

  1. Dr Christopher Mark Bryant 2018-2021 Director View profile
  2. Sheila Mary O'Connell 2015-2022 Director View profile
  3. Spink, JR., Shepard Colegrove 2014-2025 Director View profile
  4. Valerie Bott 2014-2018 Director View profile
  5. Patrick Brian Holden 2012-2017 Director View profile
  6. Terence Peter Hughes 2010-2013 Director View profile
  7. Timothy Hugh Wilson 2010-2015 Director View profile
  8. Elizabeth Mary Purves 2009-2012 Director View profile
  9. Charles Samuel Anderson 2009-2019 Director View profile
  10. Martin George Edmund Rowson 2004-2023 Director View profile
  11. Paul Ffolkes Davis 2003-2012 Director View profile
  12. Rt Hon Lord Kenneth Wilfred Baker 2003-2022 Director View profile
  13. Patricia Ann Huntley 2000-2012 Director View profile
  14. Elaine Margaret Paintin 1999-2003 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Maurice Kemp 1997-1999 Director View profile
  16. Thomas Alan Bailey 1997-1999 Director View profile
  17. Oliver Nicholas Preston 1996-2025 Director View profile
  18. Lionel Shaun Lambourne 1995-1999 Director View profile
  19. Nicholas Garland 1994-1995 Director View profile
  20. Posy Simmonds 1994-1994 Director View profile
  21. David John Kingsley 1994-2001 Director View profile
  22. Paul Henry Joseph Goldman 1993-2009 Director View profile
  23. Kevin Mitchell Garnett 1993-2004 Director View profile
  24. Virginia Anne Morgan-Grenville 1993-1997 Director View profile
  25. Diana Katharine Willis 2003 Director View profile
  26. Simon Heneage 1994 Director View profile
  27. Amanda Jane Doran 2013 Director View profile
  28. Mel Calman 1994 Director View profile
  29. John Jensen 1993 Director View profile
  30. Oliver Nicolas Preston 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  31. Michael Stanley Russell 2015-2023 Secretary View profile
  32. Stephanie Potter MBE 2013-2021 Secretary View profile
  33. David Edward Padbury 1999-2012 Secretary View profile
  34. David George Clark 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  35. Douglas John Wood 1993-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/08/1988
Also a registered charity
Cartoon ART Trust Limited

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Oliver Nicholas Preston ceased 2025-03-18
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-12-07

Group

  1. Cartoon ART Trust Limited is controlled by Oliver Nicholas Preston
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-12-07, ceased 2025-03-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Oliver Nicholas Preston.

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

3 grants · £283,000 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 · £263,000 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002024-12-05
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £98,7002020-07-06
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £164,3002014-09-30
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.

9 directors on the board

4.1y median 3.6y
average tenure
11.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (6)

0
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 2Retail and trade 2Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Other services 1Property 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
02290200
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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