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Harrogate Festival Development LTD

Support activities to performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Brian Keith De Vere 2013-2014 Director View profile
  2. Dr Jill Katherine Adam 2011-2014 Director View profile
  3. Peter Hugh Blackburn 2005-2013 Director View profile
  4. David Arthur Haxby 2004-2013 Director View profile
  5. Philip Martin Gerrard 2001-2004 Director View profile
  6. John Thomas Hardy 2001-2004 Director View profile
  7. Paul Louis Cole 1994-1999 Director View profile
  8. Frank Graham Sunderland 1991-2001 Director View profile
  9. David Arthur Salter 1991-2013 Director View profile
  10. Alison Frances Blake Portlock 1991-1998 Director View profile
  11. Kathleen Ruth Culver 1991-1994 Director View profile
  12. William Francis Culver-Dodds 1991-2008 Secretary View profile
  13. Philip Charles Harnden 1991-1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Support activities to performing arts
Incorporated
21/03/1991
Registered office
Harrogate
Previous names
North Yorkshire Cultural Events Limited (until 23/05/2015)

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.

Group

  1. Harrogate Festival Development LTD is controlled by Sharon Marie Canavar
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sharon Marie Canavar.

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.

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.

2 directors on the board

15.1y median 15.1y
average tenure
17.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Finance 1Other services 1Retail and trade 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02593892
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/07/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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