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The Chicken Shed Theatre Trust

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

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Previous officers 48

  1. Dr Lesley Main 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Martin David Gafsen 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Jacky Griffin 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Jude Tyrrell 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Phoebe Vela-Hitchcox 2018-2025 Director View profile
  6. Berger CBE, Joshua Adam, Mr. 2012-2021 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas James Campsie 2012-2019 Director View profile
  8. Matthew Saul Rose 2011-2025 Director View profile
  9. Soning, Angela Susan Francis, Mrs. 2011-2013 Director View profile
  10. Kate Elizabeth Varah 2010-2016 Director View profile
  11. Jane Paterson-Todd 2010-2011 Director View profile
  12. Derek Harold Granger 2009-2013 Director View profile
  13. Wendy Gail Press 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. Caroline Weston 2008-2011 Director View profile
  15. Ems Magnus 2007-2010 Director View profile
  16. Jeremy Smeeth 2004-2008 Director View profile
  17. Alison Ritchie 2003-2016 Director View profile
  18. Diane Louise Jordan 2002-2007 Director View profile
  19. Christine Hansine Mason 2001-2021 Director View profile
  20. Linda Hoskins 1998-2011 Director View profile
  21. Leonard Richard Lewis 1998-2011 Director View profile
  22. David John Parfitt 1997-2011 Director View profile
  23. Jonathan Sigmund Shalit 1996-1997 Director View profile
  24. Nicholas Anthony Crean 1995-1997 Director View profile
  25. Anne Betty Leonie Sweetbaum-De Vigier 1994-1997 Director View profile
  26. Emma Katherine Marsh 1994-1996 Director View profile
  27. Michael Williams 1992-2001 Director View profile
  28. Sylvia May Coleman 1992-2011 Director View profile
  29. Dame Judith Olivia Dench 1992-2025 Director View profile
  30. Anthony Filby 1992-2006 Director View profile
  31. Lord Peter Garth Palumbo 1992-2001 Director View profile
  32. Trevor Robert Nunn 1992-2019 Director View profile
  33. Martin Mccallum 1992-1997 Director View profile
  34. Dr Nancy Jane Lane 1992-1996 Director View profile
  35. Malcolm Bevan Heyworth 1992-2011 Director View profile
  36. Walter Millsom 1992-2001 Director View profile
  37. Terence Michael Bramble 1992-1996 Director View profile
  38. Janet Suzman 1992-1997 Director View profile
  39. Manus Ward 1992-2011 Director View profile
  40. Stanley Hereward Filby 1992-2000 Director View profile
  41. David Michael Bacon 1992-2013 Director View profile
  42. Josephine Hart 1992-1996 Director View profile
  43. Roger Alan Shane 1992-2013 Director View profile
  44. Richard Roland Seymour Swan 1992-1996 Director View profile
  45. Wendy Shillinglaw 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  46. David Thomas Balcombe 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  47. John Bull 1992-2005 Secretary View profile
  48. Patrick Hugh Stewart Crawley 1992-1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/04/1992
Also a registered charity
The Chicken Shed Theatre Trust

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Chicken Shed Theatre Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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

16 grants · £1,261,338 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 Charity of Sir Richard Whittington · £300,000
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £248,810
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £225,295 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £134,287 (2 grants)
  • Department for Education · £107,458 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £2,8502026-01-29
  • The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington £300,0002024-06-25
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £248,8102023-03-08
  • Department for Work and Pensions £29,8372022-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £99,4222021-08-12
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.

17 directors on the board

10.4y median 7.1y
average tenure
34.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (12)

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.

Business services 13Professional services 7Property 7Finance 6Arts and leisure 4Construction 3Education 3Tech and media 3

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
02705172
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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