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Company · Stratford

Theatre Workshop Trust

Other service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Paul O'Leary 2017-2025 Director View profile
  2. Baroness Margaret Eve Hodge 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. Murray Melvin 2006-2023 Director View profile
  4. Sally Anne Banks 1996-2016 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Walter Treagus 1996-2005 Director View profile
  6. Kenneth Ernest Cyril Hill 1993-1995 Director View profile
  7. Joan Maude Littlewood 1993-2002 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
25/05/1993
Registered office
Stratford
Also a registered charity
Theatre Workshop Trust

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Peter Rankin ceased 2023-05-25
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Margaret Eve Hodge ceased 2023-05-25
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-04-01
  • Paul O'Leary ceased 2023-05-25
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mark John Pritchard ceased 2023-05-25
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Murray Melvin ceased 2023-04-14
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-04-01

Group

  1. Theatre Workshop Trust is controlled by Peter Rankin
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-04-01, ceased 2023-05-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Rankin.

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.

4 directors on the board

11.3y median 5.6y
average tenure
31.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
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 1Other services 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02821031
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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