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Dead Earnest Theatre

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 14

  1. Kathryn Michelle Gillibrand 2008-2012 Director View profile
  2. Darren Lee Topp 2005-2006 Director View profile
  3. Mark Owen Powell 2004-2014 Director View profile
  4. Ivan Patrick Appelqvist 2004-2018 Director View profile
  5. Peter Billingham 1997-2004 Director View profile
  6. Professor Philip Roberts 1997-1998 Director View profile
  7. Colin William Sutherill 1997-2008 Director View profile
  8. Neil Adleman 1996-2012 Director View profile
  9. Elaine Ingram 1996-2008 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Armstrong 1996-2004 Director View profile
  11. Maureen Barry 1996-2015 Director View profile
  12. Felicitie Ann Barnes 1996-2005 Director View profile
  13. John Stanley Bull 1996-1997 Director View profile
  14. Blue Merrick 2015-2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/04/1996
Also a registered charity
Dead Earnest Theatre

Financials

Net assets
£37,983
Total assets
£37,983
Cash
£38,590
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £14,031 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 Community Fund · £14,031 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,5552007-10-30
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,4762005-04-15
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

14.9y median 11.4y
average tenure
30.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Business 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
03184125
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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