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The Puppet Centre Trust

The Puppet Centre Trust is an active UK company (number 03185339), incorporated 1996, with 6 current directors including Hugh James Kimm Purves and Alicia Britt. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 31

  1. Roxana Haynes 2017-2018 Director View profile
  2. Adam Charles Bennett 2015-2017 Director View profile
  3. Katherine Elizabeth Anderson 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. Roger Anthony Mccann 2012-2013 Director View profile
  5. Susan Lyn Buckmaster 2012-2017 Director View profile
  6. Mervyn Charles Hartley Millar 2010-2024 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Andre Novy 2006-2010 Director View profile
  8. Jessica Bowles 2003-2014 Director View profile
  9. Dr Mark William Fraser Down 2003-2003 Director View profile
  10. Catherine Jane Connolly 2002-2008 Director View profile
  11. Professor Anthony Stephen Dean 2001-2015 Director View profile
  12. Glen Alexander 2001-2001 Director View profile
  13. John Alan Alexander Field 2001-2002 Director View profile
  14. Brian Leslie Hibbitt 1999-2015 Director View profile
  15. Martin Goodman 1999-2001 Director View profile
  16. Desmond Ian Turner 1999-2001 Director View profile
  17. Roderick Marcus Burnett 1999-2001 Director View profile
  18. Keith Granville Allen 1997-2002 Director View profile
  19. Peter Charlton 1997-2012 Director View profile
  20. Clive Chandler 1997-2001 Director View profile
  21. Vanessa Graham 1997-1999 Director View profile
  22. John Lawrence Phillips 1996-1998 Director View profile
  23. Glyn William Edwards 1996-1996 Director View profile
  24. Rachel Anne Riggs 1996-2001 Director View profile
  25. Penelope Ann Francis 1996-2015 Director View profile
  26. Mary Frances Edwards 1996-1996 Director View profile
  27. Timothy Gerald Webb 1996-1997 Director View profile
  28. David Lewis Bennett 1996-1998 Director View profile
  29. Antonia Rubinstein 1996-1999 Director View profile
  30. Katie Richardson 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  31. Allyson Jane Kirk 1996-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/04/1996
Also a registered charity
The Puppet Centre Trust

Financials

Net assets
£6,941
Total assets
£7,241
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

6 directors on the board

7.1y median 5.9y
average tenure
15.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

1
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
03185339
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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