Company · Hereford
The Courtyard Trust
Operation of arts facilities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Anna Louise MillwardDirector · since 2025
- Ian John Baker-HedgesDirector · since 2025
- Emma Lucy ForrestDirector · since 2023
- Julia Mary HayesDirector · since 2023
- Laura Louise GaleDirector · since 2023
- Paul Nicholas StevensDirector · since 2023
- Matthew Richard BakerDirector · since 2022
- Laura Jayne RichardsonDirector · since 2022
- Ian ArcherSecretary · since 2013
Previous officers 57
- Damian John Etheraads 2025-2026 View profile
- Michelle Ruth Cooper 2023-2024 View profile
- David Fowler 2019-2022 View profile
- Fiona Sampson 2018-2020 View profile
- Dr Catherine Nnenna Chima-Okereke 2018-2022 View profile
- Bruce Howard Freeman 2018-2026 View profile
- Alison Martina Palfrey 2016-2024 View profile
- Stephanie Marie Allen 2016-2023 View profile
- Joanna Kate Cobb 2016-2022 View profile
- Stephen Paul Liddle 2016-2025 View profile
- Lisa Weaver 2015-2017 View profile
- Richard Heatly 2015-2017 View profile
- Joanna Elizabeth Marshall 2014-2015 View profile
- Michael George Sharp 2013-2018 View profile
- Polly Ernest 2012-2017 View profile
- Tom Mcewen 2012-2021 View profile
- Peter Sinclair-Knipe 2011-2015 View profile
- Nicklas Price Nenadich 2011-2015 View profile
- Roger Philip Morgan 2008-2019 View profile
- Clive Richard Wilson 2008-2015 View profile
- Michael St George 2008-2012 View profile
- John Hutcheson Ruell Goodwin 2007-2011 View profile
- Smith, Richard Herman, Councillor 2007-2010 View profile
- Nigel Stephen Lomax Maud 2007-2008 View profile
- Fenella Mary Tyler 2007-2012 View profile
- Stuart Paul Gent 2005-2007 View profile
- Dr Alastair Thomas King 2005-2006 View profile
- John Stone 2005-2007 View profile
- John Drayton Hedges 2005-2007 View profile
- Susan Ferelith Madelaine Harries 2003-2008 View profile
- Hugh Buckler Guill 2003-2005 View profile
- Paul Martin Warwick 2003-2009 View profile
- Dr Ian Peter Hine 2003-2016 View profile
- Roy Vincent Stockton 2003-2005 View profile
- June Patricia French 2003-2007 View profile
- Margaret Irene Thomas 2002-2009 View profile
- Cathryn Jane Raven 2001-2006 View profile
- Judith Ann Freeman 2001-2003 View profile
- Stephen Bernard Tommey 2000-2003 View profile
- Monique Marcella Frederique Heijn 2000-2003 View profile
- John Kennish Rudgard 1998-2000 View profile
- Susan Mary Roberts 1998-2003 View profile
- Terence Morgan James 1998-2003 View profile
- Michael John Kimbery 1998-2003 View profile
- Christopher Frederick Green 1997-2019 View profile
- Alick Rowe 1997-1998 View profile
- Roger Martin Temple 1997-2014 View profile
- Mike Tomkins 1997-2003 View profile
- Susan Embrey 1997-2000 View profile
- Catherine Doris Gundy 1997-2001 View profile
- Anthony William Bishop 1997-2004 View profile
- Robin Price 1997-2003 View profile
- Simon Nicholas Scott 2013-2013 View profile
- Kate Helen La Barre 2008-2015 View profile
- Martyn John Green 2004-2013 View profile
- Sally Anthea Pugh 1998-2004 View profile
- Hilary Preedy 1997-1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of arts facilities
- Incorporated
- 24/03/1997
- Registered office
- Hereford
- Also a registered charity
- The Courtyard Trust
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Courtyard 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
15 grants · £1,984,186 total360Giving 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,455,857 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £465,954 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £33,000 (2 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £27,075 (2 grants)
- Herefordshire Community Foundation · £2,300
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
8 directors on the board
- Anna Louise Millward Director · appointed 2025
- Emma Lucy Forrest Director · appointed 2023
- Matthew Richard Baker Director · appointed 2022
- Laura Jayne Richardson Director · appointed 2022
- Julia Mary Hayes Director · appointed 2023
- Ian John Baker-Hedges Director · appointed 2025
- Laura Louise Gale Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Nicholas Stevens Director · appointed 2023
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Emma Lucy Forrest Director · appointed 2023
- Julia Mary Hayes Director · appointed 2023
- Ian John Baker-Hedges Director · appointed 2025
- Laura Louise Gale Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (4)
- Anna Louise Millward Director · appointed 2025
- Matthew Richard Baker Director · appointed 2022
- Laura Jayne Richardson Director · appointed 2022
- Paul Nicholas Stevens Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Stephen Paul Liddle Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
- Damian John Etheraads Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Bruce Howard Freeman Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03342581
- 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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