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

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Previous officers 29

  1. Mary Lyon Oliver 2019-2026 Director View profile
  2. Ian Michael Metcalfe 2018-2024 Director View profile
  3. Richard Sobey 2017-2019 Director View profile
  4. Polly Anna Gifford 2017-2025 Director View profile
  5. Thomas William Wheatley Clarke 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. Katherina Dimcheva Radeva-Jenner 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Michael Gerard Noonan 2014-2025 Director View profile
  8. Christopher John Humphrey 2014-2015 Director View profile
  9. Martin John Kimberley 2011-2017 Director View profile
  10. Adele Julia Keeley 2011-2018 Director View profile
  11. Jane Susan Rigler 2011-2014 Director View profile
  12. Jane Susan Rigler 2011-2021 Director View profile
  13. Christopher James Huxley 2009-2015 Director View profile
  14. Amy Parry 2009-2010 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Charles Boyd Horitz 2005-2011 Director View profile
  16. Forest Richard Tamblyn Paget 2005-2007 Director View profile
  17. Suzanne Veronica Hume 2004-2006 Director View profile
  18. Helen Jane Donaldson 2003-2008 Director View profile
  19. Colin Ian Stewart 2003-2005 Director View profile
  20. Debbie Louise Inman 2001-2004 Director View profile
  21. Rosalyn Jane Huxley 2000-2004 Director View profile
  22. Kathleen Jean Sebag Montefiore 2000-2007 Director View profile
  23. Jessica Charity Marklew 1999-2000 Director View profile
  24. Joanna Mary Morland 1999-2001 Director View profile
  25. Carolyn Paine 1998-2009 Director View profile
  26. Christopher Michael Noble 1997-1998 Director View profile
  27. Jane Caroline White 1997-2004 Director View profile
  28. Stephen John Bishop 1997-1998 Director View profile
  29. Caroline Louise Suri 2001-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/09/1997
Also a registered charity
Activate Performing Arts

Grants received

12 grants · £1,649,222 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £907,454 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £349,063 (2 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £284,388
  • BBC Children in Need · £59,260 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £39,100

Most recent

  • BBC Children in Need £5002022-10-20
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £284,3882022-10-13
  • BBC Children in Need £29,9602021-07-30
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £284,3882020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £59,4282020-04-01
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

5.6y median 2.9y
average tenure
21.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (5)

1
also govern a charity

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 3Health and social care 1Professional 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

  • 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
03439777
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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