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Dance East

Cultural education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 52

  1. Dr Christopher John Gribble 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Ann Mary Wixley 2017-2019 Director View profile
  3. Gary Christopher Avis 2015-2026 Director View profile
  4. Richard Wallace Pye 2014-2021 Director View profile
  5. Richard John Chaplin 2012-2021 Director View profile
  6. Robert Charles Gough 2012-2019 Director View profile
  7. Caroline Louise Mccormick 2010-2012 Director View profile
  8. Andrea Judith Hill 2010-2011 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Peter Schwer 2010-2012 Director View profile
  10. Martyn Craig Rose 2010-2013 Director View profile
  11. Frederick Herman Goetzen 2010-2015 Director View profile
  12. Brendan Joseph Keaney 2009-2013 Director View profile
  13. Anne Maria Gordon 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. Anthony Victor Hilton 2009-2021 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Michael Carter 2008-2016 Director View profile
  16. Kingsley Saman Jayasekera 2007-2012 Director View profile
  17. Hana Beatrice Yamato Loftus 2007-2017 Director View profile
  18. John Clay 2007-2008 Director View profile
  19. Edward Nixon 2006-2007 Director View profile
  20. James Daniel Hehir 2005-2009 Director View profile
  21. Roland Sharp 2005-2010 Director View profile
  22. David Harris 2005-2006 Director View profile
  23. Nina Finbow 2004-2010 Director View profile
  24. Frank Stone 2004-2007 Director View profile
  25. Heather Newill 2004-2010 Director View profile
  26. Lizzie Fargher 2003-2024 Director View profile
  27. Sally Scott 2003-2006 Director View profile
  28. Edward Geoffrey Mason 2003-2005 Director View profile
  29. Lyn Mary Goleby 2003-2010 Director View profile
  30. Cordelia Jane Rushby 2002-2005 Director View profile
  31. Nelson Jose Fernandez 2002-2006 Director View profile
  32. Kate Emma Bannister 2001-2004 Director View profile
  33. Kate Gowar 2001-2005 Director View profile
  34. Jacqueline Edith Rayner 2001-2003 Director View profile
  35. Jeremy Osborne 2001-2006 Director View profile
  36. Peter Bolton 2000-2002 Director View profile
  37. Niki Crane 2000-2000 Director View profile
  38. Sophie Hansen 1999-2001 Director View profile
  39. Cynthia Harvey-Murphy 1999-2004 Director View profile
  40. Tony Beck 1999-2000 Director View profile
  41. Alan Godfrey Swerdlow 1999-2003 Director View profile
  42. Dr David John Dougan 1999-2003 Director View profile
  43. Roger Deakin 1997-1999 Director View profile
  44. Loesje Vere Sanders 1997-2001 Director View profile
  45. Rachel Mary Parslew 1997-1999 Director View profile
  46. Dr Scilla Ann Dyke 1997-1999 Director View profile
  47. Ian Chance 1997-2001 Director View profile
  48. Anthony Thompson 1997-2001 Director View profile
  49. Mark Philip Ledger 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  50. Kevin Ashley Howard 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  51. Fiona Jane Mason 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  52. John Coventry Chesworth 1997-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Cultural education; Performing arts; Artistic creation; Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
11/11/1997
Registered office
Ipswich
Also a registered charity
Dance East

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Dance East on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 other companies 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

8 grants · £1,623,154 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 · £932,590 (3 grants)
  • Department for Education · £355,564 (2 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £275,000 (2 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £60,000

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £270,0002024-02-09
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £5,0002024-01-29
  • Department for Education £166,9042023-04-01
  • Department for Education £188,6602022-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £825,0602020-04-01
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

8.3y median 6y
average tenure
18.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Professional services 2Business 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03463592
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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