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Company · Newcastle upon Tyne

Generator North East Limited

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 40

  1. Neil Graham Bestford 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Chyaro Hylton 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Laura Partridge 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Lauren Sadler 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Hannah Matterson 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Dereck Slater 2017-2025 Director View profile
  7. Stuart James Birkett 2017-2021 Director View profile
  8. Karen Taws 2017-2018 Director View profile
  9. Neil Stephenson 2016-2020 Director View profile
  10. Catherine Johns 2016-2020 Director View profile
  11. Professor Roy Sandbach 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. Kari Owers 2015-2020 Director View profile
  13. Jason John Donald Legget 2014-2020 Director View profile
  14. Stacy Gillian Hall 2010-2015 Director View profile
  15. Damian Paul Baetens 2010-2012 Director View profile
  16. Melanie Shee 2010-2013 Director View profile
  17. Josephine Anne Thornton 2008-2017 Director View profile
  18. Robert White 2008-2013 Director View profile
  19. Claire Louise Dupree 2008-2013 Director View profile
  20. Graham Simon Thrower 2008-2015 Director View profile
  21. Suzanne Goulding 2008-2009 Director View profile
  22. Antony Ronald Wadsworth 2008-2017 Director View profile
  23. James Edward Mawdsley 2008-2020 Director View profile
  24. Richard John Owen 2003-2004 Director View profile
  25. Terence Patrick Hollingworth 2003-2008 Director View profile
  26. Rebecca Ceriowen Elisabeth Owen 2003-2004 Director View profile
  27. Lee Conlon 2001-2001 Director View profile
  28. Steve Hamilton Baker 2001-2002 Director View profile
  29. Ray Laidlaw 2000-2001 Director View profile
  30. Williamson, Mark, Councillor 2000-2001 Director View profile
  31. Philip Browne 2000-2001 Director View profile
  32. Tim Poolan 1999-2002 Director View profile
  33. Joanne Marie Jeffels 1999-2001 Director View profile
  34. Peter Robert Ferry 1998-2002 Director View profile
  35. Adrian Neil Hooper 1998-2000 Director View profile
  36. Thomas Ian Heslop 1998-2000 Director View profile
  37. Simon Brooks 2002-2008 Secretary View profile
  38. Martin Jones 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  39. Edwin Buick 1998-2004 Secretary View profile
  40. Susan Claire Wilkinson 1998-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.; Support activities to performing arts
Incorporated
19/11/1998
Registered office
Newcastle upon Tyne

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Hannah Matterson ceased 2021-05-17
    significant influence · notified 2020-06-01
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Generator North East Limited is controlled by Hannah Matterson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2020-06-01, ceased 2021-05-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hannah Matterson.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£196,156
Total assets
£200,931
Cash
£238,714
Employees
13
Turnover
Not reported (small or 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.

Grants received

13 grants · £1,375,014 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 · £463,580 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £455,910 (2 grants)
  • Youth Music · £421,524 (5 grants)
  • Community Foundation North East · £34,000 (3 grants)

Most recent

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.

11 directors on the board

4.8y median 2.3y
average tenure
23.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Arts and leisure 2Health and social care 2Tech and media 2Education 1Finance 1Manufacturing 1Other services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03670235
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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