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Play to the Crowd

Performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 56

  1. Lynne Lockyer 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. Lorraine Cheshire 2021-2026 Director View profile
  3. Sho Shibata 2021-2026 Director View profile
  4. Cara Lindsey Honey 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Jennifer Lynne Williamson 2019-2019 Director View profile
  6. Sarah Michelle Drewery 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Anthony Peter Arkwright 2017-2025 Director View profile
  8. Stephen John Gates 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Sarah Wilson-White 2017-2018 Director View profile
  10. Tamzin Diana Sallis 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. Geoff Curran 2015-2018 Director View profile
  12. David John Hill 2014-2021 Director View profile
  13. Yinnon Ezra MBE Ma Frsa 2013-2021 Director View profile
  14. Paul Dudley Lewis 2013-2015 Director View profile
  15. Sheila Mary Siddall 2013-2016 Director View profile
  16. Stallard, Patricia Grace, Councillor Mrs 2013-2017 Director View profile
  17. Ronald Leonard Meekings 2013-2017 Director View profile
  18. Nigel Roger Melly 2011-2017 Director View profile
  19. Mary Margaret Dawson 2011-2017 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Jonathan Waring 2011-2013 Director View profile
  21. Bernard John Sully 2011-2017 Director View profile
  22. Iain Harfield Steel 2010-2017 Director View profile
  23. Helen Jex 2009-2015 Director View profile
  24. Fodfrey Lyton Brandt 2008-2010 Director View profile
  25. Claire Marie Williams 2008-2013 Director View profile
  26. Nicholas Paul Day 2007-2014 Director View profile
  27. Professor Anthony Stephen Dean 2007-2010 Director View profile
  28. Peter William Brian Barber 2005-2013 Director View profile
  29. Nigel William Bradshaw 2005-2006 Director View profile
  30. Anne Hollamby 2005-2008 Director View profile
  31. Sarah Chadbourne 2005-2011 Director View profile
  32. Professor Christopher Mark Dirham Turner 2005-2007 Director View profile
  33. John Stuart Stream 2004-2005 Director View profile
  34. Dennis Leslie John Hall 2004-2010 Director View profile
  35. Clive Robert Burgess 2003-2005 Director View profile
  36. Peter Joseph Spelman 2003-2009 Director View profile
  37. Gaynor Ann Davies 2003-2008 Director View profile
  38. Jonathan Thomas Brown 2001-2003 Director View profile
  39. Stuart Mark Griffiths OBE 2001-2004 Director View profile
  40. Rice, Alan William, Councillor 1999-2013 Director View profile
  41. Charles Edward Bracken 1999-2001 Director View profile
  42. Michael John Adams 1999-2003 Director View profile
  43. Pierce Brunt 1999-2005 Director View profile
  44. Noel Margaret Jones 1999-2001 Director View profile
  45. Sallie Diana Mason 1999-2004 Director View profile
  46. Kate Barrington 1999-2003 Director View profile
  47. Verena Ilse Cornwall 1999-1999 Director View profile
  48. Hannah Elizabeth Garriock 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  49. Jo Marlow 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  50. Anita White 2011-2020 Secretary View profile
  51. Fiona Burn 2004-2011 Secretary View profile
  52. Nicolas Young 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  53. John Stream 2002-2002 Secretary View profile
  54. Jonathan David Monkcom 2000-2004 Secretary View profile
  55. James William Mildmay Taljaard 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  56. Michael Anthony Fuller 1999-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Performing arts; Support activities to performing arts; Artistic creation; Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
18/01/1999
Registered office
Winchester
Also a registered charity
Play to the Crowd
Previous names
The Live Theatre Winchester Trust (until 10/09/2019)

Ownership

Owned by (11) 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.

Group

  1. Play to the Crowd is controlled by Mary Margaret Dawson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-10-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mary Margaret Dawson.

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

12 grants · £993,933 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 · £956,779 (8 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £19,900 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £17,254 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £79,7022023-02-02
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £136,6272021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £109,5672021-10-22
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £136,6272020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £219,1342020-04-01
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.

12 directors on the board

4.1y median 3.6y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Hospitality 3Arts and leisure 2Finance 2Other services 2Professional services 2Education 1Transport 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
03696681
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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