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Sharpe's Pottery Heritage and Arts Trust Limited

Museums activities

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Previous officers 76

  1. Stevie Bea 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Kathryn Duggins 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Steven James Frost 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Rebecca Rose King 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Ian Charles Bottrill 2020-2025 Director View profile
  6. Nicola Louise Lees 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Rosemary Abigail Waite 2020-2020 Director View profile
  8. Virginia Pilkington 2020-2020 Director View profile
  9. David Charles Angliss 2020-2020 Director View profile
  10. Andrew John Brady 2019-2020 Director View profile
  11. Maria Picken 2019-2021 Director View profile
  12. Julie Elizabeth Patten 2018-2020 Director View profile
  13. Emma Siobhan Barnett 2018-2019 Director View profile
  14. Caroline Susan Hart 2017-2018 Director View profile
  15. Joy Smith 2017-2018 Director View profile
  16. Stephanie Louise Nield 2017-2018 Director View profile
  17. Pamela June Usher 2017-2019 Director View profile
  18. Kim Angela Coe 2017-2021 Director View profile
  19. Darren Paul Perry 2016-2018 Director View profile
  20. Anthony Trevor Hurrell 2016-2019 Director View profile
  21. Rosetta Callaghan 2015-2016 Director View profile
  22. Patrick Murray 2015-2017 Director View profile
  23. Dr Hilary Justine Coyle 2015-2019 Director View profile
  24. William Maxwell Whitaker 2015-2025 Director View profile
  25. Julie Dawn Batten 2015-2025 Director View profile
  26. Kalila Fiona Storey 2014-2016 Director View profile
  27. Smith, Peter Henry, Councillor 2013-2015 Director View profile
  28. Christopher Walker 2013-2015 Director View profile
  29. Michael Anthony Stanton 2013-2020 Director View profile
  30. John Patrick Harrison 2011-2020 Director View profile
  31. Henry Marshall Timms 2011-2016 Director View profile
  32. Robert James Wheeler 2011-2018 Director View profile
  33. Gill Ann Farrington 2010-2011 Director View profile
  34. Stuart Keith Foster 2010-2019 Director View profile
  35. Keith Gilliver 2009-2016 Director View profile
  36. Richard John Spencer 2009-2015 Director View profile
  37. Bale, Michael John Palmer, Councillor 2009-2013 Director View profile
  38. Lemmon, John Lawrence, Councillor 2008-2014 Director View profile
  39. Louise Charlotte Cronje 2008-2008 Director View profile
  40. Sheila Cato 2008-2008 Director View profile
  41. Martyn Ford 2007-2008 Director View profile
  42. Hilary Justine Coyle 2007-2010 Director View profile
  43. Peter John Wilkins 2006-2007 Director View profile
  44. Lesley Gwenda Whitaker 2005-2014 Director View profile
  45. Ian Christopher Philliskirk 2005-2018 Director View profile
  46. Monica Joan Hudson 2005-2013 Director View profile
  47. Joan Patricia Paling 2005-2007 Director View profile
  48. James Anthony Williamson 2004-2014 Director View profile
  49. John Ernest Theobald 2004-2005 Director View profile
  50. Sarah Jayne Brockway 2004-2005 Director View profile
  51. Gillian Joan Swindell 2003-2015 Director View profile
  52. Christopher John Bailey 2003-2008 Director View profile
  53. Kevin John Richards 2003-2006 Director View profile
  54. Ronald Fredrick Lane 2003-2019 Director View profile
  55. Hood, Francis Roy, Councillor 2003-2004 Director View profile
  56. Beverley May Parker 2002-2003 Director View profile
  57. Keith Brealey 2002-2007 Director View profile
  58. Barbara Foster 2000-2003 Director View profile
  59. Polly Jemison 2000-2003 Director View profile
  60. Janet Irene Bamber 2000-2006 Director View profile
  61. Harrington, Kenneth, Councillor 1999-2005 Director View profile
  62. Jean Mead 1999-2011 Director View profile
  63. Peter Yates 1999-2003 Director View profile
  64. Michael Ronald Lauro 1999-2003 Director View profile
  65. Tony Freeman 1999-2008 Director View profile
  66. Maria Rose 1999-2004 Director View profile
  67. Graham Nutt 1999-2017 Director View profile
  68. David Ash 1999-2015 Director View profile
  69. Brian Hudson 1999-2004 Director View profile
  70. Josiah Ford 1999-2002 Director View profile
  71. Clyde Dissington 1999-2008 Director View profile
  72. John Spencer Oake 1999-2008 Director View profile
  73. Robin Gray 1999-2004 Director View profile
  74. Janet Spavold 1999-2002 Director View profile
  75. David Moyle 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  76. Neville John Girdwood Drury 1999-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Museums activities; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
05/08/1999
Registered office
Swadlincote
Also a registered charity
Sharpe's Pottery Heritage and Arts Trust Limited

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Ronald Fredrick Lane ceased 2019-04-30
    significant influence · notified 2018-07-29
  • John Patrick Harrison ceased 2020-06-15
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-05-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kim Angela Coe ceased 2021-01-11
    appoints directors · notified 2020-07-10

Group

  1. Sharpe's Pottery Heritage and Arts Trust Limited is controlled by Ronald Fredrick Lane
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2018-07-29, ceased 2019-04-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ronald Fredrick Lane.

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 · £1,215,450 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,135,100 (5 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £80,350 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £44,7002020-10-14
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £2,4502020-10-14
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £33,2002020-10-14
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £28,5002020-08-17
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £60,0002018-05-17
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.

7 directors on the board

4.3y median 3.9y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

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 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03820001
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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