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Company · Huddersfield

Dark Horse Theatre

Performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Sameena Hussain 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Claire Elaine Morris 2017-2023 Director View profile
  3. Peter James Hunt 2014-2022 Director View profile
  4. Clive Duncan 2013-2016 Director View profile
  5. Valerie Ann Javin 2011-2025 Director View profile
  6. Simon Jonathan Leslie Spruce 2010-2013 Director View profile
  7. Supriya Nagarajan 2008-2011 Director View profile
  8. Michael Clayton Smith 2007-2016 Director View profile
  9. Ogle, Catherine, Canon 2006-2010 Director View profile
  10. Zoe Adele Bawn 2005-2009 Director View profile
  11. David Smith 2005-2013 Director View profile
  12. Lesley Elaine Jackson 2004-2020 Director View profile
  13. Zoe Carol Graham 2004-2006 Director View profile
  14. Beth Partridge 2004-2009 Director View profile
  15. Kevin James Jamieson 2003-2007 Director View profile
  16. Louise Tilley 2003-2008 Director View profile
  17. David Stuart Holmes 2003-2004 Director View profile
  18. Stephen Dele Okunowo 2003-2004 Director View profile
  19. Teresa Mary Butler 2001-2006 Director View profile
  20. Peter Anthony Taylor 2001-2004 Director View profile
  21. Geoffrey Thomas Alvy 2000-2005 Director View profile
  22. Steven John Pollitt 2000-2003 Director View profile
  23. Kevin James Jebson 2000-2000 Director View profile
  24. Lawrence Michael Baylin 2000-2006 Director View profile
  25. Jan Hinde 2000-2003 Director View profile
  26. Lynda Hornsby 2009-2023 Secretary View profile
  27. Antony Sharpe 2009-2009 Secretary View profile
  28. Maggie Mcewan 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  29. Jonathan Mark Palmer 2000-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Performing arts; Artistic creation
Incorporated
15/06/2000
Registered office
Huddersfield
Also a registered charity
Dark Horse Theatre
Previous names
Full Body and the Voice Limited (until 23/03/2012)

Grants received

8 grants · £340,904 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 Community Fund · £255,436 (4 grants)
  • Rank Foundation · £30,442
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £25,026
  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £20,000
  • The Clothworkers Foundation · £10,000

Most recent

  • The Clothworkers Foundation £10,0002025-12-01
  • Rank Foundation £30,4422024-09-25
  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust £20,0002024-07-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £126,9522023-07-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,9902022-02-25
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

4.4y median 0.7y
average tenure
14.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

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 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
04015695
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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