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County Durham Arts in Education Agency

Cultural education

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

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Previous officers 13

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Richard Cradock 2024-2025 Director View profile
Ruth Fiona Robson 2014-2024 Director View profile
Sally Dixon 2014-2025 Director View profile
Caroline Mary Murphy 2010-2013 Director View profile
Fiona Margaret O'Connor 2007-2012 Director View profile
Shirley Campbell 2007-2023 Director View profile
Professor Michael Peter Fleming 2003-2022 Director View profile
Roger Anthony Hancock 2001-2010 Director View profile
Paul David James 2000-2010 Director View profile
Brian David Ebbatson 2000-2024 Director View profile
Keith Alexander 2000-2002 Director View profile
Judith Stirk 2000-2020 Director View profile
Caroline Murphy 2000-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Cultural education
Incorporated: 05/07/2000
Registered office: Stanley
Also a registered charity: County Durham Arts in Education Agency

Grants received

10 grants · £578,006 total

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Top funders

Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £418,818 (4 grants)
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £117,108 (2 grants)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £25,700
Point North · £16,380 (3 grants)

Most recent

Paul Hamlyn Foundation £237,0002023-05-09
Paul Hamlyn Foundation £15,7182020-11-11
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £58,5542020-04-01
Paul Hamlyn Foundation £125,0002019-03-13
Point North £4,2502018-10-24

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.

4 directors on the board

Michael Gilbey Director · appointed 2017
Alison Nicholson Director · appointed 2024
Gillian Elizabeth Callaghan Director · appointed 2019
Dr Judy Ann Thomas Director · appointed 2024

5.2y median 4.6y

average tenure

9.3y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Michael Gilbey Director · appointed 2017
Gillian Elizabeth Callaghan Director · appointed 2019

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Michael Gilbey Director · appointed 2017
Alison Nicholson Director · appointed 2024
Gillian Elizabeth Callaghan Director · appointed 2019
Dr Judy Ann Thomas Director · appointed 2024

also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Sally Dixon Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2025

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together
No director brings board experience from anywhere else
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 04027621
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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