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NEW Writing South

Cultural education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 33

  1. Anna Burtt 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. David William Sheppeard 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Petal Therese Felix 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. Amy Zamarripa Solis 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Dr Kathryn Massey 2019-2024 Director View profile
  6. Rebecca Lloyd 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. John David Prebble 2015-2015 Director View profile
  8. Rob Warr 2014-2022 Director View profile
  9. Simon David Richardson 2014-2022 Director View profile
  10. Nina Helen Caplan 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Vanessa Rosemary Gebbie 2014-2022 Director View profile
  12. Christine Harmer Brown 2014-2019 Director View profile
  13. Beatrice Colley 2013-2020 Director View profile
  14. Mary Fitzgerald Allen 2013-2019 Director View profile
  15. Bella Todd 2012-2018 Director View profile
  16. Keiren Phelan 2012-2015 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Mckinnon 2011-2016 Director View profile
  18. Edmund Wood 2010-2011 Director View profile
  19. Stella Kanu 2010-2016 Director View profile
  20. Shane Henderson 2009-2011 Director View profile
  21. Elaine Catherine Mary Steel 2009-2013 Director View profile
  22. Robina Clare Pelham Burn 2008-2009 Director View profile
  23. Desmond Walter Robert Clarke 2008-2009 Director View profile
  24. Andrew Geoffrey Marshall 2007-2010 Director View profile
  25. Mark Charles Hewitt 2007-2013 Director View profile
  26. Sarah Jane Hutchings 2007-2009 Director View profile
  27. Michele Anne D'Acosta 2007-2008 Director View profile
  28. Carole Hayman 2005-2015 Director View profile
  29. Colin Hambrook 2001-2011 Director View profile
  30. Anna Elisabeth Mcgrail 2001-2013 Director View profile
  31. Renata Allen / Retallack 2001-2005 Director View profile
  32. John Prebble 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  33. Christine Taylor 2001-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Cultural education; Artistic creation
Incorporated
07/11/2001
Registered office
Brighton
Also a registered charity
NEW Writing South

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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. NEW Writing South is controlled by Anna Lucia Hayward
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-05-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anna Lucia Hayward.

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

11 grants · £613,271 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 · £452,531 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £125,950 (3 grants)
  • Postcode Society Trust · £25,000
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £7,040 (2 grants)
  • Sussex Community Foundation · £2,750

Most recent

  • Postcode Society Trust £25,0002025-03-31
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £9,9502022-11-09
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £126,4772021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £126,4772020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £73,1002020-04-01
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.

11 directors on the board

2.8y median 1.6y
average tenure
16.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Anna Burtt Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025

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 1Education 1Health and social care 1Other services 1Property 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04318810
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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