Company · Brighton
NEW Writing South
Cultural education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Kay Samantha DaveyDirector · since 2026
- Allegra Kirsten Johanna ChapmanDirector · since 2026
- Richard Stuart PoffleyDirector · since 2026
- Melissa Jane PerkinsDirector · since 2026
- Jacqueline Marie MendozaDirector · since 2026
- Christopher Luke JamesDirector · since 2024
- Monika RichardsDirector · since 2023
- Abigail Rebecca FellowsDirector · since 2023
- Anna Lucia HaywardDirector · since 2023
- Vedrana VelickovicDirector · since 2022
- Clare Philippa ChristianDirector · since 2010
- Lesley Ellen WoodSecretary · since 2016
Previous officers 33
- Anna Burtt 2023-2025 View profile
- David William Sheppeard 2023-2024 View profile
- Petal Therese Felix 2020-2025 View profile
- Amy Zamarripa Solis 2019-2022 View profile
- Dr Kathryn Massey 2019-2024 View profile
- Rebecca Lloyd 2019-2021 View profile
- John David Prebble 2015-2015 View profile
- Rob Warr 2014-2022 View profile
- Simon David Richardson 2014-2022 View profile
- Nina Helen Caplan 2014-2017 View profile
- Vanessa Rosemary Gebbie 2014-2022 View profile
- Christine Harmer Brown 2014-2019 View profile
- Beatrice Colley 2013-2020 View profile
- Mary Fitzgerald Allen 2013-2019 View profile
- Bella Todd 2012-2018 View profile
- Keiren Phelan 2012-2015 View profile
- Andrew Mckinnon 2011-2016 View profile
- Edmund Wood 2010-2011 View profile
- Stella Kanu 2010-2016 View profile
- Shane Henderson 2009-2011 View profile
- Elaine Catherine Mary Steel 2009-2013 View profile
- Robina Clare Pelham Burn 2008-2009 View profile
- Desmond Walter Robert Clarke 2008-2009 View profile
- Andrew Geoffrey Marshall 2007-2010 View profile
- Mark Charles Hewitt 2007-2013 View profile
- Sarah Jane Hutchings 2007-2009 View profile
- Michele Anne D'Acosta 2007-2008 View profile
- Carole Hayman 2005-2015 View profile
- Colin Hambrook 2001-2011 View profile
- Anna Elisabeth Mcgrail 2001-2013 View profile
- Renata Allen / Retallack 2001-2005 View profile
- John Prebble 2015-2016 View profile
- Christine Taylor 2001-2015 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.
- Anna Lucia Hayward
significant influence · notified 2024-05-14 - Mary Fitzgerald Allen ceased 2019-01-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Beatrice Colley ceased 2020-05-07
significant influence · notified 2019-01-02 - Rob Warr ceased 2022-10-27
significant influence · notified 2020-05-07 - David William Sheppeard ceased 2024-05-14
significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-01-03
Group
- 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 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Christopher Luke James Director · appointed 2024
- Vedrana Velickovic Director · appointed 2022
- Monika Richards Director · appointed 2023
- Clare Philippa Christian Director · appointed 2010
- Kay Samantha Davey Director · appointed 2026
- Allegra Kirsten Johanna Chapman Director · appointed 2026
- Abigail Rebecca Fellows Director · appointed 2023
- Richard Stuart Poffley Director · appointed 2026
- Melissa Jane Perkins Director · appointed 2026
- Anna Lucia Hayward Director · appointed 2023
- Jacqueline Marie Mendoza Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Clare Philippa Christian Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Christopher Luke James Director · appointed 2024
- Vedrana Velickovic Director · appointed 2022
- Clare Philippa Christian Director · appointed 2010
- Allegra Kirsten Johanna Chapman Director · appointed 2026
- Abigail Rebecca Fellows Director · appointed 2023
- Melissa Jane Perkins Director · appointed 2026
- Anna Lucia Hayward Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (4)
- Monika Richards Director · appointed 2023
- Kay Samantha Davey Director · appointed 2026
- Richard Stuart Poffley Director · appointed 2026
- Jacqueline Marie Mendoza Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
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.
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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