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The Canterbury Festival Foundation

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 27

  1. Anthony William Pratt 2017-2021 Director View profile
  2. Celia Glynn-Williams 2016-2021 Director View profile
  3. Dr Kate Elisabeth Neales 2015-2025 Director View profile
  4. Frances Gerth 2015-2023 Director View profile
  5. Diane Beryl Gaskain 2014-2016 Director View profile
  6. Professor Michael Wright 2012-2014 Director View profile
  7. Dr David Garbutt Barton 2012-2015 Director View profile
  8. Evelyn Wright 2010-2017 Director View profile
  9. Mary Ann Le Lean 2010-2014 Director View profile
  10. Professor Robin William Baker 2010-2010 Director View profile
  11. Loder-Symonds, Roderick, Francis 2009-2017 Director View profile
  12. David Pentin 2007-2015 Director View profile
  13. George Boulton Cotton 2005-2006 Director View profile
  14. Judy Virginia Seymour Ure 2005-2009 Director View profile
  15. John Harris 2005-2009 Director View profile
  16. Professor Alan Thomas Bull 2004-2005 Director View profile
  17. Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield 2004-2006 Director View profile
  18. Meardon, Martin John, Brigadier 2004-2010 Director View profile
  19. Peter James Harris 2004-2013 Director View profile
  20. Lewis, Katharine Mary, Mrs. 2004-2005 Director View profile
  21. Hugh John Edward Summerfield 2003-2025 Director View profile
  22. Richard Harry Brooke Sturt 2002-2010 Director View profile
  23. Mark Burford 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  24. Julia Behar 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  25. Kerry Louise Barber 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  26. Sylviane Michelle Daniele Martell 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  27. Janet Elaine Cousins 2002-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/08/2002
Also a registered charity
The Canterbury Festival Foundation
Board analysis for researchers

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

9.5y median 7.1y
average tenure
22.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

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 3Transport 2Business services 1Dormant 1Education 1Retail and trade 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04504231
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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