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Opencast C.I.C.

Opencast C.I.C. is an active UK company (number 04523158), incorporated 2002, with 3 current directors including Kathleen Roslynne Duncan and Stancey Lambert. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Antony John Dawson 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Gary David Turner 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Lauren Barbara Hogg 2013-2020 Director View profile
  4. Russell Michael Brown 2007-2026 Director View profile
  5. Andrew William Welsted 2007-2016 Director View profile
  6. Helen Elizabeth Colley 2007-2016 Director View profile
  7. Lynne Mary Clark 2007-2016 Director View profile
  8. Karen Louise Venables 2007-2016 Director View profile
  9. Alan Geoffrey Shepherd 2002-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/08/2002

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Robert Dowling
    appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Opencast C.I.C. is controlled by Robert Dowling
    Evidence
    active appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert Dowling.

4 other companies 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

4 grants · £839,164 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 · £766,636 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £72,528

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £185,4502024-10-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £211,1092021-04-26
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £72,5282020-09-29
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £370,0772013-08-05
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.

3 directors on the board

10.5y median 3.9y
average tenure
24.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04523158
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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