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Winchester Theatre Trust

Operation of arts facilities

Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Catherine Hammerson-Jones 2016–2024 Director View profile
  2. Scot Alan Masker 2014–2022 Director View profile
  3. Amelia Sophie Riviere 2013–2017 Director View profile
  4. Richard John York 2013–2017 Director View profile
  5. Richard Francis John Steel 2011–2022 Director View profile
  6. Nigel Roger Melly 2011–2011 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Jonathan Waring 2010–2011 Director View profile
  8. Bernard John Sully 2010–2011 Director View profile
  9. Richard Edward Meeson 2008–2014 Director View profile
  10. Sarah Joan Wigley 2008–2010 Director View profile
  11. Mary Margaret Dawson 2008–2011 Director View profile
  12. Edward Timothy Gelsthorpe 2007–2009 Director View profile
  13. Annelis Brophy 2007–2010 Director View profile
  14. Alison Atkinson 2007–2013 Director View profile
  15. Lesley Karen Effemey 2005–2007 Director View profile
  16. Verena Ilse Cornwall 2004–2005 Director View profile
  17. Paul Stephen Williams 2004–2007 Director View profile
  18. Catherine Sarah Le May 2003–2004 Director View profile
  19. Peter John Bolger 2003–2004 Director View profile
  20. Rupert Edward Alexander Younger 2003–2009 Director View profile
  21. Nicole Penn Symons 2003–2006 Director View profile
  22. Nicholas William Smith 2003–2005 Director View profile
  23. Paul David Kinvig 2003–2005 Director View profile
  24. Paul Anthony Chamberlain 2003–2006 Director View profile
  25. Jennifer Dianne Straker 2007–2011 Secretary View profile
  26. Heather Elizabeth Roberts 2005–2007 Secretary View profile
  27. Georgina Waite 2004–2005 Secretary View profile
  28. Simon Matthew Allan Olliver 2004–2005 Secretary View profile
  29. John Mark Swales 2003–2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
10/02/2003
Registered office
Winchester
Also a registered charity
Winchester Theatre Trust
Previous names
Winchester Arts Trust Limited (until 01/07/2009)
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.

4 directors on the board

4.7y median 3.8y
average tenure
8.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
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.

Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Other services 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
04660403
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 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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