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Create (Arts) Limited

Create (Arts) Limited is an active UK company (number 04728145), incorporated 2003, with 6 current directors including Simone Jade Rita Wright and Antony George Cates. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.

Cultural education

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Monica Holly Robinson 2021-2026 Director View profile
Paul Andrew Thimont 2018-2025 Director View profile
Timothy Mark Jones 2017-2022 Director View profile
Alexander Dewar Kerr Johnston 2013-2017 Director View profile
Edward Frederic Colin Donaldson 2012-2024 Director View profile
Julian Richard Henry Mylchreest 2009-2014 Director View profile
Graham Rix 2008-2013 Director View profile
Shalini Ashok Kumar Bhalla 2008-2010 Director View profile
Thomas William Hardy 2006-2011 Director View profile
John Conray Mc Calla 2006-2007 Director View profile
Timothy John Robertson 2005-2007 Director View profile
Vanessa Stone 2004-2011 Director View profile
Rebecca Ann Eastmond 2004-2007 Director View profile
Elizabeth Knock 2003-2004 Director View profile
Nicola Jane Sandy 2003-2004 Director View profile
Freda Mya Lodge 2003-2003 Director View profile
Samantha Alice Lyttleton Lodge 2003-2003 Director View profile
Richard Duggleby 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
Richard Duggleby 2007-2017 Secretary View profile
Gareth Peter Morgan 2003-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Cultural education; Other human health activities; Performing arts; Artistic creation
Incorporated: 09/04/2003
Registered office: London
Also a registered charity: Create (Arts) Limited

Grants received

13 grants · £822,224 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

St Paul's Schools Foundation · £291,774
The National Lottery Community Fund · £290,815 (4 grants)
Prudence Trust · £151,579
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington · £52,000
Rothschild Foundation · £21,000

Most recent

St Paul's Schools Foundation £291,7742024-09-25
The National Lottery Community Fund £264,0002024-08-29
Essex Community Foundation £3,0002023-04-03
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington £52,0002022-02-08
The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9982021-10-28

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.

6 directors on the board

Vanessa Anne Sharp Director · appointed 2015
Antony George Cates Director · appointed 2020
John Michael Broadis Director · appointed 2008
Carol Topolski Director · appointed 2013
Simone Jade Rita Wright Director · appointed 2022
Marit Meyer-Bell Director · appointed 2017

10.2y median 10y

average tenure

17.9y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Vanessa Anne Sharp Director · appointed 2015
Antony George Cates Director · appointed 2020
John Michael Broadis Director · appointed 2008
Carol Topolski Director · appointed 2013
Marit Meyer-Bell Director · appointed 2017

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

John Michael Broadis Director · appointed 2008
Carol Topolski Director · appointed 2013
Simone Jade Rita Wright Director · appointed 2022
Marit Meyer-Bell Director · appointed 2017

Portfolio (2)

Vanessa Anne Sharp Director · appointed 2015
Antony George Cates Director · appointed 2020

Also govern a charity

Antony George Cates The Counselling Foundation

Left in the last 12 months

Paul Andrew Thimont Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
Monica Holly Robinson Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026

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.

Finance 2Health and social care 1Manufacturing 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
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details

Company number: 04728145
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due: 31/12/2026
Edition: Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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