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Hartlepool Arts Studio Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 33

  1. Liam Scott 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. John Cook 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Valarie Chaytor 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Walter Green 2017-2022 Director View profile
  5. Allan Guffick 2016-2022 Director View profile
  6. Catherine Wakeling 2013-2023 Director View profile
  7. Mark Dougherty 2013-2020 Director View profile
  8. Juliette Addison 2012-2016 Director View profile
  9. Steven Cook 2012-2014 Director View profile
  10. Claire Louise Andrews 2012-2017 Director View profile
  11. David Christopher Coser 2011-2012 Director View profile
  12. Christine Mcgruddy 2010-2011 Director View profile
  13. Stuart Jones 2010-2012 Director View profile
  14. Rachel Howe 2009-2012 Director View profile
  15. Terry Kelly 2009-2015 Director View profile
  16. Lucy Blanche Rowsell 2005-2010 Director View profile
  17. Veronica Jane Rowsell 2005-2009 Director View profile
  18. Brian Pearce 2005-2007 Director View profile
  19. Emma Cowley 2005-2006 Director View profile
  20. Christine Allan 2005-2007 Director View profile
  21. May Ellison 2005-2009 Director View profile
  22. Iain Stuart Caldwell 2003-2024 Director View profile
  23. Peter Grenville Gowland 2003-2010 Director View profile
  24. Valerie Fletcher 2003-2009 Director View profile
  25. John Bigwood 2003-2009 Director View profile
  26. Frederick Michael Franklin 2003-2009 Director View profile
  27. John Cook 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  28. Lewis Dougherty 2021-2024 Secretary View profile
  29. Carol Longstaff 2017-2021 Secretary View profile
  30. Colin Thompson 2009-2017 Secretary View profile
  31. Valerie Joy Jackson 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  32. Granville Gowland 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  33. Iain Caldwell 2003-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
11/07/2003
Also a registered charity
Hartlepool Arts Studio Limited

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.

  • Colin Thompson ceased 2018-09-11
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Hartlepool Arts Studio Limited is controlled by Colin Thompson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-07, ceased 2018-09-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Colin Thompson.

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

2 grants · £16,280 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

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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.

4 directors on the board

2.3y median 2.9y
average tenure
3.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Manufacturing 2

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04830735
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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