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Makebelieve Arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. Sally Veale 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Lesley Ford 2017-2020 Director View profile
  3. Pauline Lovering 2017-2022 Director View profile
  4. Dr Tanvir Naomi Bush 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Aidan Akira Moss 2012-2017 Director View profile
  6. Anne-Marie Palmer 2010-2014 Director View profile
  7. Jake Strickland 2008-2010 Director View profile
  8. Graham Bolton Jameson 2008-2017 Director View profile
  9. Charlotte Alexandra Smith 2007-2010 Director View profile
  10. Bartle Andrew Craig Sawbridge 2007-2018 Director View profile
  11. Evan Richard Placey 2007-2017 Director View profile
  12. Matthew Jude Couper 2006-2008 Director View profile
  13. Gerald Nicholas Lidstone 2005-2017 Director View profile
  14. Kym Bartlett 2005-2006 Director View profile
  15. Shirley Janet Patterson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  16. John Brian Roberts 2004-2007 Director View profile
  17. Trisha Caroline Lee 2004-2006 Director View profile
  18. Philippa Ruth Taylor 2010-2016 Secretary View profile
  19. Isla Eleanor Hill 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  20. Helen Winning 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  21. Isla Eleanor Tompsett 2004-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/03/2004
Also a registered charity
Makebelieve Arts

Financials

Employees
0.03
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reportedNot reported
2026-03-31Not reportedNot reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

11 grants · £577,038 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

Most recent

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.

5 directors on the board

9y median 5.6y
average tenure
22.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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.

Education 2Arts and leisure 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
05087027
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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