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Whitby Folk Week Limited

Whitby Folk Week Limited is an active UK company (number 05926735), incorporated 2006, with 4 current directors including Emma Mary King and Lynne Siobhan Houston. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Barry Minshall 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Andrew David Smith 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Valerie Florence Marsden 2006-2018 Director View profile
  4. Barry Evans 2006-2023 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Stephenson 2006-2020 Director View profile
  6. John Howson 2006-2009 Director View profile
  7. Kathleen Atkinson 2006-2009 Director View profile
  8. Graham Adamson Pirt 2006-2009 Director View profile
  9. Joel John Chapman 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  10. Ann Marie Clancy 2006-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/09/2006

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • Susan Eileen Houston
    significant influence · notified 2016-09-06
  • Melanie Ann Barber
    significant influence · notified 2016-09-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lynne Siobhan Houston
    significant influence · notified 2025-09-01
  • Emma Mary King
    significant influence · notified 2025-09-01
  • Christopher Stephenson ceased 2020-02-28
    significant influence · notified 2016-09-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Barry Evans ceased 2023-09-30
    significant influence · notified 2016-09-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Valerie Florence Marsden ceased 2021-01-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-09-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Whitby Folk Week Limited is controlled by Susan Eileen Houston
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-09-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Susan Eileen Houston.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£37,410
Total assets
£37,538
Cash
£83,174
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

8.1y median 6.1y
average tenure
17y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05926735
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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