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Royal Court Liverpool Trust Limited

Operation of arts facilities

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Vannessa Mae Kelsey Park 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Clara Rufaro Mbirimi 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Joanna Hargreaves 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Jude Caroline Bird 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Maurice Robert Weah Bessman 2015-2022 Director View profile
  6. Dr Professor John Harry Godber 2013-2019 Director View profile
  7. Max Laurence Steinberg 2013-2018 Director View profile
  8. Professor Nigel Peter Weatherill 2013-2022 Director View profile
  9. Simon, Wendy Ann, Cllr 2013-2022 Director View profile
  10. Sara Wilde 2013-2018 Director View profile
  11. Martyn James Best 2011-2024 Director View profile
  12. Philip Anthony Holt 2009-2009 Director View profile
  13. Steel, Elizabeth, Her Honour 2008-2013 Director View profile
  14. Mark Philip Featherstone-Witty 2008-2024 Director View profile
  15. Stacey Lian Lavery 2013-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
03/11/2006
Registered office
Merseyside
Also a registered charity
Royal Court Liverpool Trust Limited

Financials

Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

12 grants · £2,503,325 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,299,055 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,089,090 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £115,180 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,4702021-03-05
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £229,1402020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £729,9152020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £340,0002020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002016-10-05
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

13.2y median 14.7y
average tenure
19.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Property 10Professional services 6Construction 3Business services 2Dormant 2Finance 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05988546
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 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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