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Fast Familiar Limited

Performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Adam Laurie Alston 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Alexander Ferris 2014-2022 Director View profile
  3. Christine Twite 2011-2026 Director View profile
  4. Christina Elliot 2011-2017 Director View profile
  5. Benjamin Peter Wainewright Evans 2011-2015 Director View profile
  6. Richard George Malacrida 2007-2017 Director View profile
  7. Stella Frances Fleming 2007-2013 Director View profile
  8. Susannah Tamsyn Ross 2007-2019 Director View profile
  9. Sanjay Chadha 2007-2012 Director View profile
  10. Dr Jennifer Wallace 2007-2019 Director View profile
  11. Laura Greenfield 2007-2012 Director View profile
  12. Nadeem Azhar 2007-2026 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Performing arts
Incorporated
29/03/2007
Registered office
Reading
Also a registered charity
Fast Familiar
Previous names
Fanshen (until 15/05/2020)
Blue HUG Theatre Company (until 08/09/2008)

Grants received

10 grants · £81,468 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 · £32,400
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £29,068 (6 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £20,000
  • Nesta · (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Nesta Amount not published2022-03-31
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation £20,0002020-09-30
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £32,4002020-04-01
  • Nesta Amount not published2019-03-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,8302014-12-17
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

2.5y median 1.6y
average tenure
7.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Arts and leisure 3Tech and media 2Business services 1Other services 1Professional 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

  • 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
06191989
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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