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Create Arts Development LTD
Operation of arts facilities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Simon GéRard Featherstone 2020-2024 View profile
- Colling, Liz, Cllr 2017-2020 View profile
- Amanda Kitto 2012-2017 View profile
- Tracy Margaret Fletcher 2010-2018 View profile
- Sharon Markham 2009-2016 View profile
- Dr Paul Martin Arnold 2008-2012 View profile
- Nicholas George Mawby 2007-2008 View profile
- Kettlewell, Sheila, Councillor 2007-2010 View profile
- Jane Poulton 2007-2009 View profile
- Michael Gordon 2007-2020 View profile
- John Munro 2007-2020 View profile
- Wendy Meriel Holroyd 2007-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of arts facilities
- Incorporated
- 16/04/2007
- Registered office
- Scarborough
- Also a registered charity
- Create Arts Development LTD.
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.
- Wendy Meriel Holroyd ceased 2018-09-30
appoints directors · notified 2017-04-01
Group
- Create Arts Development LTD
is controlled by Wendy Meriel Holroyd
Evidence
ceased appoints directors · notified 2017-04-01, ceased 2018-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Wendy Meriel Holroyd.
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
- £6,234
- Total assets
- £6,234
- Cash
- £7,753
- Employees
- 3
- 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
8 grants · £47,325 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £38,325 (4 grants)
- Two Ridings Community Foundation · £6,000 (2 grants)
- Sir George Martin Trust · £3,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
7 directors on the board
- Colin Morgan Barnes Director · appointed 2007
- David Somers Director · appointed 2024
- James Edward Koppert Director · appointed 2017
- Ray Williamson Director · appointed 2008
- Jason Frank Mullen Director · appointed 2024
- Carolyn Watkinson Director · appointed 2025
- Helen Berry Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Colin Morgan Barnes Director · appointed 2007
- James Edward Koppert Director · appointed 2017
- Ray Williamson Director · appointed 2008
- Helen Berry Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Colin Morgan Barnes Director · appointed 2007
- David Somers Director · appointed 2024
- James Edward Koppert Director · appointed 2017
- Ray Williamson Director · appointed 2008
- Jason Frank Mullen Director · appointed 2024
- Carolyn Watkinson Director · appointed 2025
- Helen Berry Director · appointed 2020
Also govern a charity
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
- 06213886
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- 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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