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The Association for Cultural Enterprises

Activities of business and employers membership organizations

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

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Previous officers 35

  1. Joanna Margaret Clarkson 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Matthew Gray Bailey 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Anthony Laurence Misquitta 2016-2025 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Paul Gilbert 2015-2024 Director View profile
  5. Kari Susan Coghill 2015-2024 Director View profile
  6. Rodney Phillip Taylor 2015-2024 Director View profile
  7. Julie Margaret Molloy 2015-2021 Director View profile
  8. Caroline Brown 2014-2024 Director View profile
  9. Nicola Jane Saunders 2014-2018 Director View profile
  10. Dorota Dominiczak 2013-2014 Director View profile
  11. Jeremy Peter Cameron Ensor 2012-2014 Director View profile
  12. Helen Louise Field 2012-2014 Director View profile
  13. Jacqueline Rosemary Colliss Harvey 2011-2016 Director View profile
  14. Lydia Furlong 2011-2013 Director View profile
  15. Shirley Anne Jackson 2010-2018 Director View profile
  16. David Pearce 2010-2016 Director View profile
  17. Duncan John Smith 2009-2024 Director View profile
  18. Alison Dalby 2009-2011 Director View profile
  19. Catherine Suzanne Walden 2009-2013 Director View profile
  20. Christopher Mark Needham 2008-2019 Director View profile
  21. Jill Fenwick 2008-2010 Director View profile
  22. Amanda Pearlman 2008-2011 Director View profile
  23. Susan Ann Croxford 2008-2016 Director View profile
  24. Robert Hemsley Carr-Archer 2008-2008 Director View profile
  25. John Nicholas Stachiewicz 2008-2015 Director View profile
  26. Russell Cleaver 2008-2009 Director View profile
  27. Lorraine Hilton 2008-2009 Director View profile
  28. Nigel Richard Dickman 2008-2009 Director View profile
  29. Russell Miller 2008-2011 Director View profile
  30. Michael Wright 2008-2011 Director View profile
  31. Alex Jameson 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  32. Christopher Gilbert 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  33. Kitty Ann Turner 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  34. Anthony Misquitta 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  35. Neville Carl Bass 2008-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Incorporated
23/01/2008
Registered office
Bishop Auckland
Also a registered charity
The Association for Cultural Enterprises

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Association for Cultural Enterprises on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

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.

Grants received

3 grants · £413,286 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 · £403,286 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £10,0002023-02-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £201,6432021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £201,6432017-06-08
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.

11 directors on the board

3.7y median 4.6y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

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 6Retail and trade 4Other services 3Professional services 2Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06480726
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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