Company
Allenheads Contemporary Arts Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Mark John Thomas 2010-2026 View profile
- David John Butler 2008-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/12/2008
Ownership
Owned by 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.
- Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Allenheads Contemporary Arts Limited
is controlled by Helen Jane Ratcliffe
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Helen Jane Ratcliffe.
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
- £5,397
- Total assets
- £5,397
- Cash
- £5,790
- 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 2025-03-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
3 grants · £80,866 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £71,200 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,666
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- 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.
5 directors on the board
- Alan Howard Smith Director · appointed 2008
- Nicholas James Kennedy Director · appointed 2014
- Prof John Maxwell Bowers Director · appointed 2017
- Hannah Louise Marsden Director · appointed 2014
- Julian Germain Director · appointed 2008
Directors past 6 years
- Alan Howard Smith Director · appointed 2008
- Nicholas James Kennedy Director · appointed 2014
- Prof John Maxwell Bowers Director · appointed 2017
- Hannah Louise Marsden Director · appointed 2014
- Julian Germain Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Alan Howard Smith Director · appointed 2008
- Nicholas James Kennedy Director · appointed 2014
- Prof John Maxwell Bowers Director · appointed 2017
- Julian Germain Director · appointed 2008
Portfolio (1)
- Hannah Louise Marsden Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- David John Butler Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2025
- Mark John Thomas Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 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
- 06764121
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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