Company · Wigan
Curious Minds
Cultural education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Linda WachagaDirector · since 2026
- Matthew James MccallumDirector · since 2025
- Jennifer Eileen MutchDirector · since 2025
- Kara Jane OrfordDirector · since 2024
- Janet Mary Madden GoodierDirector · since 2024
- Abby Erin SymondsDirector · since 2024
- Kathy McardleDirector · since 2023
- Alicia Carmel SmithDirector · since 2022
- Samira Jane Al-ObaidiDirector · since 2020
- Sue LangfeldSecretary · since 2018
Previous officers 30
- Mustafa Abdullah Hassan 2022-2025 View profile
- Eleanor Lousie Chapman 2022-2023 View profile
- Jaffer Ali Hussain 2020-2023 View profile
- David Alan Wearing 2018-2025 View profile
- David Lyons 2018-2019 View profile
- Scott Barlow 2018-2020 View profile
- Jonathan Patrick Robinson 2018-2024 View profile
- Karen Elizabeth Crowshaw 2017-2023 View profile
- Ruth Andrea Raban 2016-2021 View profile
- Abigail Sarah Ledger-Lomas 2016-2018 View profile
- Ivan Timothy Wadeson 2015-2021 View profile
- Debra Theona King 2015-2019 View profile
- Anne Mccourt 2015-2018 View profile
- Dr Virginia Ann Tandy 2014-2020 View profile
- Peter Douglas Stevens 2012-2018 View profile
- Samantha Louise Elliott 2012-2014 View profile
- Roderick Finlay Duncan Gauld 2012-2017 View profile
- Pratt, Andrew Robert, Canon 2012-2015 View profile
- James Douglas Garrett 2010-2017 View profile
- Stephan James Heaton 2010-2010 View profile
- Elaine Frances Roberts 2009-2015 View profile
- Peter Garden 2009-2013 View profile
- Richard James Slater 2009-2010 View profile
- Mehboob Mohmed Bobat 2009-2018 View profile
- Kathleen Reagan Mccormick 2009-2014 View profile
- Frederick Robert Wand 2008-2014 View profile
- Derinda Burdon 2018-2018 View profile
- Nicola Ruth Howell 2014-2018 View profile
- Linda Ruth Drury 2012-2014 View profile
- Lindsey West 2008-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Cultural education; Artistic creation
- Incorporated
- 17/12/2008
- Registered office
- Wigan
- Also a registered charity
- Curious Minds
- Previous names
- Curious Minds Lancashire (until 03/03/2009)
Grants received
13 grants · £2,090,123 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 Heritage Fund · £992,285 (3 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £800,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £265,838 (6 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £21,500 (2 grants)
- Department for Work and Pensions · £10,500
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
9 directors on the board
- Kara Jane Orford Director · appointed 2024
- Alicia Carmel Smith Director · appointed 2022
- Kathy Mcardle Director · appointed 2023
- Matthew James Mccallum Director · appointed 2025
- Linda Wachaga Director · appointed 2026
- Janet Mary Madden Goodier Director · appointed 2024
- Abby Erin Symonds Director · appointed 2024
- Samira Jane Al-Obaidi Director · appointed 2020
- Jennifer Eileen Mutch Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Samira Jane Al-Obaidi Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Kara Jane Orford Director · appointed 2024
- Alicia Carmel Smith Director · appointed 2022
- Kathy Mcardle Director · appointed 2023
- Matthew James Mccallum Director · appointed 2025
- Linda Wachaga Director · appointed 2026
- Janet Mary Madden Goodier Director · appointed 2024
- Samira Jane Al-Obaidi Director · appointed 2020
- Jennifer Eileen Mutch Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Abby Erin Symonds Director · appointed 2024
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
- 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
- 06775402
- 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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