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Golowan Festival Community Interest Company

Golowan Festival Community Interest Company is an active UK company (number 06821953), incorporated 2009, with 2 current directors, Martin Venning and Alan Geoffrey Shepherd. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Nadine Tonner 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Linda Mckechnie 2015-2021 Director View profile
  3. Sara Margaret Eckersley 2015-2017 Director View profile
  4. Joanna Rachel Chatterley Dereza 2012-2013 Director View profile
  5. Heather Dyer 2012-2015 Director View profile
  6. Kathryn Louise Lister 2011-2013 Director View profile
  7. Sue Garwood 2011-2012 Director View profile
  8. Zoe Marya Curnow 2009-2010 Director View profile
  9. Rissa Parsons 2009-2009 Director View profile
  10. Christine Larner Martin 2009-2011 Director View profile
  11. David John Murray Scott 2009-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/02/2009

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.

Group

  1. Golowan Festival Community Interest Company is controlled by Alan Geoffrey Shepherd
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-10-01, ceased 2018-12-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alan Geoffrey Shepherd.

3 other companies 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

11 grants · £139,500 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 · £75,000 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £54,500 (8 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £12,4502025-04-03
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £10,0002024-01-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0002022-04-29
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £25,0002021-10-22
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0002021-04-23
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.

2 directors on the board

12.8y median 12.8y
average tenure
16.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

1
also govern a charity
0
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.

Professional services 1Tech 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06821953
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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