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Company · Kingston upon Thames

Creative Youth

Support activities to performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Vivienne Anne Mather 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Arti Prashar 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Gregory John Elvin Miles 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. Emma Jade Kendall 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Professor Colin Rhodes 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Professor Isabella Van Elferen 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Alison Solemani 2017-2018 Director View profile
  8. Michael Bryher 2017-2026 Director View profile
  9. Adam Ainsworth 2017-2018 Director View profile
  10. Anna Florence Cunnyngham 2014-2016 Director View profile
  11. Aniela Elizabeth Zaba 2014-2020 Director View profile
  12. Wayne John Eagling 2014-2020 Director View profile
  13. Professor Trish Reid 2013-2016 Director View profile
  14. Joce Giles 2012-2014 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Denis Stephen Leach 2011-2013 Director View profile
  16. Christine Jennifer Leach 2011-2013 Director View profile
  17. Professor Abigail Ruth Cunningham 2011-2013 Director View profile
  18. Christopher Blackhurst 2011-2011 Director View profile
  19. David Rigby Nield 2009-2018 Director View profile
  20. Jeremy James Taylor 2009-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Support activities to performing arts
Incorporated
16/03/2009
Registered office
Kingston upon Thames
Also a registered charity
Creative Youth
Previous names
The Youth Arts Festival (until 25/11/2010)

Grants received

12 grants · £537,854 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £263,200 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £219,988 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £39,165 (3 grants)
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £15,501 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,9452024-01-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8002022-12-09
  • Department for Work and Pensions £5,4262022-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £75,0002022-03-22
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £32,9362021-10-22
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.

12 directors on the board

10y median 9.8y
average tenure
17.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

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 5Business services 4Education 4Health and social care 3Tech and media 3Construction 1Manufacturing 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
06848384
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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