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The Worstead Village Festival

Activities of exhibition and fair organisers

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 31

  1. Rev David Warner 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Sarah Jane Martin 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Gary Wright 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Belinda Anne Patient 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Bruce Robert Paterson 2019-2025 Director View profile
  6. Sam Edward Outing 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Daniel Zebedee Cox 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Marcia Vivien Paterson 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Josef Lambert 2016-2017 Director View profile
  10. Steven George Henderson 2015-2019 Director View profile
  11. Matthew John Wright 2014-2019 Director View profile
  12. Sally Nicholson 2013-2018 Director View profile
  13. Adrian Bond 2012-2015 Director View profile
  14. Toby William Rose 2010-2016 Director View profile
  15. Caroline Justine Elizabeth Rance 2010-2012 Director View profile
  16. John Anthony Rance 2010-2012 Director View profile
  17. Raymond Derrick Allen 2010-2012 Director View profile
  18. Michael James Annison 2010-2015 Director View profile
  19. Lorraine Gray 2010-2012 Director View profile
  20. Gay Webster 2010-2019 Director View profile
  21. Jonathan Lowe 2010-2019 Director View profile
  22. Paul Kenneth Uglow 2009-2010 Director View profile
  23. Cynthia Margaret Clare 2009-2010 Director View profile
  24. Gavin Alston Paterson 2009-2010 Director View profile
  25. Susan Patricia Hawkins 2009-2010 Director View profile
  26. Jennifer Louise Pearce 2009-2010 Director View profile
  27. Joe Parker 2009-2010 Director View profile
  28. Derek George Gibson 2009-2010 Director View profile
  29. Russell Bateman 2009-2010 Director View profile
  30. Johanna Maria Gardner 2017-2024 Secretary View profile
  31. Sally Louise Nicholson 2014-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
Incorporated
27/06/2009
Registered office
Portsmouth
Also a registered charity
The Worstead Village Festival

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

  • Gay Webster ceased 2019-01-08
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-01
  • Sally Nicholson ceased 2017-12-05
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Simon Christopher Cole ceased 2019-01-08
    significant influence · notified 2016-07-01
  • Johanna Maria Gardner ceased 2024-12-29
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence · notified 2019-01-08
  • Jane Emma Bond ceased 2024-12-29
    significant influence · notified 2019-01-17

Group

  1. The Worstead Village Festival is controlled by Gay Webster
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2019-01-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gay Webster.

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.

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.

6 directors on the board

8.1y median 7y
average tenure
15.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

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 1Other services 1Professional services 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
06946197
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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