Company · Witney
Aesop Arts and Society Limited
Hospital activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Professor Andrew Stuart ThompsonDirector · since 2024
- Julia Elizabeth CassonDirector · since 2022
- Helen Elizabeth GordonDirector · since 2019
- Jacqueline Elizabeth ThorntonDirector · since 2019
- Professor Kevin FentonDirector · since 2018
- Mark Richard HamptonDirector · since 2015
- Peter David DanielDirector · since 2015
Previous officers 5
- Emma Ace Gladstone 2019-2024 View profile
- Michael David John Birtwistle 2009-2015 View profile
- Vivienne Mary Hunt Parry 2009-2019 View profile
- Timothy Hans Joss 2009-2024 View profile
- Prof Stephen Michael Clift 2009-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Hospital activities; Other human health activities; Support activities to performing arts
- Incorporated
- 24/08/2009
- Registered office
- Witney
- Also a registered charity
- Aesop Arts and Society Limited
- Previous names
- The Public Engagement Foundation (until 22/07/2014)
Grants received
10 grants · £599,045 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 · £317,343 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £171,702
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £70,000 (2 grants)
- The Segelman Trust · £30,000
- Oxfordshire Community Foundation · £10,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- 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.
7 directors on the board
- Mark Richard Hampton Director · appointed 2015
- Professor Kevin Fenton Director · appointed 2018
- Peter David Daniel Director · appointed 2015
- Professor Andrew Stuart Thompson Director · appointed 2024
- Helen Elizabeth Gordon Director · appointed 2019
- Jacqueline Elizabeth Thornton Director · appointed 2019
- Julia Elizabeth Casson Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Richard Hampton Director · appointed 2015
- Professor Kevin Fenton Director · appointed 2018
- Peter David Daniel Director · appointed 2015
- Helen Elizabeth Gordon Director · appointed 2019
- Jacqueline Elizabeth Thornton Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Professor Kevin Fenton Director · appointed 2018
- Jacqueline Elizabeth Thornton Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (5)
- Mark Richard Hampton Director · appointed 2015
- Peter David Daniel Director · appointed 2015
- Professor Andrew Stuart Thompson Director · appointed 2024
- Helen Elizabeth Gordon Director · appointed 2019
- Julia Elizabeth Casson Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
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
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
- 06998306
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- 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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