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Company · Brixham

Play Torbay

Artistic creation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Susannah Ford 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Avril Bankes-Fay 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Craig Hutcheson 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Sarah-Jane Lowson 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. Nicola Belso 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Katrina Ann Brooks 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Susan Ryder 2018-2024 Director View profile
  8. Barbara Christina Saunders 2015-2018 Director View profile
  9. Nathalie Claire Palin 2015-2022 Director View profile
  10. Jacqueline Ann Colby 2015-2018 Director View profile
  11. Revd David Lashbrooke 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Barry Martin Cole 2012-2019 Director View profile
  13. Susan Mary Varlow 2012-2015 Director View profile
  14. Cynthia Rosamund Margaret Stocks 2012-2016 Director View profile
  15. Lyndsey Hampson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  16. Gabriel Hickling 2012-2013 Director View profile
  17. Diana Macdonald-Murray 2012-2024 Director View profile
  18. Carole Ann Morey 2010-2016 Director View profile
  19. Christine Margaret Julyan 2010-2012 Director View profile
  20. Joanna Gale 2010-2014 Director View profile
  21. Julie Claire Macfie-Jones 2010-2013 Director View profile
  22. Margaret Anne Stobart 2010-2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Re-opening of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework Buyer: Torbay Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This is the second successive framework 'Framework 02' in the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework. Torbay Council has been successful in obtaining grant funding by the Department for Education (DfE) to roll out a Holi…

    Framework
  • Re-opening of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework Buyer: Torbay Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This is the second successive framework 'Framework 02' in the Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) Open Framework. Torbay Council has been successful in obtaining grant funding by the Department for Education (DfE) to roll out a Holi…

    Framework

About

What it does
Artistic creation; Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.; Physical well-being activities; Other service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
01/06/2010
Registered office
Brixham
Also a registered charity
Play Torbay

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Steven Chown ceased 2023-07-01
    significant influence · notified 2018-09-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Diana Macdonald-Murray ceased 2023-07-01
    significant influence · notified 2018-09-11
  • Nathalie Claire Palin ceased 2022-09-06
    significant influence · notified 2018-09-11
  • Barry Martin Cole ceased 2019-01-24
    significant influence · notified 2018-09-11

Group

  1. Play Torbay is controlled by Steven Chown
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2018-09-07, ceased 2023-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Steven Chown.

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

14 grants · £1,233,785 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 Community Fund · £1,173,484 (8 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £39,600 (2 grants)
  • Devon Community Foundation · £20,701 (4 grants)

Most recent

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

4.8y median 5.2y
average tenure
10.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Education 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07269045
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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