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Groundswell Arts
Artistic creation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Anna Sushila Barton-KingDirector · since 2025
- Lydia AshmanDirector · since 2024
- Gareth James ClaytonDirector · since 2024
- Natalie Sarah MerrittDirector · since 2024
- Sarah Helen CromptonDirector · since 2022
- Matthew Ian BurbedgeDirector · since 2021
- Blaise Adrien Victor Jerome Grimes-ViortDirector · since 2017
Previous officers 5
- Hannah D'Aguiar 2020-2023 View profile
- Nick Hewlett 2017-2025 View profile
- Carr, Sarah Elizabeth,Lambton 2017-2019 View profile
- Angeline Margaret Conaghan 2010-2022 View profile
- Gareth Martin Howells 2010-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Artistic creation
- Incorporated
- 27/08/2010
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- Groundswell Arts
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.
- Angeline Margaret Conaghan ceased 2022-03-02
significant influence · notified 2016-08-26
Group
- Groundswell Arts
is controlled by Angeline Margaret Conaghan
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-08-26, ceased 2022-03-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Angeline Margaret Conaghan.
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 · £644,355 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
- Youth Music · £334,325 (5 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £176,000 (2 grants)
- London Marathon Foundation · £79,950 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £54,080 (2 grants)
Most recent
- 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
- Matthew Ian Burbedge Director · appointed 2021
- Blaise Adrien Victor Jerome Grimes-Viort Director · appointed 2017
- Sarah Helen Crompton Director · appointed 2022
- Lydia Ashman Director · appointed 2024
- Anna Sushila Barton-King Director · appointed 2025
- Gareth James Clayton Director · appointed 2024
- Natalie Sarah Merritt Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Blaise Adrien Victor Jerome Grimes-Viort Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Matthew Ian Burbedge Director · appointed 2021
- Sarah Helen Crompton Director · appointed 2022
- Lydia Ashman Director · appointed 2024
- Anna Sushila Barton-King Director · appointed 2025
- Gareth James Clayton Director · appointed 2024
- Natalie Sarah Merritt Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Blaise Adrien Victor Jerome Grimes-Viort Director · appointed 2017
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
- 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
- 07359937
- 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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