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Essex Book Festival

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Jeremy Robert Lucas 2014-2021 Director View profile
  2. Brian David Southall 2011-2013 Director View profile
  3. Seona Margaret Ford 2011-2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/02/2011
Also a registered charity
Essex Book Festival

Grants received

1 grant · £30,000 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

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.

14 directors on the board

4.3y median 0.2y
average tenure
15.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (9)

Portfolio (5)

1
also govern a charity
0
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 1Business services 1Education 1Property 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07538636
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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