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Mortal Fools

Mortal Fools is an active UK company (number 08102487), incorporated 2012, with 9 current directors including Helen Green and Eloise Grace Barber. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Cultural education

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Previous officers 26

  1. Nicola Leyden 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Stuart John Rutherford-Orrock 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Philip Douglas 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Susan Ann Spencer 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Kate Stanforth 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Rachel Alexandra Kyle Barclay 2019-2023 Director View profile
  7. Nikki Leah Bell 2019-2021 Director View profile
  8. Amelia Grace Dixon 2018-2021 Director View profile
  9. Michelle Margaret Russell 2017-2020 Director View profile
  10. Megan Evans 2017-2019 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Bennett 2017-2018 Director View profile
  12. Louise Masters 2017-2018 Director View profile
  13. Heather Charlotte Slater 2017-2019 Director View profile
  14. Dr Marie Christine Willson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  15. Michael Finlay 2014-2015 Director View profile
  16. Julie Victoria Bowman 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Christine Pentney 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Christine Heckels 2014-2015 Director View profile
  19. Ian Spence Richardson 2012-2017 Director View profile
  20. Sarah Jane Beck 2012-2014 Director View profile
  21. Sarah Helen Lockey 2012-2015 Director View profile
  22. Dorothy Margaret Hunt 2012-2016 Director View profile
  23. Neil Crosbie 2012-2017 Director View profile
  24. Ciaran Elizabeth Beamsley 2012-2014 Director View profile
  25. Kiz Crosbie 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  26. Amelia Dixon 2020-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Cultural education; Other education n.e.c.; Performing arts
Incorporated
12/06/2012
Registered office
Ashington
Also a registered charity
Mortal Fools
Previous names
Mortal Fools LTD (until 17/03/2016)
Northern Arts Enterprises (until 09/03/2016)
Northern Arts Enterprises Limited (until 20/08/2012)

Grants received

49 grants · £1,094,007 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

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £360,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £253,995 (3 grants)
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £236,000 (3 grants)
  • Community Foundation North East · £184,012 (39 grants)
  • Postcode Community Trust · £50,000

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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.

9 directors on the board

3.6y median 2.8y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

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 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

  • 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
08102487
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 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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