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Lakeland Arts

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Edward Morrison Astle 2022-2023 Director View profile
Anne Margaret Lyles 2022-2025 Director View profile
Eric George Kentley 2020-2025 Director View profile
Professor Judith Ann Lois Mottram 2018-2024 Director View profile
Bronwen Riley 2016-2022 Director View profile
Nicholas William Robert Thompson 2016-2023 Director View profile
Susan Anne Crewe 2015-2025 Director View profile
Martin John Heighton 2015-2016 Director View profile
Sarah Beatrice Dunning 2013-2017 Director View profile
John Campbell Hudson 2013-2022 Director View profile
Patricia Ann Graham 2012-2012 Director View profile
Prof Charlie Edward Gere 2012-2017 Director View profile
Sara Louise Keegan 2012-2021 Director View profile
Dr John Martin Robinson 2012-2015 Director View profile
Peter Brian Rogers 2012-2012 Director View profile
Christopher Michael Clarke 2012-2021 Director View profile
Anthea Fiendley Case 2012-2019 Director View profile
Charles William Nepean Crewdson 2012-2022 Director View profile
Jocelyn Mary Holland 2012-2015 Director View profile
Elizabeth Mary Rink 2012-2019 Director View profile
Anthony Rickards Collinson 2012-2021 Director View profile
Martin John Ainscough 2012-2022 Director View profile
Henry Charles Fraser Bowring 2012-2021 Director View profile
Catriona Morag James 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
Caroline Kennedy 2021-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 31/07/2012
Also a registered charity: Lakeland Arts

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Lakeland Arts on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

Lakeland Arts Enterprises Limited

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

12 grants · £14,877,068 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 Heritage Fund · £13,860,800 (6 grants)
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £998,111 (3 grants)
Architectural Heritage Fund · £15,000
Cumbria Community Foundation · £3,157 (2 grants)

Most recent

The National Lottery Heritage Fund £244,0002025-10-14
Cumbria Community Foundation £1,9822022-09-22
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £348,7832021-10-27
Architectural Heritage Fund £15,0002021-05-04
Cumbria Community Foundation £1,1752021-01-20

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.

8 directors on the board

Katharine Jane Slinn Knight Director · appointed 2023
Diane Elizabeth Reid Director · appointed 2021
Gary Francis Rycroft Director · appointed 2021
Andrew Black Director · appointed 2024
Maria Zeb Benjamin Director · appointed 2021
Lady Emma Jane Scott Director · appointed 2021
Timothy Andrew Leach Director · appointed 2023
Kerry Marie Howarth Director · appointed 2021

4.2y median 5y

average tenure

5.4y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Katharine Jane Slinn Knight Director · appointed 2023
Andrew Black Director · appointed 2024
Kerry Marie Howarth Director · appointed 2021

Portfolio (5)

Diane Elizabeth Reid Director · appointed 2021
Gary Francis Rycroft Director · appointed 2021
Maria Zeb Benjamin Director · appointed 2021
Lady Emma Jane Scott Director · appointed 2021
Timothy Andrew Leach Director · appointed 2023

Also govern a charity

Gary Francis Rycroft Hammarbank Trust, The Ridding Trust, The Galbraith Trust, The Elspeth J Thompson Charitable Trust

Left in the last 12 months

Anne Margaret Lyles Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
Eric George Kentley Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025

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.

Professional services 2Retail and trade 2Agriculture 1Dormant 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: 08162578
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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