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Creative Sector Services C.I.C.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Alexander Edward Tucker 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Anu Giri 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Alice Rose Collins 2018-2025 Director View profile
  4. Hilary Carty Bing Pappoe 2014-2019 Director View profile
  5. William Donald Fergus Mcneill 2014-2019 Director View profile
  6. David Samuel Gilbert 2013-2024 Director View profile
  7. Rikesh Shah 2012-2022 Director View profile
  8. David John Carrington 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Daniel Kip Mcclean 2012-2015 Director View profile
  10. Sarah Jacqueline Forster 2012-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/11/2012

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

Group

  1. Creative Sector Services C.I.C. is controlled by William Donald Fergus Mcneill
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by William Donald Fergus Mcneill.

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

9 grants · £3,684,112 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,133,612 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £870,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £600,000
  • Greater London Authority · £70,500
  • Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch · £10,000

Most recent

  • Greater London Authority £70,5002023-10-11
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £600,0002023-08-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £708,8062020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £696,0002019-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £20,0002019-04-01

Contracts awarded

2 contracts · £1,207,500 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

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.

9 directors on the board

5.6y median 2.7y
average tenure
13.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (6)

1
also govern a charity

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 2Tech and media 2Education 1Professional services 1Property 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
08280539
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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