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Freedom Festival Arts Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 33

  1. Karen Hall 2023–2025 Director View profile
  2. Louise Alford 2023–2025 Director View profile
  3. Garry Taylor 2022–2024 Director View profile
  4. Rosemary Pantelakis 2021–2022 Director View profile
  5. David James Keel 2019–2023 Director View profile
  6. Billie Richardson 2019–2022 Director View profile
  7. Craker, Dave, Cllr 2018–2021 Director View profile
  8. Sally Ann Christopher 2018–2025 Director View profile
  9. David Sinclair 2018–2018 Director View profile
  10. Relph, Malcolm, Cllr 2018–2022 Director View profile
  11. Benjamin Myers Mcknight 2018–2021 Director View profile
  12. Sameera Anwar West 2017–2019 Director View profile
  13. Tanya Lee Childs 2017–2019 Director View profile
  14. Neil Graham Porteus 2016–2025 Director View profile
  15. Catherine Mary Hainsworth-Staples 2015–2018 Director View profile
  16. Sarah Jane Stevens Humphreys 2015–2021 Director View profile
  17. Mark Hodson 2015–2019 Director View profile
  18. Samantha Friend 2015–2024 Director View profile
  19. John Albert Glenton 2015–2015 Director View profile
  20. Kate Denby 2015–2024 Director View profile
  21. Jonathan Peter Pywell 2014–2018 Director View profile
  22. Graham Chesters 2013–2019 Director View profile
  23. Tania Barbara Harrison 2013–2014 Director View profile
  24. Karen Ann Ama Okra 2013–2023 Director View profile
  25. Mark David Williams 2013–2014 Director View profile
  26. Richard Francis Welton 2013–2017 Director View profile
  27. John Gerard Patrick Meehan 2013–2023 Director View profile
  28. Laura O'Donnell 2013–2013 Director View profile
  29. Andrew Timothy Balman 2013–2018 Director View profile
  30. Geraghty, Terence, Councillor 2013–2018 Director View profile
  31. Adrian John Friedli 2013–2015 Director View profile
  32. Anna Millar Harvatt 2013–2017 Director View profile
  33. Mark Andrew Willett 2013–2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/05/2013
Also a registered charity
Freedom Festival Arts Trust

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Patricia Mary Dalby
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2026-02-18
  • Graham Chesters ceased 2019-06-10
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2017-01-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Kate Denby ceased 2024-03-26
    significant influence · notified 2019-06-10
  • Karen Hall ceased 2025-12-10
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2024-03-26 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Freedom Festival Arts Trust is controlled by Patricia Mary Dalby
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2026-02-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Patricia Mary Dalby.

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.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

11 directors on the board

1.5y median 0.6y
average tenure
6.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (6)

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 4Other services 3Business services 1Construction 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08530799
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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