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Light Cinemas Group Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Adam Douglas Hughes 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Tom Francis Geoffrey Palmer 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Scott William Barham 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Damian Drabble 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Gemma Gowers 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Stewart John Harries 2015-2015 Director View profile
  7. Simon Paul Burke 2015-2024 Director View profile
  8. John Christopher Sullivan 2014-2024 Director View profile
  9. Keith Pullinger 2014-2024 Director View profile
  10. Miles Daniel Otway 2014-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/12/2013

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Light Cinemas Group Limited is controlled by Searchlight Ventures Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Searchlight Ventures Limited is controlled by Keith Pullinger
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-01-12, ceased 2024-10-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Keith Pullinger.

11 other companies in this group

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

2 grants · £3,000,000 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,000,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £2,928,3642021-02-09
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £71,6362020-11-18
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.

1 directors on the board

7.8y median 7.8y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
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.

Tech and media 5Other services 4Arts and leisure 1Finance 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08822170
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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