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The Piece Hall Trust

Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. Blagbrough, Howard Granville Bates, Cllr 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. John Gregory Batsleer 2021-2021 Director View profile
  3. Tim Smith 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Benjamin Nathaniel Morton Smith 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Sir Roger Marsh 2017-2025 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Baines 2017-2022 Director View profile
  7. Nicola Jane Chance Thompson 2015-2026 Director View profile
  8. Laura Jane Crawford 2015-2024 Director View profile
  9. Gavin Allan Morton 2014-2018 Director View profile
  10. Roland Peter Stross 2014-2021 Director View profile
  11. Wayne Bowser 2014-2016 Director View profile
  12. Timothy John Swift 2014-2026 Director View profile
  13. William Frederick Taggart 2014-2017 Director View profile
  14. Rupinder Kaur Ashworth 2014-2021 Director View profile
  15. Roger Andrew Harvey 2014-2018 Director View profile
  16. Clive Roland Lloyd 2014-2018 Director View profile
  17. Laura Jane Crawford 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  18. Caroline Jane Bate 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  19. Stephen Bullock 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  20. Nicola Chance Thompson 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  21. Amanda Sarah Louise Sleney 2016-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
21/02/2014
Registered office
Halifax
Also a registered charity
The Piece Hall Trust

Grants received

8 grants · £3,106,218 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 · £2,836,418 (5 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £250,000
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,800 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £675,6502022-03-15
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £675,6502022-03-15
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £442,7002021-03-19
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £995,0002020-10-14
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £250,0002020-07-06
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.

7 directors on the board

1.7y median 1.4y
average tenure
5.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Education 3Arts and leisure 2Other services 2Professional services 2Dormant 1Finance 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08906735
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
29/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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