Company
Agatha Christie Festival Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Rachael Ruth Merton KiddeyDirector · since 2025
- Carolyn Dawn CustersonDirector · since 2020
- Heather Norman-SoderlindDirector · since 2018
- Christopher Duncan HartDirector · since 2016
- John Neil RoweDirector · since 2015
- David Hewitt BrawnDirector · since 2014
- Mathew Caradoc Thomas PrichardDirector · since 2014
Previous officers 7
- Martin Thomas 2023-2024 View profile
- Kevin Paul Mowat 2018-2023 View profile
- Kathryn Ruth Farmery 2017-2018 View profile
- Frances Kate Crowther Hughes 2016-2017 View profile
- Susan Daphne Coleman 2014-2015 View profile
- Hilary Strong 2014-2016 View profile
- Owen Hill 2014-2014 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/10/2014
- Also a registered charity
- Agatha Christie Festival Limited
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.
- Mathew Caradoc Thomas Prichard
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Christopher Duncan Hart
25-50% voting · notified 2016-10-31 - John Neil Rowe
25-50% voting · notified 2016-10-31 - Hilary Strong ceased 2016-10-31
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Agatha Christie Festival Limited
is controlled by Mathew Caradoc Thomas Prichard
Evidence
active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Mathew Caradoc Thomas Prichard.
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
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
- Christopher Duncan Hart Director · appointed 2016
- Carolyn Dawn Custerson Director · appointed 2020
- John Neil Rowe Director · appointed 2015
- David Hewitt Brawn Director · appointed 2014
- Mathew Caradoc Thomas Prichard Director · appointed 2014
- Dr Rachael Ruth Merton Kiddey Director · appointed 2025
- Heather Norman-Soderlind Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Duncan Hart Director · appointed 2016
- Carolyn Dawn Custerson Director · appointed 2020
- John Neil Rowe Director · appointed 2015
- David Hewitt Brawn Director · appointed 2014
- Mathew Caradoc Thomas Prichard Director · appointed 2014
- Heather Norman-Soderlind Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Dr Rachael Ruth Merton Kiddey Director · appointed 2025
- Heather Norman-Soderlind Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (5)
- Christopher Duncan Hart Director · appointed 2016
- Carolyn Dawn Custerson Director · appointed 2020
- John Neil Rowe Director · appointed 2015
- David Hewitt Brawn Director · appointed 2014
- Mathew Caradoc Thomas Prichard Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
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.
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 09245332
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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