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Dorset Arts Development Service CIC

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 12

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Nyah Boston-Shears 2024-2025 Director View profile
Ebi Gabbie Sosseh 2023-2026 Director View profile
David William Lockwood 2022-2026 Director View profile
Hazel June Province 2019-2026 Director View profile
Sarah James 2018-2021 Director View profile
Hannah Leini Baker 2017-2022 Director View profile
Steven Pink 2015-2023 Director View profile
Cleo Alexandra Evans 2015-2024 Director View profile
Michael Hoskin 2015-2018 Director View profile
Matthew Henderson Little 2015-2023 Director View profile
Douglas William Scarfe 2015-2025 Director View profile
Janice Jane Rowlands 2015-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated: 30/03/2015

Grants received

8 grants · £136,592 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

Youth Music · £58,392 (2 grants)
Dorset Community Foundation · £30,000 (2 grants)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £18,200
Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £12,500
The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000

Most recent

Dorset Community Foundation £15,0002023-02-15
Paul Hamlyn Foundation £7,5002022-07-07
Dorset Community Foundation £15,0002021-11-22
Youth Music £29,8932020-07-01
Youth Music £28,4992018-03-09

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.

6 directors on the board

Christopher Ian Price Director · appointed 2025
Louise Bate Director · appointed 2025
Seth Turner-Higgins Director · appointed 2023
Anya Jane Pearson Director · appointed 2025
Penny Calvert Director · appointed 2025
Sophie Anna Carpenter Director · appointed 2026

1.2y median 0.9y

average tenure

3.1y

longest tenure

directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Louise Bate Director · appointed 2025
Anya Jane Pearson Director · appointed 2025
Penny Calvert Director · appointed 2025
Sophie Anna Carpenter Director · appointed 2026

Portfolio (2)

Christopher Ian Price Director · appointed 2025
Seth Turner-Higgins Director · appointed 2023

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Ebi Gabbie Sosseh Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
David William Lockwood Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
Hazel June Province Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026

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.

Other services 3Arts and leisure 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: 09517916
Status: Active
Type: Community Interest Company
Edition: Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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