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Company · Stockton-on-Tees

Festival of Thrift CIC

Support activities to performing arts

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

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Previous officers 10

  1. Susanne Inge Baker 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Lorna Elizabeth Reeve 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Beth Hodgson 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Michael John Mcgrother 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Wency Parvin 2018-2018 Director View profile
  6. Stella Mary Hall 2015-2022 Director View profile
  7. David George Bilton 2015-2018 Director View profile
  8. John Stephen Orchard 2015-2022 Director View profile
  9. Rebecca Shatwell 2024-2026 Secretary View profile
  10. Emma Louise Whitenstall 2023-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Support activities to performing arts
Incorporated
25/04/2015
Registered office
Stockton-on-Tees

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.

  • David George Bilton ceased 2018-04-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-06-01
  • Rebecca Louise Shatwell ceased 2026-01-31
    significant influence · notified 2024-07-01
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Festival of Thrift CIC is controlled by David George Bilton
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-01, ceased 2018-04-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David George Bilton.

1 other company 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

5 grants · £749,914 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 Culture, Media & Sport · £490,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £250,000 (2 grants)
  • Point North · £9,914

Most recent

  • Point North £9,9142022-12-19
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £245,0002022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £245,0002022-10-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £180,0002022-03-25
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £70,0002020-04-01
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.

11 directors on the board

3.7y median 4.1y
average tenure
11.2y
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 4Retail and trade 2Education 1Health and social care 1Other services 1Professional services 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
09561053
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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