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Manchester Animation Festival LTD

Company 09601800 Active

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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.

10
directors on the board
7.1y median 6.5y
average tenure
11.2y
longest tenure
6
directors past 6 years
5 vs 3 portfolio
first-time directors
3
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 15Arts and leisure 4Education 2Property 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number09601800
StatusActive
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated20/05/2015
AddressFLETCHERS MILL, DEAN CLOUGH MILLS, HALIFAX, HX3 5AX
Accounts next due28/02/2027
Accounts last made up31/05/2025

Industry (SIC)

59140 - Motion picture projection activities

Ownership - persons with significant control (4)

  • Dr Steven Henderson British
    significant influence or control
  • Dr William Robert Lawrence British
    significant influence or control
  • Ms Jennifer Mary Hall British
    significant influence or control
  • Ms Debra Ann Singleton ceased British
    significant influence or control

Officers (11)

  • Bowdur, Helen Director · appointed 2024
  • O'Connor, Katherine Director · appointed 2022
  • Clayton, Joanne Director · appointed 2020
  • Simmons, Elroy Director · appointed 2020
  • Edwards, Jacqueline Susan Director · appointed 2020
  • BOX, Thomas Evan Director · appointed 2019
  • Fairweather, Sherelle Director · appointed 2019
  • Lawrence, William Robert, Dr Director · appointed 2015
  • Henderson, Steven Director · appointed 2015
  • Hall, Jennifer Mary Director · appointed 2015
  • Singleton, Debra Ann Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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