Company
The Appledore Book Festival
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Sean KearneyDirector · since 2024
- Sara Elizabeth MendosaDirector · since 2024
- Mark Rogers BrittonDirector · since 2024
- Stephen John Douglas TaylorDirector · since 2023
- David Dykes StevensonDirector · since 2022
- Janet Dianne ThompsonDirector · since 2020
- Richard Hamilton CableDirector · since 2020
- Susan SandonDirector · since 2018
- Patricia Susan Hadley-SmithDirector · since 2016
- Jan Dianne ThompsonSecretary · since 2022
Previous officers 13
- David John Johnson 2022-2022 View profile
- Patricia Lancaster 2022-2023 View profile
- Elizabeth Louise Eggleton 2021-2023 View profile
- Judith Ann Byrne 2020-2023 View profile
- Mark Andrew Juby 2018-2022 View profile
- John Edouard Duncan Rankine 2018-2022 View profile
- Geoffrey Lyn Callaghan 2018-2020 View profile
- Sara Mendosa 2016-2022 View profile
- Christopher Farris 2016-2018 View profile
- Peter Graham Hames 2016-2020 View profile
- Celia Ann Merrill 2016-2016 View profile
- Patricia Anne Glover 2016-2016 View profile
- Simon John Mugglestone 2016-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/02/2016
- Also a registered charity
- The Appledore Book Festival
Board analysis for researchers
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.
9 directors on the board
- Susan Sandon Director · appointed 2018
- Janet Dianne Thompson Director · appointed 2020
- Stephen John Douglas Taylor Director · appointed 2023
- Sean Kearney Director · appointed 2024
- David Dykes Stevenson Director · appointed 2022
- Sara Elizabeth Mendosa Director · appointed 2024
- Richard Hamilton Cable Director · appointed 2020
- Mark Rogers Britton Director · appointed 2024
- Patricia Susan Hadley-Smith Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Susan Sandon Director · appointed 2018
- Richard Hamilton Cable Director · appointed 2020
- Patricia Susan Hadley-Smith Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Susan Sandon Director · appointed 2018
- Janet Dianne Thompson Director · appointed 2020
- Stephen John Douglas Taylor Director · appointed 2023
- Patricia Susan Hadley-Smith Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (5)
- Sean Kearney Director · appointed 2024
- David Dykes Stevenson Director · appointed 2022
- Sara Elizabeth Mendosa Director · appointed 2024
- Richard Hamilton Cable Director · appointed 2020
- Mark Rogers Britton Director · appointed 2024
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
- 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
- 10016211
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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