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Company · Blackpool

The Electric Sunshine Project Community Interest Company

Artistic creation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Anthony Edward Williams 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Martin Douglas Blore 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Shirley Ann Bailey 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Barbara Wilkie 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. Paula Ruth Burdess 2022-2026 Director View profile
  6. Laura White 2021-2022 Director View profile
  7. Deborah Jane Aspray 2020-2022 Director View profile
  8. Linda May Markey 2020-2020 Director View profile
  9. Stephanie Cottle 2020-2023 Director View profile
  10. Barbara Anne Wilcox 2019-2021 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Dunstan 2018-2022 Director View profile
  12. Kieran Mcguinness 2018-2019 Director View profile
  13. Alan Gordon Hulme 2018-2021 Director View profile
  14. Joanna Cassidy 2017-2019 Director View profile
  15. Jenny Claire Rutter 2017-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Artistic creation
Incorporated
19/07/2016
Registered office
Blackpool

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Melanie Claire Whitehead ceased 2023-03-17
    75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-07-19

Group

  1. The Electric Sunshine Project Community Interest Company is controlled by Melanie Claire Whitehead
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-07-19, ceased 2023-03-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Melanie Claire Whitehead.

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

6 grants · £646,000 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £596,000 (4 grants)
  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £50,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust £25,0002023-07-31
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £342,5002023-03-17
  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust £25,0002022-03-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £233,5002020-03-20
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002020-01-10
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.

8 directors on the board

3y median 2y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Health and social care 2Arts and leisure 1Dormant 1Hospitality 1Professional services 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
10286868
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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