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Isle of Wight Festival Limited
Support activities to performing arts
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Selina Holliday Emeny 2018-2018 View profile
- Simon James Moran 2018-2025 View profile
- Melvin John Benn 2018-2025 View profile
- Paul Robert Latham 2017-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Support activities to performing arts
- Incorporated
- 27/07/2016
- Registered office
- London
- Previous names
- Hamsard 3426 Limited (until 01/03/2017)
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- UK Festival Holdings Limited
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2025-04-01 - Squire Patton Boggs Directors Limited ceased 2017-02-24
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-07-27 - LN-Gaiety Holdings Limited ceased 2025-04-01
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2017-02-24
Group
- Isle of Wight Festival Limited
is controlled by UK Festival Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2025-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register - UK Festival Holdings Limited
is controlled by Ian Matthew Evans
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-06-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ian Matthew Evans.
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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.
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.
5 directors on the board
- Stuart Robert Douglas Director · appointed 2018
- Lynn Lavelle Director · appointed 2025
- John Blair Timothy Giddings Director · appointed 2017
- Caroline Giddings Director · appointed 2017
- Denis James Desmond Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Stuart Robert Douglas Director · appointed 2018
- John Blair Timothy Giddings Director · appointed 2017
- Caroline Giddings Director · appointed 2017
- Denis James Desmond Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Stuart Robert Douglas Director · appointed 2018
- Lynn Lavelle Director · appointed 2025
- John Blair Timothy Giddings Director · appointed 2017
- Caroline Giddings Director · appointed 2017
- Denis James Desmond Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Simon James Moran Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 10298216
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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