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The Common Room of the Great North Limited
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Who leads it
- Paul KellyDirector · since 2023
- Carol Ann BellDirector · since 2020
- Mercedes Jordan BroadbentDirector · since 2020
- Nancy Jemima Doyle-HallDirector · since 2020
- Helen Lisa WhitfieldDirector · since 2018
- Sir William Hollin Dayrell Morrison-BellDirector · since 2018
- Matthew BoyleDirector · since 2018
- Professor Alison Jane ShawDirector · since 2017
- Dr Frederick Wardle SmithDirector · since 2017
- Catherine Marianne MillerDirector · since 2017
- Angela ThomsonSecretary · since 2022
Previous officers 9
- Prof Ross Alexander Forbes 2017-2020 View profile
- Penelope Jane Wilkinson 2017-2023 View profile
- William Hogarth Bell 2017-2022 View profile
- Anthony Reginald Pender 2017-2022 View profile
- Melanie Jane Laws 2017-2017 View profile
- Keith Merrin 2017-2019 View profile
- Julie Eastlake 2020-2022 View profile
- Peter Sean O'Hara 2017-2020 View profile
- Peter Douglas Stark 2017-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Archives activities; Museums activities
- Incorporated
- 08/02/2017
- Registered office
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Also a registered charity
- Common Room of the Great North Limited
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Common Room of the Great North Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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
15 grants · £6,273,133 total360Giving 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £5,981,909 (3 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £151,224 (2 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £140,000 (10 grants)
Most recent
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.
10 directors on the board
- Helen Lisa Whitfield Director · appointed 2018
- Carol Ann Bell Director · appointed 2020
- Mercedes Jordan Broadbent Director · appointed 2020
- Sir William Hollin Dayrell Morrison-Bell Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew Boyle Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Frederick Wardle Smith Director · appointed 2017
- Nancy Jemima Doyle-Hall Director · appointed 2020
- Professor Alison Jane Shaw Director · appointed 2017
- Paul Kelly Director · appointed 2023
- Catherine Marianne Miller Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Helen Lisa Whitfield Director · appointed 2018
- Carol Ann Bell Director · appointed 2020
- Mercedes Jordan Broadbent Director · appointed 2020
- Sir William Hollin Dayrell Morrison-Bell Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew Boyle Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Frederick Wardle Smith Director · appointed 2017
- Nancy Jemima Doyle-Hall Director · appointed 2020
- Professor Alison Jane Shaw Director · appointed 2017
- Catherine Marianne Miller Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Mercedes Jordan Broadbent Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Frederick Wardle Smith Director · appointed 2017
- Professor Alison Jane Shaw Director · appointed 2017
- Paul Kelly Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (6)
- Helen Lisa Whitfield Director · appointed 2018
- Carol Ann Bell Director · appointed 2020
- Sir William Hollin Dayrell Morrison-Bell Director · appointed 2018
- Matthew Boyle Director · appointed 2018
- Nancy Jemima Doyle-Hall Director · appointed 2020
- Catherine Marianne Miller Director · appointed 2017
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 10609517
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 29/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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