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Curious Arts

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 14

  1. Dr John Mcandrew 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Joshua David Edward Smith 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Gareth Edward Longstaff 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Ashford 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Kathryn Cardose 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Kate Elizabeth Newall 2018-2023 Director View profile
  7. Lewis Latimer 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Phyllis Marie Christopher 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. Sinead Burke 2018-2018 Director View profile
  10. Philip Douglas 2017-2020 Director View profile
  11. Craig David Astley 2017-2022 Director View profile
  12. Paula Penman 2017-2019 Director View profile
  13. David Tuffnell 2017-2025 Director View profile
  14. Ilya Lazlo Pearlman 2017-2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/04/2017
Also a registered charity
Curious Arts

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.

  • Craig David Astley ceased 2018-03-14
    75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Paula Penman ceased 2019-03-04
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-04
  • David Tuffnell ceased 2018-03-14
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-04

Group

  1. Curious Arts is controlled by Craig David Astley
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-04, ceased 2018-03-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Craig David Astley.

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

19 grants · £380,912 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 Heritage Fund · £238,502
  • Community Foundation North East · £74,687 (11 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £33,540
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £15,630
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £11,003 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £15,6302026-02-18
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £238,5022025-10-14
  • Community Foundation North East £11,5842024-04-03
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £7,0032024-04-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £4,0002023-10-18
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

3.4y median 3.3y
average tenure
6.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Education 3Business services 1Hospitality 1Other 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
10709247
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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