Playing Field (Theatre) Limited
Company 10814603 Active
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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
- Gregory Nasmyth Director · appointed 2018
- Ashley John Herman Director · appointed 2018
- Lois Lancaster Director · appointed 2021
- Lisa Jayne Popham Director · appointed 2018
- Richard Hill Director · appointed 2018
7.4y median 7.6y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Gregory Nasmyth Director · appointed 2018
- Ashley John Herman Director · appointed 2018
- Lisa Jayne Popham Director · appointed 2018
- Richard Hill Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Gregory Nasmyth Director · appointed 2018
- Richard Hill Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (3)
- Ashley John Herman Director · appointed 2018
- Lois Lancaster Director · appointed 2021
- Lisa Jayne Popham Director · appointed 2018
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Anthony William Wreford Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Simon Matthew Dudgeon Oliver Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
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 3Construction 2Finance 2Arts and leisure 1Property 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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Theatre Investment Fund Limited 1 shared director
- Lyric Theatre Hammersmith Limited(the) 1 shared director
- The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 1 shared director
- GO Live Theatre Projects LTD 1 shared director
- Ashley Herman Developments Limited 1 shared director
- Ashley Herman Developments (Somerset) Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 10814603 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 12/06/2017 |
| Address | 124 FINCHLEY ROAD, LONDON, NW3 5JS |
| Accounts next due | 30/06/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/09/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
90010 - Performing arts90030 - Artistic creation
Ownership - persons with significant control (1)
- The Honourable William Harold Archer ceased 2019 British
ownership of shares 75-100% ownership of shares 75-100% as trust ownership of shares 75-100% as firm voting rights 75-100% voting rights 75-100% as trust voting rights 75-100% as firm right to appoint and remove directors right to appoint and remove directors as trust right to appoint and remove directors as firm
Owns 3 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- 12212486
25-50% shares · notified 2022-07-21 - Playing Field GP Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-14 - Playing Field (Lendco) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-01
Officers (10)
- Lois Lancaster Director · appointed 2021
- Gregory Nasmyth Director · appointed 2018
- Lisa Jayne Popham Director · appointed 2018
- Ashley John Herman Director · appointed 2018
- Richard Hill Director · appointed 2018
Show 5 former officers
- Anthony William Wreford Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Simon Matthew Dudgeon Oliver Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
- Graham Lancaster Secretary · appointed 2018 · resigned 2020
- Michael Craig Stoddart Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2022
- Archer, William Harold, the Honourable Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2021
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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