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Chelmsford Cultural Development Trust

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Marie Clare Goldman 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Mark Stewart Garratt 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Elliot Boakes 2022-2026 Director View profile
  4. Mark Walmsley 2022-2025 Director View profile
  5. Ajay Kumar Pabial 2022-2023 Director View profile
  6. Dr Catherine Lee 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Julia Anne Frascona 2019-2025 Director View profile
  8. Sarah Margaret Shaw 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Trevor John Bolton 2018-2020 Director View profile
  10. Daniel John Buckroyd 2018-2018 Director View profile
  11. Chandler, Jennifer Elizabeth, Councillor 2018-2019 Director View profile
  12. Clare, Roy Alexander George, Rear Admiral 2018-2022 Director View profile
  13. Benjamin Geoffrey Backhouse 2018-2025 Director View profile
  14. Ian Flint 2018-2022 Director View profile
  15. Claire Morpeth Gevaux 2018-2022 Director View profile
  16. Nicola Jane Freshwater 2018-2023 Director View profile
  17. Joanna Margaret Bussell 2017-2018 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/08/2017
Also a registered charity
Chelmsford Cultural Development Trust

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.

Group

  1. Chelmsford Cultural Development Trust is controlled by Joanna Margaret Bussell
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-08-01, ceased 2018-01-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Joanna Margaret Bussell.

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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.

Grants received

1 grant · £250,000 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

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £250,000

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £250,0002025-03-11
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.

9 directors on the board

2.2y median 1.1y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

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 1Manufacturing 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
10894512
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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