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Down Community Arts

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Bill Osbourne 2019-2023 Director View profile
Claire Rose Canavan 2018-2026 Director View profile
Philip Simon Reilly 2015-2018 Director View profile
Anne Hanna 2012-2024 Director View profile
Mark Higgins 2012-2015 Director View profile
Pamela Cooper 2012-2018 Director View profile
Louise O'Prey 2011-2012 Director View profile
Celeste Mcevoy 2010-2011 Director View profile
Andrew Gibson 2010-2014 Director View profile
Sharon Elisabeth Casement 2010-2012 Director View profile
Donal Michael O'Hagan 2009-2011 Director View profile
Stella Gilmartin 2009-2018 Director View profile
Aidan Mcloone 2008-2009 Director View profile
Debra Mulholland 2008-2010 Director View profile
Heather Thompson 2007-2009 Director View profile
Alice Mcdaniel 2007-2009 Director View profile
Oliver John (Jack) Mcilheron 2007-2009 Director View profile
Colin Paul Mcgrath 2006-2009 Director View profile
James Paul Bradshaw 2005-2006 Director View profile
Lisa Young 2003-2006 Director View profile
Gerry Mccann 2002-2005 Director View profile
Margaret Ann Orr 2001-2007 Director View profile
Linda Martina Mckenna 2001-2007 Director View profile
Annette Mccann 2001-2006 Director View profile
Rita Rice 2001-2005 Director View profile
Kathleen Gill 2001-2005 Director View profile
James Damian Conlon 1993-2005 Director View profile
Ronald Leslie Fleming 1993-2000 Director View profile
Helen Evelyn Honeyman 1993-2010 Director View profile
John Francis Noble 1993-2013 Director View profile
Francis Patrick Gallagher B.A. Dip.Ed. 1993-2002 Director View profile
Liam Mckeating 1993-1997 Director View profile
Mary Josephine Rogan 1993-1997 Director View profile
Spencer Dunbar Cusack 1993-2003 Director View profile
Clare Rose Canavan 2018-2026 Secretary View profile
Pamela Cooper 2012-2018 Secretary View profile
Sharon Casement 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
Margaret Orr 2005-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £8,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

CA17445 - RFQ 2025/70 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS "Thriving Together" - PEACEPLUS 3.7 Reimaging the History of Mental Health Care in Down Buyer: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) £8,000 2026-05-08 CPV 98000000 Source: Contracts Finder
Suppliers are hereby invited to tender to design, develop and deliver a shared history and culture programme. This cross-community arts project will engage minority participants in exploring Northern Ireland's mental health care history, us…

About

Incorporated: 04/10/1993

Grants received

1 grant · £9,800 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 Community Fund · £9,800

Most recent

The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8002013-08-28

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.

6 directors on the board

Vera Winifred Woods Director · appointed 2014
Baroness Margaret Mary Ritchie Director · appointed 2018
Eileen Anna Branagh Director · appointed 2026
Brenda Mary Kent Director · appointed 2016
Martina Byrne Director · appointed 2025
Emma Whitehead Director · appointed 2018

6.3y median 7.6y

average tenure

11.6y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Vera Winifred Woods Director · appointed 2014
Baroness Margaret Mary Ritchie Director · appointed 2018
Brenda Mary Kent Director · appointed 2016
Emma Whitehead Director · appointed 2018

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Baroness Margaret Mary Ritchie Director · appointed 2018
Eileen Anna Branagh Director · appointed 2026
Brenda Mary Kent Director · appointed 2016
Emma Whitehead Director · appointed 2018

Portfolio (2)

Vera Winifred Woods Director · appointed 2014
Martina Byrne Director · appointed 2025

also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Claire Rose Canavan 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.

Business services 1Education 1Tech and media 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
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: NI027833
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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