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Belfast Orangefest
Cultural education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Raymond Paul McmichaelDirector · since 2025
- John PattersonDirector · since 2025
- William John MawhinneyDirector · since 2024
- William John HughesDirector · since 2019
- Raymond Samuel SpiersDirector · since 2012
- Spencer BeattieDirector · since 2012
- Herbert Mervyn BishopDirector · since 2007
- Reverend Mervyn GibsonDirector · since 2007
Previous officers 6
- William Joseph Humphrey 2007-2012 View profile
- Dawson Bailie 2007-2019 View profile
- Wilson Moreland Finlay 2007-2026 View profile
- Haire, Thomas Robert, Councillor 2007-2020 View profile
- Philip James Nicholls 2007-2009 View profile
- James Dunn Laird 2007-2024 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Cultural education
- Incorporated
- 27/02/2007
- Registered office
- Belfast
Grants received
1 grant · £10,000 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Herbert Mervyn Bishop Director · appointed 2007
- William John Mawhinney Director · appointed 2024
- Raymond Samuel Spiers Director · appointed 2012
- Spencer Beattie Director · appointed 2012
- Reverend Mervyn Gibson Director · appointed 2007
- William John Hughes Director · appointed 2019
- Raymond Paul Mcmichael Director · appointed 2025
- John Patterson Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Herbert Mervyn Bishop Director · appointed 2007
- Raymond Samuel Spiers Director · appointed 2012
- Spencer Beattie Director · appointed 2012
- Reverend Mervyn Gibson Director · appointed 2007
- William John Hughes Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- William John Mawhinney Director · appointed 2024
- Raymond Samuel Spiers Director · appointed 2012
- Spencer Beattie Director · appointed 2012
- William John Hughes Director · appointed 2019
- Raymond Paul Mcmichael Director · appointed 2025
- John Patterson Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Herbert Mervyn Bishop Director · appointed 2007
- Reverend Mervyn Gibson Director · appointed 2007
Left in the last 12 months
- Wilson Moreland Finlay Director · appointed 2007 · 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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- NI063330
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 02/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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