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Deborah Bestwick

Deborah Bestwick holds 4 current roles and has 5 previous roles across 8 organisations.

Current roles
4
at 3 organisations
Previous roles
5
most recent ended 2002
Organisations
8
3 now, 5 in the past
People served alongside
98
on the same boards
On boards since
1994
32 years in governance
Longest current role
24 yrs
at Sunshine International Arts
Charity roles
2
now, plus none in the past
Company roles
2
now, plus 5 in the past

Overview

Deborah's network

98 people8 organisationsExplore in 3DiThe red node is Deborah. The map draws current roles and the people on those boards. Previous organisations, including dissolved ones, are added as dashed links when Former organisations is on; the figures above also count previous roles.Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

People Deborah has served alongside

98 peopleiBased on overlapping official board records, including company secretaries. Calculated from official records It does not mean they know each other. Only formal co-service is listed: people are never joined on a matching name alone.

Sunshine International Arts 9 people · 2006-present

Active Respite 3 people · 2022-present

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Roles

Roles

9 roles across 8 organisations (4 current, 5 previous)

Current roles (4)iTaken from official records: Charity Commission, Companies House. Each row shows the appointment and, where it has ended, the end date as filed.

Previous roles (5)iTaken from official records: Companies House. Each row shows the appointment and, where it has ended, the end date as filed.Charity trustee roles come from the current Charity Commission register, which lists serving trustees only. Company roles, current and past, come from Companies House.

Network

Deborah's network

iThe red node is Deborah. Pale nodes are charities, grey nodes are companies, and darker grey nodes are the people who sit on them. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

People Deborah has served alongside

98 people across 7 organisationsiBased on overlapping official board records, including company secretaries. Calculated from official records It does not mean they know each other. Only formal co-service is listed: people are never joined on a matching name alone.

Sunshine International Arts 9 people · 2006-present

Active Respite 3 people · 2022-present

Ovalhouse Productions Limited (dissolved 2021) 4 people · 2017-2021

Cardboard Citizens 14 people · 1994-2002

Black Theatre Co-Operative Limited (dissolved 2021) 22 people · 1996-2002

TYA UK Centre of Assitej 19 people · 1994-1996

Effra Lodge Management CO. Limited 27 people· 1991-2025