Riding Lights

Active03573945 Private company limited by guarantee

What Riding Lights say about themselves

“Riding Lights Theatre Company website - York based, internationally renowned touring theatre company. News, touring productions, what's on, membership, youth theatre and more!”

— from ridinglights.org
Incorporated
2 June 1998 (28 years)
Industry
Performing arts (90010)
Artistic creation (90030)
Operation of arts facilities (90040)
Activities of religious organizations (94910)
Directors
Bridget Payton
Rebecca Amy Benzie
Joseph Simon Harmston
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Yorkshire
Address
Friargate Theatre
Lower Friargate York
North Yorkshire
YO1 9SL

Filing status

Accounts due
31 May 2027
Last accounts
31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due
26 May 2027
Last conf. stmt
12 May 2026

Officers 11 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Payton, Bridget, Dr
Director · Appointed 17 July 2026
British
Born August 1968 (58)
Benzie, Rebecca Amy, Dr
Director · Appointed 13 May 2026
British
Born August 1988 (38)
Harmston, Joseph Simon
Director · Appointed 2 January 2025
British
Born May 1968 (58)
Oyelumade, Israel
Director · Appointed 2 January 2025
British
Born December 1968 (57)
Maddison, Sally Charlotte
Director · Appointed 8 September 2022
British
Born October 1984 (42)
Director · Appointed 7 February 2017
British
Born May 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 7 February 2017
British
Born September 1950 (76)
Dunn, Antony Paul Ninian
Secretary · Appointed 23 January 2017
Director · Appointed 6 July 2015
British
Born March 1952 (74)
Morley-Chisholm, Yvonne
Director · Appointed 21 March 2006
British
Born November 1958
Director · Appointed 2 June 1998
British
Born July 1949 (77)
Officer history (21 former)
1 October 2026
Resigned Dunn, Antony Paul Ninian as Director
17 July 2026
Appointed Payton, Bridget, Dr as Director
13 May 2026
Appointed Benzie, Rebecca Amy, Dr as Director
19 March 2026
Resigned Brown, Oliver Martin as Director
19 March 2026
Resigned Hands, Martin Jeffery as Director
2 January 2025
Appointed Harmston, Joseph Simon as Director
2 January 2025
Appointed Oyelumade, Israel as Director
8 March 2024
Resigned Brown, Jonathan Michael as Director
7 March 2024
Resigned Foreman, Bridget Jane Cornell as Director
13 November 2023
24 August 2023
Appointed Foreman, Bridget Jane Cornell as Director
24 August 2023
Appointed Brown, Jonathan Michael as Director
19 April 2023
Resigned Burbridge, Paul Arthur as Director
8 September 2022
Appointed Brown, Oliver Martin as Director
8 September 2022
Appointed Maddison, Sally Charlotte as Director
21 July 2022
Resigned Hoyland, Susannah Renee as Director
7 February 2017
Appointed Lampitt, David John as Director
7 February 2017
Appointed Bradley, Andrew James as Director
7 February 2017
Appointed Hoyland, Susannah Renee as Director
23 January 2017
Appointed Dunn, Antony Paul Ninian as Secretary
11 January 2017
Resigned Stephenson, Barrie John as Secretary
11 January 2017
Resigned Stephenson, Barrie John as Director
4 January 2016
6 July 2015
Appointed Emmett, John Christopher as Director
31 January 2015
Resigned Brown, Jonathan Michael as Secretary
19 January 2015
Appointed Stephenson, Barrie John as Secretary
17 February 2014
Resigned Everist, Graeme as Director
10 December 2012
Resigned Crosby, Brian as Director
7 September 2011
Appointed Dunn, Antony Paul Ninian as Director
14 February 2011
Resigned Fieldsend, Michael Edward as Director
31 December 2010
Resigned Casswell, Geraldine as Director
19 April 2010
Appointed Hands, Martin Jeffery as Director
15 January 2010
Resigned Fletcher, Julia Claire as Director
10 September 2007
Resigned Beckerlegge, Jonathan Michael as Director
31 July 2007
Resigned Macaulay, George Franklin as Director
21 March 2006
Appointed Everist, Graeme as Director
21 March 2006
Appointed Stephenson, Barrie John as Director
21 March 2006
Appointed Casswell, Geraldine as Director
21 March 2006
Appointed Crosby, Brian as Director
21 March 2006
Appointed Morley-Chisholm, Yvonne as Director
21 March 2006
Appointed Fletcher, Julia Claire as Director
18 May 2005
Resigned Somerville, James Martine Walker as Director
17 March 2004
30 April 1999
Resigned Beckerlegge, Jonathan Michael as Secretary
30 April 1999
Appointed Brown, Jonathan Michael as Secretary
22 March 1999
Appointed Fieldsend, Michael Edward as Director
2 June 1998
Appointed Somerville, James Martine Walker as Director
2 June 1998
Appointed Macaulay, George Franklin as Director
2 June 1998
Appointed Beckerlegge, Jonathan Michael as Secretary
2 June 1998
Appointed Beckerlegge, Jonathan Michael as Director
2 June 1998
Appointed Burbridge, Paul Arthur as Director
2 June 1998
Appointed Cavanagh, Sean Michael Howard as Director
2 June 1998

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

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Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 August 2025 · total exemption full accounts

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