Carlton Bingo - people

At Carlton Bingo, we have a highly experienced team, who are dedicated to ensuring that you enjoy yourself, whether you are playing bingo online or in one of our bingo halls.

Every one of our staff members is highly trained, from the directors to the local bingo callers. Our board of directors is made up of:

Peter Perrins - Managing Director

Peter Perrins, Managing Director of Carlton Bingo, qualified as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Scotland in 1973, having served an apprenticeship with Davidson Smith, Wighton & Crawford C.A. Shortly after qualifying he joined the London Office of Price Waterhouse & Co., until returning to Scotland and joining Caledonian Associated Cinemas Limited (now Taylor Clark Leisure Limited) in Inverness as Financial Controller in October 1976. In 1983 he was appointed Company Secretary and in 1986 appointed Financial Director. In 1992 he was appointed Group Managing Director.

George Carter - Financial Director

George Carter is Financial Director of Carlton Clubs, having joined the board of the then CAC Leisure in 1992 and the main board of Taylor Clark Leisure plc in 1994. George became Company Secretary in 1991 and Financial Director in 1994.

Brian King - Operations Director

Brian King began his leisure career in Kirkcaldy.  He started in the bingo industry in 1970, working for Pleasurama and Mecca before becoming area manager for Kingsway Entertainments. In 1988, he joined Carlton Clubs as Regional Controller and was appointed to the Board of Directors in 1991 as Regional Director. He is now Director of Operations North of Scotland and North East England.

Brian is a Director of the National Bingo Association and sits on the Executive Council of The Bingo Association.

Christopher Barr - Operations Director

Chris Barr began his leisure career in Kirkcaldy and has extensive knowledge of the Fife leisure market. He joined Kingsway Entertainment in 1976 as a Trainee Manager, managing clubs before becoming Area Manager in 1987. Following Kingsway’s acquisition by Granada in 1989, he left to join Carlton Clubs as Manager of their Stirling Club. In 1994, he became Regional Controller and in 1997 was appointed to the Board as Regional Director. He is now Director of Operations Central Scotland.