EX Cathedra LTD

Registered charity 1004086 Registered since 1991

Operates: Throughout England

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

8 trustees on the board

Peter Phillips Chair since 2021
Alok Nayak since 2023
John Clemson MBE since 2018
Joy Krishnamoorthy since 2019
Paul Keene since 2023
Paula Whitehouse since 2018
Prof Judith Anne Smith since 2023
Sophie Kernthaler since 2018

5.6y median 6y

average tenure

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

John Clemson MBE since 2018
Joy Krishnamoorthy since 2019
Paula Whitehouse since 2018
Sophie Kernthaler since 2018

11.4y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Peter Phillips Chair since 2021
Alok Nayak since 2023
John Clemson MBE since 2018
Joy Krishnamoorthy since 2019
Paul Keene since 2023
Paula Whitehouse since 2018
Prof Judith Anne Smith since 2023
Sophie Kernthaler since 2018

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 13Property 8Education 3

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£906k latest income

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

2.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

7 from 13 in 2021

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

NK Theatre Arts Similar size; both Arts and culture
South East Dance Limited Similar size; both Arts and culture
Lymearts Community Trust Limited Similar size; both Arts and culture
ST Lawrence University (USA) London Programme Similar size; both Arts and culture
Stopgap Dance Company Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Buckinghamshire County Museum Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.excathedra.co.uk
Email	info@excathedra.co.uk
Phone	01216163410
Address	C B S O, BERKLEY STREET, BIRMINGHAM, B1 2LF

Finances

£905,757 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£723,190	£694,321
2022	£958,851	£966,151
2023	£552,568	£569,717
2024	£854,624	£864,965
2025	£905,757	£834,692

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16TH JUNE 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 6TH DECEMBER 1989, 22ND APRIL 1991 AND 25TH NOVEMBER 2004

Trustees (8)

8trustees

62median age

2aged 70+

Peter Phillipsage band 80-84 Chair since 2021
Alok Nayakage band 45-49 since 2023
John Clemson MBEage band 70-74 since 2018
Joy Krishnamoorthy since 2019
Paul Keeneage band 60-64 since 2023
Paula Whitehouseage band 60-64 since 2018
Prof Judith Anne Smithage band 60-64 since 2023
Sophie Kernthalerage band 45-49 since 2018

Linked company (Companies House)

EX Cathedra Limited · 02396173 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 16/06/1989

2 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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