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British Board of Film Classification

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 34

  1. John Bernard Aalbers 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Claire Elisabeth Tavernier 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Lord Kamlesh Kumar Patel 2018-2018 Director View profile
  4. Lesley Anne Mackenzie 2017-2023 Director View profile
  5. Meirion Richard Paul Alcock 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. Alison Jane Hastings 2014-2018 Director View profile
  7. Gerard Anthony Lemos 2014-2018 Director View profile
  8. Jonathan Simon Paul Teckman 2010-2020 Director View profile
  9. Joanne Mary Shaw 2010-2015 Director View profile
  10. Sonita Charlene Alleyne 2009-2020 Director View profile
  11. Maggie Carver 2009-2019 Director View profile
  12. Patrick Leslie James Swaffer 2006-2022 Director View profile
  13. Kingsley Graham Lee 2003-2017 Director View profile
  14. Sir Quentin Jeremy Thomas 2003-2012 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Richard Jaggs 2001-2017 Director View profile
  16. Sylvia Mary Sheridan 1999-2008 Director View profile
  17. Robin Arthur Philip Duval 1999-2004 Director View profile
  18. Ewart John Needham 1997-2011 Director View profile
  19. John Clifford Holton 1997-2012 Director View profile
  20. John Richard Millard 1994-2012 Director View profile
  21. Michael Edward Wylie Samuelson 1994-1998 Director View profile
  22. John Fergus Graham Wilson 1993-2010 Director View profile
  23. John Brian Smith 1991-2002 Director View profile
  24. Peter Philip Rigby 2002 Director View profile
  25. David Wylie Samuelson 1994 Director View profile
  26. Michael Hubert Cox 2010 Director View profile
  27. William Tonar Mcmahon 2010 Director View profile
  28. John Stuart Sanson 1992 Director View profile
  29. Harry Manley 1997 Director View profile
  30. Dennis Kimbley 1999 Director View profile
  31. Roland George Frank Chase 1993 Director View profile
  32. Duncan Chalmers Calder 2000 Director View profile
  33. David Arthur Cooke 2004-2016 Secretary View profile
  34. James Alan Ferman 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £200,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • PS26168 - Audit of internet services Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £200,000 2026-07-10 CPV 73000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Description ***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This contract has been awarded on CCS Research & Insights DPS RM6126. Brief Description To test the feasibility, effectiveness and scalability of auditing and …

About

What it does
Other service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
17/08/1911

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above British Board of Film Classification on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

1 grant · £119,325 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £119,325

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £119,3252022-03-15
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.

6 directors on the board

3.5y median 3y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Tech and media 4Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1

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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00117289
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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