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The Birmingham Repertory Theatre,Limited

Operation of arts facilities

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

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Previous officers 80

  1. Suleman, Saima, Councillor 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Nicola Beckford 2021-2021 Director View profile
  3. Jayne Francis 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Lucy Pauline Marcus 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Masiyambiri Chiduku 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Michael John Hibbs 2021-2023 Director View profile
  7. Brandon Relph 2021-2023 Director View profile
  8. Howard Hugh Panter 2020-2023 Director View profile
  9. David John Meecham 2020-2023 Director View profile
  10. Jan Teo 2020-2023 Director View profile
  11. Grace Elizabeth Smith 2017-2021 Director View profile
  12. Elizabeth James 2016-2024 Director View profile
  13. Lorna Laidlaw 2016-2018 Director View profile
  14. Amerah Saleh 2016-2020 Director View profile
  15. Professor David Jonathan Roberts 2016-2023 Director View profile
  16. Mark Terence Goucher 2015-2017 Director View profile
  17. Sambrook, Gary William, Councillor 2014-2020 Director View profile
  18. Guy Richard Hemington 2014-2020 Director View profile
  19. Johanne Mica Clifton 2014-2020 Director View profile
  20. Gregory John Lowson 2014-2020 Director View profile
  21. Professor Lionel Michael Whitby 2014-2019 Director View profile
  22. Narinder Kaur Kooner 2013-2019 Director View profile
  23. Angela Jane Maxwell 2013-2019 Director View profile
  24. Paul Phedon 2013-2019 Director View profile
  25. Rajiv Nathwani 2011-2016 Director View profile
  26. Jennifer Stephens 2008-2014 Director View profile
  27. Jacqueline Ann Francis 2008-2015 Director View profile
  28. Kulwinder Thiarai 2008-2011 Director View profile
  29. Gary John Taylor 2008-2013 Director View profile
  30. David Ashley Cox 2008-2013 Director View profile
  31. Kevin Paul Johnson 2006-2013 Director View profile
  32. Christopher David Hibbs 2006-2013 Director View profile
  33. Charles Ian Squires 2005-2013 Director View profile
  34. Dawinder Kaur Bansal 2004-2007 Director View profile
  35. Steven John Bedser 2003-2008 Director View profile
  36. Patricia Pauline Hughes 2002-2008 Director View profile
  37. Anouk Mishti Perinpanayagam 2002-2008 Director View profile
  38. Warda Al Jawahiry 2002-2004 Director View profile
  39. Janet Watts 2002-2008 Director View profile
  40. Simon Manville Topman 2001-2006 Director View profile
  41. Charles George Keil 2001-2006 Director View profile
  42. Brenda May Clarke 2001-2003 Director View profile
  43. Dr Russell Bennett Jackson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  44. Andrew Norman Allan 2000-2005 Director View profile
  45. Christine Margaret Quinn 2000-2006 Director View profile
  46. Paramjit Singh Bassi 2000-2001 Director View profile
  47. Alan Malcolm Rudge 1998-2014 Director View profile
  48. Tyrone Huggins 1998-2004 Director View profile
  49. Robert Southgate 1998-2002 Director View profile
  50. Toyah Ann Willcox 1997-2000 Director View profile
  51. Christine Margaret Ransome Wallis 1997-1998 Director View profile
  52. Norman Stanley Hawkins 1996-2000 Director View profile
  53. Michael John Lowe 1996-2002 Director View profile
  54. Dorothea Anne Underwood 1995-1996 Director View profile
  55. Joel Kaplan 1995-2001 Director View profile
  56. Vanessa Victoria Whitburn 1994-2000 Director View profile
  57. John Anthony James 1994-2000 Director View profile
  58. Cicely Frances Berry 1993-1996 Director View profile
  59. Vayu Naidu-Banfield 1993-1999 Director View profile
  60. David Michael Waine 1993-2000 Director View profile
  61. Alan Blumenthal 1993-1995 Director View profile
  62. Judith Mackay 1994 Director View profile
  63. Michael Edwin Hilburn 1993 Director View profile
  64. Philip Edward Couse 1996 Director View profile
  65. David Burman Edgar 1994 Director View profile
  66. Professor James Ronald Mulryne 1995 Director View profile
  67. Reginald John Hales 1993 Director View profile
  68. Knowles, Richard Marchant, Councillor Sir 1994 Director View profile
  69. Lionel John Jones 1993 Director View profile
  70. Peter James Philip Barwell 1993 Director View profile
  71. Bryan Sydney Townsend 1995 Director View profile
  72. Anne Elizabeth Russell 2019-2023 Secretary View profile
  73. Neil Fraser Harris 2014-2019 Secretary View profile
  74. Christine Johnstone 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  75. Helen Ruth Farrands 2003-2008 Secretary View profile
  76. Peter Scott 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  77. Peter David Winckles 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  78. Christopher David Bolstridge 1995-1996 Secretary View profile
  79. John Robb Paterson Stalker 1993-1995 Secretary View profile
  80. Graham Edward Collins 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
07/01/1935
Also a registered charity
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Limited

Ownership

Owned by (6) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • John Mark Hornby
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-03-24
  • Ayub Khan
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-03-24 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Andy John Street
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-03-24
  • David Burman Edgar ceased 2024-01-31
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Deborah Mary Shaw ceased 2025-03-24
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-10-19
  • Steven Derrick Ball ceased 2025-03-24
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-07-30
  • Possible match - 3 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 3 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Birmingham Repertory Theatre,Limited is controlled by John Mark Hornby
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-03-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Mark Hornby.

4 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

20 grants · £17,143,207 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £8,081,758 (6 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £3,735,396 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £2,292,441 (2 grants)
  • Birmingham City Council · £2,060,500 (6 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £761,112 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £1,867,6982022-10-20
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £1,867,6982022-10-20
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £1,867,6982021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £545,0002021-10-27
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £1,867,6982020-04-01
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.

13 directors on the board

3.3y median 1.7y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (8)

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.

Business services 4Professional services 4Hospitality 2Arts and leisure 1Construction 1Education 1Finance 1Health and social care 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00295910
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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