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British Society of Cinematographers Limited

Support activities to performing arts

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

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Previous officers 43

  1. Nina Kellgren 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Urszula Pontikos 2018-2024 Director View profile
  3. James David Friend 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. Laurie Crawley 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. Barry Ackroyd 2012-2019 Director View profile
  6. Michael Charles Eley 2012-2025 Director View profile
  7. Oliver Curtis 2011-2023 Director View profile
  8. Richard Campbell Pope 2011-2017 Director View profile
  9. Ashley William Rowe 2009-2011 Director View profile
  10. Haris Zambarloukos 2009-2021 Director View profile
  11. Sean Francis Bobbitt 2008-2016 Director View profile
  12. Nicholas Mark Morris 2008-2018 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Warren Howard 2006-2008 Director View profile
  14. David Nigel Walters 2005-2023 Director View profile
  15. Derek George Suter 2004-2017 Director View profile
  16. Sue Gibson 2004-2016 Director View profile
  17. Christopher Seager 2002-2015 Director View profile
  18. Gavin Jarlath Arpad Finney 2001-2022 Director View profile
  19. Anthony Imi 2001-2010 Director View profile
  20. Simon Kossoff 2001-2005 Director View profile
  21. Seamus Mcgarvey 2000-2001 Director View profile
  22. Philip Arthur Meheux 1999-2024 Director View profile
  23. Clive Tickner 1999-2006 Director View profile
  24. John De Borman 1999-2025 Director View profile
  25. Alexander Mills 1998-2009 Director View profile
  26. Frederick William Francis 1996-2001 Director View profile
  27. Ernest Standen Day 1995-2002 Director View profile
  28. Roy William Field 1995-2002 Director View profile
  29. Michael Robert Southon 1993-2009 Director View profile
  30. Peter Leslie Allwork 1992-1996 Director View profile
  31. Paul Antonio Charles Beeson 2000 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Spratling 2009 Director View profile
  33. Alex Thomson 2007 Director View profile
  34. Ronald Taylor 2001 Director View profile
  35. Joseph John Dunton 2016 Director View profile
  36. Alan Hume 1998 Director View profile
  37. Oswald Norman Morris 1992 Director View profile
  38. Robin Vidgeon 2015 Director View profile
  39. Luigi Ostinelli 1993 Director View profile
  40. Harvey Harrison 2011 Director View profile
  41. Peter Newbrook 1995 Director View profile
  42. Audra Marshall 2016-2025 Secretary View profile
  43. Frances Katherine Russell 2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Support activities to performing arts; Artistic creation
Incorporated
22/09/1949
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Barry Ackroyd ceased 2019-06-20
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Michael Charles Eley ceased 2023-06-08
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-06-06
  • Audra Marshall ceased 2025-07-31
    significant influence · notified 2024-01-31
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. British Society of Cinematographers Limited is controlled by Barry Ackroyd
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-06-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Barry Ackroyd.

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.

Financials

Total assets
£384,748
Employees
4
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

19 directors on the board

5.1y median 3.8y
average tenure
18.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (19)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Arts and leisure 19Tech and media 11Property 3Business services 2Other services 1Professional services 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
00473125
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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