The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Essay Films Limited

Company 00698876 Active

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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.

1
directors on the board
7y median 7y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
1
directors past 6 years
0 vs 1 portfolio
first-time directors
0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Dormant 2Arts and leisure 1Manufacturing 1Tech and media 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number00698876
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated20/07/1961
Address6 HALL QUAY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK, NR30 1HX
Accounts next due21/12/2026
Accounts last made up21/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

59120 - Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities

Ownership - persons with significant control (5)

  • Mr Paul Arthur Alexander Bonham British
    ownership of shares 75-100%
  • Brian David Smedley-Aston ceased 2025 British
    ownership of shares 25-50%
  • Zanita Smedley-Aston ceased 2019 British
    ownership of shares 25-50%
  • Norfolk Music Publishing Ltd ceased 2025
    ownership of shares 25-50%
  • Norfolk Music Publishing Limited ceased 2026
    ownership of shares 25-50%

Officers (3)

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