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Federation of Recorded Music Societies Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 55

  1. Simon Rawlings 2018-2023 Director View profile
  2. Stuart William Sillitoe 2015-2017 Director View profile
  3. John Hardie 2014-2017 Director View profile
  4. June Denise Beech 2014-2019 Director View profile
  5. Ronald Charles Thomas Beech 2014-2019 Director View profile
  6. Paul Richard Astell 2013-2018 Director View profile
  7. Malcolm Richard Lewis 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Colin Frank Dancer 2010-2013 Director View profile
  9. George Steele 2006-2024 Director View profile
  10. Ronald Ernest Bleach 2006-2009 Director View profile
  11. Graham Ladley 2005-2006 Director View profile
  12. Thelma Mary Shaw 2005-2011 Director View profile
  13. John Clifford Maidment 2004-2008 Director View profile
  14. John Anthony Pook 2004-2011 Director View profile
  15. Charles Allan Child 2003-2023 Director View profile
  16. Philip Ashton 2002-2019 Director View profile
  17. Keith Charles Cheffins 2002-2007 Director View profile
  18. Robert James Astill 2002-2006 Director View profile
  19. Graham John Kiteley 2002-2014 Director View profile
  20. John Davies 2001-2011 Director View profile
  21. Brian Joseph Cartwright 2001-2003 Director View profile
  22. Richard Rance 2001-2002 Director View profile
  23. John Michael Birchall 2001-2020 Director View profile
  24. Margaret Rose Dorothy 2000-2001 Director View profile
  25. Patrick John Russell 2000-2001 Director View profile
  26. John Miller Heyes 2000-2002 Director View profile
  27. William Arthur Baker 1999-2005 Director View profile
  28. Catherine Connolly 1999-2004 Director View profile
  29. Brendan Sadler 1998-2000 Director View profile
  30. John Summers 1998-1999 Director View profile
  31. John Spencer Gilks 1998-2000 Director View profile
  32. Reginald Williamson 1998-2003 Director View profile
  33. Mullenger, Leonard, Doctor 1998-2001 Director View profile
  34. Dr John James Hart 1997-1998 Director View profile
  35. Stephen Taylor 1997-1998 Director View profile
  36. Dr John Marsh Phillips 1997-2001 Director View profile
  37. Dennis Bostock 1995-2001 Director View profile
  38. Gordon Patrick Wainwright 1993-1998 Director View profile
  39. Thelma Mary Mills 1993-1998 Director View profile
  40. David Duncan 1992-1997 Director View profile
  41. Neil Heayes 1993 Director View profile
  42. John Roderick Shaw 1993 Director View profile
  43. Christopher Eric Provan Hamilton 2000 Director View profile
  44. Pamela Yates 1999 Director View profile
  45. William Ward Johnson 1993 Director View profile
  46. Ian Bailey 1997 Director View profile
  47. Gilbert Kenneth Michael Smith 1998 Director View profile
  48. Rainer Wolfgang Lenk 1997 Director View profile
  49. Audrey Rhys-Tyler 1997 Director View profile
  50. Roger Ian Apps 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  51. James Bostwick 2007-2018 Secretary View profile
  52. Francis Anthony Baines 2002-2011 Secretary View profile
  53. Peter Allan Martin Lerew 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  54. Marjorie Breward Williamson 1994-2000 Secretary View profile
  55. Gordon Howard Sidery 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/08/1961

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Group

  1. Federation of Recorded Music Societies Limited is controlled by Adele Kay Wills
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2018-11-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Adele Kay Wills.

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

Net assets
£13,601
Total assets
£13,601
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

8.4y median 8.2y
average tenure
11.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00700106
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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