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The British Concert Orchestra (Founded 1945) Limited

The British Concert Orchestra (Founded 1945) Limited is an active UK company (number 00909706), incorporated 1967, with 1 current director, Frank Renton. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Sir Vivian Dunn 1995 Director View profile
  2. John Eric Grief 1998 Director View profile
  3. Peter Craen 2005 Director View profile
  4. Helen Alport 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  5. Rosemary Renton 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  6. John Kenneth Golightley 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/07/1967

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Frank Renton
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. The British Concert Orchestra (Founded 1945) Limited is controlled by Frank Renton
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Frank Renton.

2 other companies in this group
  • Frank Renton LTD
  • The Orchestra of the City of London LTD (no longer on the register)

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
-£1,078
Total assets
-£678
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

1 directors on the board

0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Business 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
  • Appointment dates missing for much of the board

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control; confirming appointment dates on the public register.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00909706
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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