The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Company 01262018 Active

Registered charity: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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Board DNA

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11
directors on the board
4y median 3.5y
average tenure
8.7y
longest tenure
3
directors past 6 years
5 vs 3 portfolio
first-time directors
2
also govern a charity
4
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Education 4Agriculture 2Property 2Retail and trade 2Arts and leisure 1Manufacturing 1Professional services 1Tech and media 1

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Company details

Number01262018
StatusActive
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated07/06/1976
AddressCBSO CENTRE, BERKLEY STREET, BIRMINGHAM, W MIDLANDS, B1 2LF
Accounts next due31/12/2026
Accounts last made up31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

90010 - Performing arts

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)


Officers (113)

  • Wright, Jane Director · appointed 2025
  • Pallett, Mark John Secretary · appointed 2025
  • Richardson, Celia Director · appointed 2024
  • Grundy, Mark, Sir Director · appointed 2024
  • Hall, Anthony William, Lord Hall of Birkenhead Director · appointed 2023
  • Herbert, Andrew William Director · appointed 2023
  • Bhatia DL, Gurpreet Director · appointed 2023
  • Parke-Robinson, Julia Mary Director · appointed 2023
  • Wall, Catherine Alison Director · appointed 2023
  • Jassi, Sundash Kumari Director · appointed 2019
  • Loughran, Chris Thomas Director · appointed 2018
  • Fielding, Jane Director · appointed 2017
  • Munday, Sally Irene Former Secretary · appointed 2023 · resigned 2024
  • Clements, Elizabeth Ann Former Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
  • Sandhu, Darius Singh Former Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
  • Bunting, Emma Former Secretary · appointed 2022 · resigned 2023
  • Birchall, Tim Former Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2023
  • Edgar, Helen Former Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
  • Ingram, Emily Claire An-Li Former Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
  • Dutch, Elspeth Former Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2021
  • Cookhorn, Margaret June Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2020
  • Foster, Susan Patricia Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2021
  • YIP, Alex Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2022
  • Burbidge, David Lovell Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2023
  • Roper, David Andrew Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2023
  • Gregory, David Charles Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2019
  • Bore, Albert, Sir Former Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2022
  • Sibley, Graham Brian Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2018
  • Godwin, Joseph Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2021
  • Williams, Lucy Kate Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2022
  • Davis, Anthony Alfred Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2022
  • Arlidge, Catherine Jane Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2016
  • Tattersdill, John Arthur Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2015
  • Verwer, Hendrikus Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2018
  • Hutt, Dexter Walter, Sir Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2017
  • Sinclair, Peter John Marshall Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2016
  • Jarvis, Jane Helen Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2017
  • Atkinson, Julian Nicholas Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2017
  • Osborn, Adrian Humphrey Austen Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2018
  • Patton, Joanna Claire Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
  • Brew, Randal Anthony Maddock, Dr Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2018
  • Blow, Bridget Penelope Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2018
  • Pemberton, Roger Brentnall Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2017
  • Gregson, Matthew John, Councillor Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2016
  • Bawden, Clive Lewis Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2017
  • Zupancic, Marie-Christine Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2012
  • Underwood, Dorothea Anne Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2012
  • Wallis, Annmarie Former Secretary · appointed 2009 · resigned 2022
  • Beisswanger, Julia Former Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2010
  • Wilson, Sarah Elizabeth Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2011
  • Afzal, Mohammad, Councillor Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2011
  • Ardagh-Walter, Catherine Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2009
  • Muthalagappan, Kumar Periakaruppan Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2012
  • Cunningham, Roger Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2013
  • Sutton, Geoffrey Lionel Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2010
  • Bowker, Ronald John Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2010
  • Doust, Mark Jeremy Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2008
  • Holbrook, Penny, Cllr Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2008
  • Spilsbury, Peter William Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2012
  • Page, Dianne Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2013
  • Barwell, John Charles Fiddian Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2015
  • ALI, Tahir Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
  • Wall, Charles James Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2006
  • Gregory, Leonard Robin, Honorary Alderman Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2007
  • Simonds Malkin, Catherine Former Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2009
  • Scott, Alistair Kerr Former Secretary · appointed 2003 · resigned 2004
  • Green, William Gordon, Councillor Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
  • COX, Elspeth Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2004
  • Hurt, Margaret Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2006
  • COX, Edward Innes Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2005
  • Arculus, Peter Doughty Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2005
  • Longstaff, Danny Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2007
  • Gentry, Cheryl Karon Former Secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2003
  • O Connor, Karen Yvette Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2003
  • Adams, Michael Percy Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2008
  • Bermingham, Jillian Joanne Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • Hood, John Bertram Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2004
  • Francis, Wally Lawson Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2011
  • Lyons, Michael Thomas, Sir Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2007
  • Ceredig, Huw Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
  • York, Richard John Former Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2002
  • Scott, Catherine Laura Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2001
  • Walls, Roger James Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2005
  • Brown, Brian Charles Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
  • O'Meara, Anne Marie Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2007
  • Murray, David Robert Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 1999
  • Head, Philip James Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2000
  • Digby Lord Jones of Birmingham Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1998
  • Wilson, Edith Margaret Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1999
  • Berrow, James Bertram John Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2002
  • Wilson, Roger Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1999
  • Coulson, Andrew Charles Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2001
  • Rudge, Alan Malcolm Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2001
  • Brown, Geoffrey William Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1997
  • Phillips, Mark Jonathan Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1997
  • Checkland, Michael, Sir Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2001
  • ROE, Delphine, Cllr Mrs Former Director · resigned 1995
  • Eames, Erick James, Honorary Alderman Former Director · resigned 1995
  • Baird, Michael, Dr Former Director · resigned 1993
  • Jackson, Diana Former Director · resigned 1995

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