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Britten Sinfonia LTD.

Performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 51

  1. Professor Helen Margaret Odell-Miller 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Judith Serota 2019-2026 Director View profile
  3. Professor John Last 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Richard David Plaskett 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Janis Elizabeth Susskind 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. William George Thompson 2013-2018 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Hamish Forsyth 2013-2020 Director View profile
  8. Dr Andrew Charles Harter 2013-2021 Director View profile
  9. Dr Jerome Paul Booth 2010-2022 Director View profile
  10. Margaret Mary Plowden Mair 2009-2017 Director View profile
  11. Amyas Charles Edward Morse 2006-2009 Director View profile
  12. Simon James Heffer 2005-2009 Director View profile
  13. Stephen Robert Richard Bourne 2003-2015 Director View profile
  14. Timothy Charles Baker 2003-2008 Director View profile
  15. John Kerr Grieves 2000-2002 Director View profile
  16. Dame Mary Doreen Archer 1998-2021 Director View profile
  17. Jonathan Robert Barclay 1998-2013 Director View profile
  18. John William Stephens 1998-2013 Director View profile
  19. Professor Germaine Greer 1996-2013 Director View profile
  20. John Pater Devereux Pattrick 1995-2004 Director View profile
  21. Christopher James Senior 1993-1998 Director View profile
  22. Charles Peter Barrington 1992-2000 Director View profile
  23. Richard Nigel Savage 1992-1998 Director View profile
  24. Patrick Allen 1992-1998 Director View profile
  25. Pauline Lowbury 1991-2000 Director View profile
  26. Nicholas Daniel 1991-2000 Director View profile
  27. Nigel Wooldridge Brown 1991 Director View profile
  28. Christopher Graham Gough Goodman 1991 Director View profile
  29. Mary Rose Clark 1991 Director View profile
  30. Sir Henry Ernest Marking 1991 Director View profile
  31. Andree Back 1991 Director View profile
  32. Margaret Hyde 1991 Director View profile
  33. Dr Nigel Hugh Mosman Chancellor 1991 Director View profile
  34. Barry Strachan Gardiner 1991 Director View profile
  35. Charles Frederick Melville Rawlinson 2013 Director View profile
  36. John Hollingworth 1991 Director View profile
  37. Sir Robert Vidal Rhodes James 1991 Director View profile
  38. Piers William Brereton 1991 Director View profile
  39. Thomas Keister Greer 1991 Director View profile
  40. Rt Hon John Major 1991 Director View profile
  41. Sir Anthony Grant 1991 Director View profile
  42. Michaela Reid 1991 Director View profile
  43. Dr Irwin Arthur William Peck 1991 Director View profile
  44. John Lebus 1997 Director View profile
  45. Lady Caroline Newman 1991 Director View profile
  46. Dr James Day 1991 Director View profile
  47. James, Ian, Doctor 1998 Director View profile
  48. David Anthony Butcher 2000-2020 Secretary View profile
  49. Helen Mary Lavey 1993-2000 Secretary View profile
  50. Alison Anne Wigley 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  51. Ronald Alan Watchman 1991-1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £900,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Provision of music related services to children, young people, and families Buyer: Norfolk County Council £900,000 2026-06-03 Source: Find a Tender

    Provision of music related services to children, young people, and families, to whom Norfolk County Council (NCC) has a responsibility. Norfolk & Suffolk Music Hub is a partnership of organisations which come together to provide the best p…

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About

What it does
Performing arts
Incorporated
21/03/1980
Registered office
Cambridge
Also a registered charity
Britten Sinfonia LTD

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Britten Sinfonia LTD. on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

6 grants · £1,684,569 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,654,819 (5 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £29,750

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £29,7502023-10-18
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £237,1882023-02-09
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £406,6072021-12-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £406,6072020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £197,8102020-04-01
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.

8 directors on the board

2.9y median 3.1y
average tenure
4.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Finance 5Arts and leisure 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
01486893
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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