Company · Heathfield
International Arts Studio
Performing arts
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Gavin Patrick Clarke 2019-2026 View profile
- Stuart Sessions 2019-2021 View profile
- Michael Meyer 1993-1995 View profile
- Candida Boyes 2017 View profile
- Andrew Kevin Jordan 2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Performing arts
- Incorporated
- 09/11/1982
- Registered office
- Heathfield
- Also a registered charity
- International Arts Studio
- Previous names
- Bristol Express Theatre Trust Limited (until 29/06/2017)
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Christopher John Corner
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Jonathan Banatvala
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-06-29 - Melanie Claire Nock
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2025-01-08
Group
- International Arts Studio
is controlled by Christopher John Corner
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Christopher John Corner.
4 other companies 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £32,091
- Total assets
- £32,791
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or 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.
4 directors on the board
- Jonathan Banatvala Director · appointed 2008
- Professor Dominic Palmer-Brown Director · appointed 2019
- Christopher John Corner Director · appointed 2002
- Melanie Claire Nock Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Jonathan Banatvala Director · appointed 2008
- Professor Dominic Palmer-Brown Director · appointed 2019
- Christopher John Corner Director · appointed 2002
- Melanie Claire Nock Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Jonathan Banatvala Director · appointed 2008
- Professor Dominic Palmer-Brown Director · appointed 2019
- Christopher John Corner Director · appointed 2002
- Melanie Claire Nock Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Gavin Patrick Clarke Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01676616
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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