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The Friends of the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 56

  1. Anna Ruth Shrimpton 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Margaret Elizabeth Anderson 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Kish Shah 2020-2020 Director View profile
  4. Dr David Andrew Jellinek 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Kathryn Helen Cropper 2016-2020 Director View profile
  6. Ling Li 2014-2020 Director View profile
  7. Sian Mckay 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Catherine Czauderna 2013-2020 Director View profile
  9. Thomas Jarvis 2013-2020 Director View profile
  10. Anthony Cosimo Frascina 2012-2018 Director View profile
  11. Ian George Barry Bennett 2010-2012 Director View profile
  12. Leon Maurice Duveen 2009-2011 Director View profile
  13. Mary Cobbold 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. Niamh Alexandra Bilby 2009-2016 Director View profile
  15. Tracey Garfitt 2006-2007 Director View profile
  16. Geraldine Mary Bennet 2006-2009 Director View profile
  17. Gary Garfitt 2006-2007 Director View profile
  18. Gillian Hughes 2006-2009 Director View profile
  19. Susan Joan Ash 2004-2020 Director View profile
  20. Dr Paul Andrew Stephen Spencer 2004-2011 Director View profile
  21. Prof Jane Ginsborg 2003-2008 Director View profile
  22. Penny Sedler 2003-2009 Director View profile
  23. Dr Isobel Doole 2002-2006 Director View profile
  24. Judith Mary Rossiter 2001-2006 Director View profile
  25. Mary Williams 2001-2004 Director View profile
  26. David William Mclaren 2001-2004 Director View profile
  27. Richard Anthony Massey 2000-2003 Director View profile
  28. Marilyn Dakin 2000-2004 Director View profile
  29. Eric Phillips 2000-2001 Director View profile
  30. Andrew Furnival Malkin 1999-2002 Director View profile
  31. Paul Chaplais 1999-2011 Director View profile
  32. Christine Watts 1998-2003 Director View profile
  33. Dr Jennifer Joan Pascoe 1997-2006 Director View profile
  34. Ruth Mary Drury 1996-1999 Director View profile
  35. Jenifer Ball 1996-1999 Director View profile
  36. Myfanwy Barbara Mary Mangles 1994-2000 Director View profile
  37. Sheila Slack 1994-1995 Director View profile
  38. Dr John William Cockburn 1994-1998 Director View profile
  39. Jean Margaret Hulley 1994-2000 Director View profile
  40. David Anthony Slack 1994-1995 Director View profile
  41. Eileen Osborn 1993-1995 Director View profile
  42. Jack Osborn 1993-1995 Director View profile
  43. Professor Anthony Derek Howell Crook 1993 Director View profile
  44. Paul M Bradey 1993 Director View profile
  45. Neil Thomas Fitzmaurice 1996 Director View profile
  46. Eric Anthony Harris 1994 Director View profile
  47. David J Bradley 1994 Director View profile
  48. Wendy Ann Cecilia Wessley 2009 Director View profile
  49. David Ronald Greenlees 2016 Director View profile
  50. Josephine Mary Jones 1994 Director View profile
  51. Andrew George Ash 2004-2021 Secretary View profile
  52. Sue Pawsey 2003-2009 Secretary View profile
  53. Elsie Marion Elliott 1999-2007 Secretary View profile
  54. Mary Elizabeth Parker 1996-1999 Secretary View profile
  55. Hilary Anne Mesher 1993-2008 Secretary View profile
  56. Christopher Edgar Nicolson 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/12/1982
Also a registered charity
The Friends of the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Limited

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.

Group

  1. The Friends of the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra Limited is controlled by Barry James Hodgson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-12-11, ceased 2023-12-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Barry James Hodgson.

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
£57,021
Total assets
£57,797
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 2025-08-31. 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.

7 directors on the board

4.9y median 3.5y
average tenure
16.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Arts and leisure 1Finance 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01689619
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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