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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
- Edward Kaye WoodheadDirector · since 2025
- Jayne Anita HindleDirector · since 2025
- Thomas Stephen HetheringtonDirector · since 2022
- Helen Jean MchughDirector · since 2022
- Helen LyonDirector · since 2022
- Janet Sarah WalmsleyDirector · since 2020
- James William Merlin HodgsonDirector · since 2009
- Helen LyonSecretary · since 2023
- Barry James HodgsonSecretary · since 2008
Previous officers 56
- Anna Ruth Shrimpton 2020-2022 View profile
- Margaret Elizabeth Anderson 2020-2026 View profile
- Kish Shah 2020-2020 View profile
- Dr David Andrew Jellinek 2020-2023 View profile
- Kathryn Helen Cropper 2016-2020 View profile
- Ling Li 2014-2020 View profile
- Sian Mckay 2014-2017 View profile
- Catherine Czauderna 2013-2020 View profile
- Thomas Jarvis 2013-2020 View profile
- Anthony Cosimo Frascina 2012-2018 View profile
- Ian George Barry Bennett 2010-2012 View profile
- Leon Maurice Duveen 2009-2011 View profile
- Mary Cobbold 2009-2011 View profile
- Niamh Alexandra Bilby 2009-2016 View profile
- Tracey Garfitt 2006-2007 View profile
- Geraldine Mary Bennet 2006-2009 View profile
- Gary Garfitt 2006-2007 View profile
- Gillian Hughes 2006-2009 View profile
- Susan Joan Ash 2004-2020 View profile
- Dr Paul Andrew Stephen Spencer 2004-2011 View profile
- Prof Jane Ginsborg 2003-2008 View profile
- Penny Sedler 2003-2009 View profile
- Dr Isobel Doole 2002-2006 View profile
- Judith Mary Rossiter 2001-2006 View profile
- Mary Williams 2001-2004 View profile
- David William Mclaren 2001-2004 View profile
- Richard Anthony Massey 2000-2003 View profile
- Marilyn Dakin 2000-2004 View profile
- Eric Phillips 2000-2001 View profile
- Andrew Furnival Malkin 1999-2002 View profile
- Paul Chaplais 1999-2011 View profile
- Christine Watts 1998-2003 View profile
- Dr Jennifer Joan Pascoe 1997-2006 View profile
- Ruth Mary Drury 1996-1999 View profile
- Jenifer Ball 1996-1999 View profile
- Myfanwy Barbara Mary Mangles 1994-2000 View profile
- Sheila Slack 1994-1995 View profile
- Dr John William Cockburn 1994-1998 View profile
- Jean Margaret Hulley 1994-2000 View profile
- David Anthony Slack 1994-1995 View profile
- Eileen Osborn 1993-1995 View profile
- Jack Osborn 1993-1995 View profile
- Professor Anthony Derek Howell Crook 1993 View profile
- Paul M Bradey 1993 View profile
- Neil Thomas Fitzmaurice 1996 View profile
- Eric Anthony Harris 1994 View profile
- David J Bradley 1994 View profile
- Wendy Ann Cecilia Wessley 2009 View profile
- David Ronald Greenlees 2016 View profile
- Josephine Mary Jones 1994 View profile
- Andrew George Ash 2004-2021 View profile
- Sue Pawsey 2003-2009 View profile
- Elsie Marion Elliott 1999-2007 View profile
- Mary Elizabeth Parker 1996-1999 View profile
- Hilary Anne Mesher 1993-2008 View profile
- Christopher Edgar Nicolson 1993 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.
- Barry James Hodgson ceased 2023-12-17
significant influence · notified 2016-12-11
Group
- 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
- Janet Sarah Walmsley Director · appointed 2020
- Thomas Stephen Hetherington Director · appointed 2022
- James William Merlin Hodgson Director · appointed 2009
- Edward Kaye Woodhead Director · appointed 2025
- Helen Jean Mchugh Director · appointed 2022
- Helen Lyon Director · appointed 2022
- Jayne Anita Hindle Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- James William Merlin Hodgson Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Janet Sarah Walmsley Director · appointed 2020
- Thomas Stephen Hetherington Director · appointed 2022
- Edward Kaye Woodhead Director · appointed 2025
- Helen Lyon Director · appointed 2022
- Jayne Anita Hindle Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (2)
- James William Merlin Hodgson Director · appointed 2009
- Helen Jean Mchugh Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- Margaret Elizabeth Anderson Director · appointed 2020 · 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
- 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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