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Sylvia Young Theatre School Limited

Technical and vocational secondary education

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

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Peter Frank Thornton 2016-2025 Director View profile
Ray Lamb 2005-2023 Director View profile
Jacqueline Margaret Stoker 2005-2013 Director View profile
Sylvia Ruffell 2025 Director View profile
Norman Albert Ruffell 2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does: Technical and vocational secondary education
Incorporated: 30/04/1984
Registered office: London

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Sylvia Ruffell ceased 2022-08-31
25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-01
Norman Albert Ruffell ceased 2022-08-31
25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-01

Group

Sylvia Young Theatre School Limited is controlled by Sylvia Ruffell
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-01, ceased 2022-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sylvia Ruffell.

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Sylvia Young Limited

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: £9,759,986
Total assets: £10,204,255
Cash: £1,643,188
Employees: 110
Turnover: £4,269,597
Profit/loss: £137,964

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.

Grants received

4 grants · £156,780 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

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation · £156,780 (4 grants)

Most recent

Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation £40,9202017-09-01
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation £39,6152015-09-01
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation £38,3102014-09-01
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation £37,9352013-09-01

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.

4 directors on the board

Steven Daniel Boyes Director · appointed 2023
Alison Lee Ruffell Director · appointed 2016
Michael Henry Shelton Director
Steven Norman Baker Director · appointed 2005

11.3y median 9.9y

average tenure

21.3y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Alison Lee Ruffell Director · appointed 2016
Steven Norman Baker Director · appointed 2005

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Steven Norman Baker Director · appointed 2005

Portfolio (3)

Steven Daniel Boyes Director · appointed 2023
Alison Lee Ruffell Director · appointed 2016
Michael Henry Shelton Director

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 3Education 2Construction 1Health and social care 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

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: 01812483
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Accounts next due: 31/05/2027
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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