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

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Previous officers 41

  1. Amahra Angelique Spence 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Catherine Allen 2017-2022 Director View profile
  3. Anthony Colville 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. Andrew William Leask 2016-2020 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Ivan Mark Leveson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Sir Graham Vick 2012-2021 Director View profile
  7. Gary Cardin 2012-2016 Director View profile
  8. Rachel Mary Graville 2010-2015 Director View profile
  9. Dr Vishalakshi Roy 2010-2017 Director View profile
  10. Stuart Mark Griffiths OBE 2009-2019 Director View profile
  11. John Gerard Phillip Read 2008-2019 Director View profile
  12. William Eric Husselby 2003-2025 Director View profile
  13. Charles Roderick King-Farlow 2002-2009 Director View profile
  14. Monica Josephine Pirotta 2001-2015 Director View profile
  15. Steven John Bedser 1999-2001 Director View profile
  16. Martin John Brooks 1999-2003 Director View profile
  17. Armenta Hinton 1999-2007 Director View profile
  18. Lynda Elizabeth Bright 1998-2002 Director View profile
  19. John Bertram Hood 1998-2000 Director View profile
  20. Christine Margaret Ransome Wallis 1996-2012 Director View profile
  21. David Lyn Evans 1996-1999 Director View profile
  22. Robert Anthony Ayling 1995-1998 Director View profile
  23. Kenneth George Hardeman 1995-1996 Director View profile
  24. Hazel Duffy-Cheeseright 1994-2001 Director View profile
  25. Peter Sean Phillips 1993-2013 Director View profile
  26. William George Key Carter 1992-1994 Director View profile
  27. Christopher John Oakley 1992-1994 Director View profile
  28. Professor Kevin Thompson 1992-1993 Director View profile
  29. Lady Jayne Iris Whitby-Smith 1992-1993 Director View profile
  30. Anthony David Jackson 1998 Director View profile
  31. Robbins, Ann, Councillor 1995 Director View profile
  32. Tessa King Farlow 2002 Director View profile
  33. Leonard Graham Hall 1994 Director View profile
  34. Darnley, Adam Ivo Stuart Bligh, the Earl of 2003 Director View profile
  35. Mary Elizabeth Thomas 1995 Director View profile
  36. Robert Southgate 1998 Director View profile
  37. Spector, Renee Hannah, Councillor 1997 Director View profile
  38. Lindsay Claude Neils Bury 1992 Director View profile
  39. Jean Mary Nicholson 2000-2013 Secretary View profile
  40. Andrew John Bennett 1994-2000 Secretary View profile
  41. John Mcmurray 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/09/1984
Also a registered charity
Birmingham Opera Company

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Birmingham Opera Company 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

5 grants · £1,740,599 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 · £1,459,299 (3 grants)
  • Birmingham City Council · £281,300 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £486,4332021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £486,4332020-04-01
  • Birmingham City Council £1,3002019-03-17
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £486,4332017-06-08
  • Birmingham City Council £280,0002014-04-01
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

6.5y median 6.9y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

1
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.

Education 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01850467
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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