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Inner City Music Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Howard Sharrock 2013-2024 Director View profile
  2. Eleanor Wotherspoon 2011-2016 Director View profile
  3. Richard Jones 2010-2025 Director View profile
  4. Lesa Dryburgh 2010-2012 Director View profile
  5. Janine Irons 2010-2014 Director View profile
  6. Nick Reed 2010-2025 Director View profile
  7. Andrew William Booth 2010-2020 Director View profile
  8. Robert John Tuch Ewen 2006-2015 Director View profile
  9. Ian Croal 2005-2010 Director View profile
  10. Richard Charles Glithero 2002-2010 Director View profile
  11. David Norman Kaye 2002-2022 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Gerard Dodd 2001-2010 Director View profile
  13. Dr Katherine Lorna Dyson 2000-2010 Director View profile
  14. Kathryn Brooks 1998-2010 Director View profile
  15. Glenda Catherine Berg 1998-2002 Director View profile
  16. John Richard Longden 1998-2004 Director View profile
  17. Martin Isherwood 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Colin Andrew Lomas 1998-1999 Director View profile
  19. Anita Jean Catherine Gill 1993-1994 Director View profile
  20. Anthony Oniomo Atta 1991 Director View profile
  21. William Kerr 2001 Director View profile
  22. Stanley Sackey 1993 Director View profile
  23. Anthony John Cliff 1998 Director View profile
  24. Francis George Brian Fitzgerald 1995 Director View profile
  25. Paul Panter 1996 Director View profile
  26. Barbara Elisabeth Blyth 1993 Director View profile
  27. Elizabeth Alice Quartey 1993 Director View profile
  28. David John Woonton 2010 Director View profile
  29. Peter Wherry 1993 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Licensed clubs; Cultural education
Incorporated
11/03/1985
Registered office
Manchester
Also a registered charity
Inner City Music 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.

  • Gavin Sharp
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Inner City Music Limited is controlled by Gavin Sharp
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gavin Sharp.

2 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.

Grants received

14 grants · £4,525,696 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £2,341,502 (4 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,959,194 (8 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £225,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £183,3122021-12-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £451,6652021-10-27
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £183,3122020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £211,2002020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £412,0002020-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

8.3y median 9.6y
average tenure
15.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

0
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.

Construction 19Property 13Professional services 9Dormant 6Finance 3Business services 2Arts and leisure 1Education 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
01893979
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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