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Company · Aldeburgh

The Britten Estate Limited

Support activities to performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Sir Christopher Kingston Howes 2018-2020 Director View profile
  2. Janis Elizabeth Susskind 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Penelope Chloe Heath 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Professor Christopher Francis Higgins 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Sir Vernon James Ellis 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Oliver Max Rivers 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Jane Scott Hay 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Edward Graham Blakeman 2010-2017 Director View profile
  9. Richard Neville Jarman 2010-2016 Director View profile
  10. Philip Ramsbottom 2009-2016 Director View profile
  11. Joseph Phibbs 2007-2018 Director View profile
  12. Dr John Evans 1999-2010 Director View profile
  13. Timothy John Harrold 1996-2000 Director View profile
  14. Dr Philip Reed 1996-1996 Director View profile
  15. Peter Alan Carter 1993-2010 Director View profile
  16. Hugh Michael Thomas Cobbe 1993-1996 Director View profile
  17. Dr Donald Charles Peter Mitchell 2007 Director View profile
  18. Andrew John Potter 1995 Director View profile
  19. Isador Caplan 1995 Director View profile
  20. Colin Herbert Matthews 2020 Director View profile
  21. Marion Donata Thorpe 2007 Director View profile
  22. Sir John Tooley 1996 Director View profile
  23. David Drew 1999 Director View profile
  24. Keith Arthur Nicholls 2018-2021 Secretary View profile
  25. Amanda Jane Arnold 2008-2018 Secretary View profile
  26. Noel Macdonald Periton 2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Support activities to performing arts
Incorporated
13/10/1986
Registered office
Aldeburgh

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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 Britten Estate Limited is controlled by Britten Pears Arts
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2020-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Britten Pears Arts.

7 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.

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

8.1y median 6.7y
average tenure
16.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Arts and leisure 6Tech and media 3Professional services 2Education 1Manufacturing 1Retail and trade 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
02063903
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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