Company
Bell Theatre Services Limited
Bell Theatre Services Limited is an active UK company (number 02129237), incorporated 1987, with 3 current directors including Paul Christian Oliver and Sean Downey. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Robert Neil Surman 2016-2021 View profile
- Thomas James Bell 2016-2022 View profile
- Stephen Murray Mitchell 1994-2021 View profile
- Keith Warren Cunningham 1994 View profile
- Susan Elizabeth Dixon 1999-2013 View profile
- Andrew James Smith 1994-1999 View profile
- Lavinia Mary Anne Bunyan 1994 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/05/1987
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.
- Charles Maximilian Bell
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Bell Theatre Trustee Company Limited
75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors, appoints directors (trust) · notified 2022-11-16
Group
- Bell Theatre Services Limited
is controlled by Charles Maximilian Bell
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Charles Maximilian Bell.
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.
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.
3 directors on the board
- Paul Christian Oliver Director · appointed 2020
- Charles Maximilian Bell Director · appointed 1995
- Sean Downey Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Christian Oliver Director · appointed 2020
- Charles Maximilian Bell Director · appointed 1995
- Sean Downey Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Paul Christian Oliver Director · appointed 2020
- Charles Maximilian Bell Director · appointed 1995
- Sean Downey Director · appointed 2016
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
- 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
- 02129237
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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