Company
Theatre Direct Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Andrew Richard Preece 2021-2025 View profile
- Maria Ann Townsend 2016-2020 View profile
- Daniel Vincent Aldridge 2013-2016 View profile
- Robert John Smith 2013-2015 View profile
- Peter Nesbitt 1994 View profile
- Maurice David Marshal 2010 View profile
- David James Whitehead 2013 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/10/1987
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.
- Stage Electrics Partnership Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Theatre Direct Limited
is controlled by Stage Electrics Partnership Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Stage Electrics Partnership Limited
is controlled by Stage Electrics Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Stage Electrics Group Limited
is controlled by Daniel Vincent Aldridge
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Daniel Vincent Aldridge.
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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
- £1,622
- Total assets
- £1,622
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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
- John Steven Laycock Director · appointed 2016
- Trevor Smallwood Director · appointed 2016
- David Athol Coull Director · appointed 2021
- Nathan Andrew Athay Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- John Steven Laycock Director · appointed 2016
- Trevor Smallwood Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- John Steven Laycock Director · appointed 2016
- Trevor Smallwood Director · appointed 2016
- David Athol Coull Director · appointed 2021
- Nathan Andrew Athay Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
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
- 02182212
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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