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The British Comedy Society

Support activities to performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. James Hogg 2013-2014 Director View profile
  2. John Alexander Mckenzie 1995-1996 Director View profile
  3. Brian Highley 1995-2007 Director View profile
  4. David Thomas Lee 1994-1997 Director View profile
  5. Morris Bright 1993-2000 Director View profile
  6. Alfred Edward Marks 1993-1995 Director View profile
  7. John Douglas Roberton 1993-1998 Director View profile
  8. Christopher Nicholas Parsons 1993-1995 Director View profile
  9. John Edward Stembridge 1992-1993 Director View profile
  10. John Lansdale Gatenby 1992-2019 Director View profile
  11. David Anthony Graham 1992-1995 Director View profile
  12. John Philip Attree 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  13. John Pipes 1992-1992 Secretary View profile
  14. Lance Vincent Waumsley 1995 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
27/02/1992
Registered office
London

Financials

Total assets
£5,263
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

5 directors on the board

17.4y median 13.5y
average tenure
26.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Business services 1Other services 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
02691648
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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