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The Play House (B'HAM) LTD

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 40

  1. Paul Edwards 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Rachel Cranny 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Shane Shambhu 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Alexandra Ruth Henwood 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Keshena Elise Bowie 2019-2026 Director View profile
  6. Faye Meacham 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. Daniel Jones 2018-2022 Director View profile
  8. Antonia Catherine Beck 2016-2019 Director View profile
  9. Gillian Frances Twaite 2016-2022 Director View profile
  10. Courtney Russell 2015-2017 Director View profile
  11. Richard Moulton 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Carl Seleaf 2013-2014 Director View profile
  13. Patricia Jean Dawson 2010-2016 Director View profile
  14. Deborah Mary Shaw 2009-2023 Director View profile
  15. Helen Crutcher 2008-2011 Director View profile
  16. Harshad Bharakhada 2005-2012 Director View profile
  17. Martyn Christopher Collin 2005-2008 Director View profile
  18. Joanna Lucy Morrison 2005-2009 Director View profile
  19. Sian Lliwen Roberts 2005-2021 Director View profile
  20. Jonathan Robert Fortnam 2004-2012 Director View profile
  21. Sukvinder Johal 2004-2005 Director View profile
  22. Erica Sian Rees Conway 2001-2003 Director View profile
  23. Stephen Anthoney Dunne 1997-2014 Director View profile
  24. Jonathan Bratt 1996-1999 Director View profile
  25. Felicity Jane Arblaster 1996-2010 Director View profile
  26. Celia Barrett Reeves 1994-2021 Director View profile
  27. Paul Anthony Forrester Brown 1994-1995 Director View profile
  28. Peter Hugh Salway 1994-2002 Director View profile
  29. Dr Anita Josephine Halliday 1993-2003 Director View profile
  30. Susan Middleton 1993-2005 Director View profile
  31. Patricia Ann Mcnamara 1993-1994 Director View profile
  32. Jane Elizabeth Slowey 1993-2004 Director View profile
  33. Alan Joseph Ratcliffe 1993-1995 Director View profile
  34. Elizabeth Anne Norman 1993-2019 Director View profile
  35. Joanne Marie Sadler 2023-2026 Secretary View profile
  36. Laura Killeen 2019-2022 Secretary View profile
  37. Rebecca Wass 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  38. Sarah-Jane Watkinson 2012-2018 Secretary View profile
  39. Gary Peter Roskell 2004-2012 Secretary View profile
  40. Robert James Elkington 1993-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/06/1993
Also a registered charity
The Play House (B'HAM) LTD

Ownership

Owned by 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.

  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Play House (B'HAM) LTD is controlled by Sarah Jane Watkinson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-04-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sarah Jane Watkinson.

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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.

Grants received

9 grants · £332,560 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

  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £173,000 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £59,800 (3 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £41,177
  • Home Office · £27,698
  • Postcode Local Trust · £20,000

Most recent

  • Postcode Local Trust £20,0002023-04-03
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation £153,0002023-03-06
  • Paul Hamlyn Foundation £20,0002021-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £41,1772020-04-01
  • Home Office £27,6982019-04-01
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.

3 directors on the board

4.1y median 4.3y
average tenure
6.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02828276
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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