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Africa OYE

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 19

  1. Christopher Neil Bye 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul Steven Sesay 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Mary Theresa Monica Mwanje 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Sonia Bassey MBE 2016-2024 Director View profile
  5. Betty Vandy 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Stuart Ian Borthwick 2014-2020 Director View profile
  7. Shazney Edmondson-Spence 2013-2020 Director View profile
  8. Shawn John 2012-2019 Director View profile
  9. Uche Egenti 2011-2016 Director View profile
  10. Greg Allen 2000-2012 Director View profile
  11. Blantina Shoko 2000-2005 Director View profile
  12. Charles Francis Easmon 2000-2016 Director View profile
  13. Gad Babatunde Adeyemi Kuju 2000-2024 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Owusu 2000-2007 Director View profile
  15. Paul Peng 1995-1998 Director View profile
  16. Judith Gordon 1995-2000 Director View profile
  17. Rosemary Jane Anima Boateng 1995-2000 Director View profile
  18. Robin Ireland 1995-2012 Director View profile
  19. Kenneth Murray 1995-2013 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
01/11/1995
Registered office
Liverpool
Also a registered charity
Africa OYE
Previous names
Africa OYE Limited (until 08/06/2015)

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Africa OYE is controlled by Anna Louise Maloney
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2025-01-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anna Louise Maloney.

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

8 grants · £1,302,040 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £662,817 (4 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £434,912 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £204,311 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £217,4562022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £217,4562022-10-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £166,4562021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £166,4562020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £163,4492019-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

3.1y median 1.1y
average tenure
8.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

Also govern a charity

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.

Tech and media 2Education 1Hospitality 1Professional 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03120728
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
05/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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