Company · Birmingham
B:Music LTD
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Huw Joseph SparkesDirector · since 2026
- Clare ThomasDirector · since 2026
- Robert BrayDirector · since 2026
- Wood, Kenneth William, CouncillorDirector · since 2025
- Jatinder KaurDirector · since 2023
- Praveen GuptaDirector · since 2023
- Anthony Roger HowardDirector · since 2019
- Claire Jane EvansDirector · since 2017
- Joel Graham BlakeDirector · since 2014
- James TaitDirector · since 2014
- Vidar Paul HjardengDirector · since 2009
- Ian Philip MyattDirector · since 2009
- Anita BhallaDirector · since 1996
Previous officers 46
- Sir Albert Bore 2023-2026 View profile
- Paul Hooper- Keeley 2021-2023 View profile
- Sheryl Andrea Miller 2021-2025 View profile
- Oluwamayokun Alonge 2019-2025 View profile
- Alexander George Aitken 2018-2022 View profile
- Rice, Carl Joseph, Councillor 2017-2018 View profile
- Helen Elizabeth Bates 2017-2022 View profile
- Clancy, John Michael, Councillor 2016-2017 View profile
- Ewan Forbes Mackey 2015-2025 View profile
- Davinderpal Bansal 2015-2025 View profile
- Cliff Allan 2015-2017 View profile
- Alden, Robert James Cambary, Cllr 2014-2015 View profile
- Paul John Faulkner 2014-2021 View profile
- Julia Willoughby 2014-2017 View profile
- Ben Smith 2014-2017 View profile
- Professor Michael Whitby 2014-2019 View profile
- Charlotte Payne 2011-2013 View profile
- Andy John Street 2009-2017 View profile
- Roger Michael Hill 2009-2013 View profile
- Mary Julia Martin 2009-2022 View profile
- Christina Coker 2008-2011 View profile
- Lord William Manuel Morris 2008-2015 View profile
- Mike Whitby 2003-2014 View profile
- David Paul Hollingsworth 2000-2008 View profile
- ROY, David Colin, Councillor 1998-2003 View profile
- Professor Colin Ronald Timms 1998-2014 View profile
- Lady Clementina Dinah Dankworth 1997-1998 View profile
- Tania Angelina Slater 1996-2000 View profile
- Dennis Leslie Scard 1996-2017 View profile
- Professor George Caird 1996-2012 View profile
- George Siegfried Jonas 1996-2005 View profile
- Tilsley, Paul Calvin, Councillor 1996-1998 View profile
- Andrew Charles Coulson 1996-2005 View profile
- Sir Mervyn Kay Pedelty 1996-2010 View profile
- Roger Stephen Burman 1996-2014 View profile
- James William Charles Moir 1996-2014 View profile
- David Robert Holmes 1996-1998 View profile
- Mark Cook 1996-1996 View profile
- Andrew Philip Tyrer 1996-1996 View profile
- Patrick John Green 1996-1996 View profile
- Richard Bruce Paterson 2013-2014 View profile
- Jaime Parkes 2011-2013 View profile
- Richard Paul Moulton 2010-2010 View profile
- Naveen Kumar Gupta 2005-2010 View profile
- Nigel John Dudley 1996-2005 View profile
- Colin John Leech 1996-1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 05/03/1996
- Registered office
- Birmingham
- Also a registered charity
- B:Music LTD
- Previous names
- Performances Birmingham Limited (until 31/03/2021)
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) Limited (until 13/03/2007)
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above B:Music LTD on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
1 other company 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.
Grants received
18 grants · £9,300,930 total360Giving 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
- Birmingham City Council · £5,679,400 (6 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £3,347,299 (7 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £173,651 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £100,580 (2 grants)
- Nesta ·
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
13 directors on the board
- Anthony Roger Howard Director · appointed 2019
- Vidar Paul Hjardeng Director · appointed 2009
- Huw Joseph Sparkes Director · appointed 2026
- Clare Thomas Director · appointed 2026
- Jatinder Kaur Director · appointed 2023
- James Tait Director · appointed 2014
- Anita Bhalla Director · appointed 1996
- Joel Graham Blake Director · appointed 2014
- Claire Jane Evans Director · appointed 2017
- Ian Philip Myatt Director · appointed 2009
- Praveen Gupta Director · appointed 2023
- Robert Bray Director · appointed 2026
- Wood, Kenneth William, Councillor Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Anthony Roger Howard Director · appointed 2019
- Vidar Paul Hjardeng Director · appointed 2009
- James Tait Director · appointed 2014
- Anita Bhalla Director · appointed 1996
- Joel Graham Blake Director · appointed 2014
- Claire Jane Evans Director · appointed 2017
- Ian Philip Myatt Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Vidar Paul Hjardeng Director · appointed 2009
- Clare Thomas Director · appointed 2026
- Jatinder Kaur Director · appointed 2023
- James Tait Director · appointed 2014
- Robert Bray Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (8)
- Anthony Roger Howard Director · appointed 2019
- Huw Joseph Sparkes Director · appointed 2026
- Anita Bhalla Director · appointed 1996
- Joel Graham Blake Director · appointed 2014
- Claire Jane Evans Director · appointed 2017
- Ian Philip Myatt Director · appointed 2009
- Praveen Gupta Director · appointed 2023
- Wood, Kenneth William, Councillor Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Sir Albert Bore Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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
- 03169600
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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