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

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Previous officers 48

  1. Shagufta Bibi 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Manjit Singh Virdee 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Sameena Hussain 2021-2026 Director View profile
  4. Amrit Kaur Gata-Aura 2020-2025 Director View profile
  5. Jenny Jowle 2019-2025 Director View profile
  6. Jasbir Singh Athwal 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Laiqa Ty Sheikh 2018-2019 Director View profile
  8. Caroline Harrison 2016-2025 Director View profile
  9. Pauline Mayers 2015-2018 Director View profile
  10. Dr Avijit Kumar Datta 2015-2016 Director View profile
  11. Ian Norman Elliott Lewis 2015-2018 Director View profile
  12. Ravinder Singh 2015-2019 Director View profile
  13. Zulfiqar Hussain 2015-2017 Director View profile
  14. Shirley Jane Collier 2014-2015 Director View profile
  15. David Alan West 2013-2018 Director View profile
  16. Ganesh Deivanayagam 2013-2015 Director View profile
  17. Daniel Carl Prendergast 2013-2018 Director View profile
  18. Alison Lindsey Darnbrough 2012-2013 Director View profile
  19. Marie O'Reilly 2012-2026 Director View profile
  20. Syeda Shanaz Ahmed 2012-2014 Director View profile
  21. Thomas Murray Edwards 2007-2011 Director View profile
  22. Lascelles, David Henry George, Viscount 2004-2012 Director View profile
  23. Mohammad Aslam 2004-2008 Director View profile
  24. John Timothy Talbot Hindley 2003-2005 Director View profile
  25. Paul Denis White 2003-2014 Director View profile
  26. David Brian Collingwood Andrews 2003-2005 Director View profile
  27. Omar Khan 2002-2003 Director View profile
  28. Leslie John Webb 2002-2012 Director View profile
  29. Dr Geraldine Roxanne Connor 2002-2011 Director View profile
  30. Dr Mohammed Salam 2001-2013 Director View profile
  31. Lubna Shuja 1999-2003 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Mervyn Silva 1999-2010 Director View profile
  33. Dr Richard John Haynes 1999-2002 Director View profile
  34. Dr Andrew Roger Harvey 1999-2002 Director View profile
  35. John Andrew Vaizey Wade 1998-2005 Director View profile
  36. Sifat Alavi 1997-2002 Director View profile
  37. Neil Fabian Iannick Sorrell 1997-2002 Director View profile
  38. Kishor Shah 1997-2010 Director View profile
  39. Harry Atkinson 1997-2002 Director View profile
  40. Dr Ita Molloy Ponnighaus 1997-2002 Director View profile
  41. Reini Schuhle 1997-2002 Director View profile
  42. Purnima Murthy Tanuku 1997-2016 Director View profile
  43. Jagdish Sharma 1997-1999 Director View profile
  44. Paul Stanley Nash 2017-2022 Secretary View profile
  45. Ajit Singh Sidhu 2014-2018 Secretary View profile
  46. Dr Devashish Pujari 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  47. Dr Geetha Upadhyaya 1996-2014 Secretary View profile
  48. Shripati Upadhyaya 1996-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/05/1996
Also a registered charity
Bradford Arts Centre LTD

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.

  • Caroline Harrison ceased 2019-07-18
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - 3 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 3 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Bradford Arts Centre LTD is controlled by Ajit Singh Sidhu
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-10-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ajit Singh Sidhu.

3 other companies 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

8 grants · £6,078,944 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 · £5,202,180 (3 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £723,680 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £153,084 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £4,998,5002023-03-17
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £361,8402022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £361,8402022-10-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £101,8402021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £101,8402017-06-08
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

4.8y median 5.6y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Education 1Retail and trade 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
03195878
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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