Company · Bristol
NEW Bristol Sinfonia
Performing arts
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Rachel Alison WhitworthDirector · since 2025
- Brenda Mary HomerDirector · since 2021
- Jane Catherine IlesDirector · since 2018
- Juliet CollinsDirector · since 2018
- Pickard, John, ProfessorDirector · since 2016
Previous officers (17)
- Julia Rose BelyavinDirector · 2013–2026
- Kingman, John Frank Charles, SirDirector · 2007–2016
- Ann Margaret ClaxtonDirector · 2004–2018
- Romana Jane BevingtonDirector · 2004–2020
- William Stewart LinnellDirector · 2004–2017
- Marie BakerDirector · 2004–2006
- Rump, Alan George, DrDirector · 2000–2004
- Rawlinson, James Nigel, RevdDirector · 2000–2004
- James, David Howard, PrebendaryDirector · 2000–2004
- Stephen Russell CurtisDirector · 2000–2005
- John David AllenDirector · 2000–2004
- Miranda Jane Harper-JonesDirector · 1997–2000
- Elizabeth Rosemary GilbertDirector · 1997–2001
- Matthew John ManeelyDirector · 1997–2002
- Daniel Philip AstaireDirector · 1997–1997
- Stephen Jonathan MetcalfeSecretary · 2004–2013
- Jonathan Paul JamesSecretary · 1997–2004
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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How it connects
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- NBS Productions Limited 1 shared director
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About
- What it does
- Performing arts
- Incorporated
- 17/02/1997
- Registered office
- Bristol
- Also a registered charity
- NEW Bristol Sinfonia
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.
- Julia Rose Belyavin ceased 2020-02-05
75-100% shares · notified 2016-07-01
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Rachel Alison Whitworth Director · appointed 2025
- Jane Catherine Iles Director · appointed 2018
- Juliet Collins Director · appointed 2018
- Pickard, John, Professor Director · appointed 2016
- Brenda Mary Homer Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Jane Catherine Iles Director · appointed 2018
- Juliet Collins Director · appointed 2018
- Pickard, John, Professor Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Jane Catherine Iles Director · appointed 2018
- Juliet Collins Director · appointed 2018
- Pickard, John, Professor Director · appointed 2016
- Brenda Mary Homer Director · appointed 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Rachel Alison Whitworth Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Julia Rose Belyavin Director · appointed 2013 · 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
- 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
- 03319398
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/04/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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