The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

University of York Music Press

Company 03350729 Active

Registered charity: University of York Music Press

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Board DNA

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10
directors on the board
11.3y median 8.9y
average tenure
29.2y
longest tenure
8
directors past 6 years
8 vs 2 portfolio
first-time directors
4
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Property 5Arts and leisure 4Finance 2Professional services 2Hospitality 1Tech and media 1

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Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

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Company details

Number03350729
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated11/04/1997
AddressSCHOOL OF ARTS & CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (ACT), RON COOKE HUB, 133 DERAMORE LANE, YORK, YO10 5GE
Accounts next due31/03/2027
Accounts last made up30/06/2025

Industry (SIC)

58190 - Other publishing activities

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)


Officers (26)

  • Clarke, Desmond Richard, Dr Director · appointed 2025
  • Lancaster, David Norman Director · appointed 2022
  • Suckling, Martin Charles Director · appointed 2019
  • Nicholson, George Thomas Frederick Director · appointed 2019
  • Galloway, Morag Director · appointed 2019
  • Derbyshire, Sarah Louise Director · appointed 2015
  • Rodaway, Adrian Christopher Director · appointed 2015
  • King, Neil Gerald Alexander Director · appointed 2014
  • Saxton, Robert Louis Alfred, Professor Director · appointed 2003
  • Lefanu, Nicola Frances, Professor Director · appointed 1997
  • East, Leslie Charles Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2026
  • Williams, Jane Former Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2012
  • Stringer, John Charlton, Dr Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2015
  • Boardman, Peter Attwood Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2017
  • Venables, Philip Geoffrey Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2017
  • Harrison Lefeber, Sadie Elizabeth, Dr Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2007
  • Simaku, Thomas, Dr Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2019
  • Ward, Tony Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2019
  • Holmes, Terence Milton Former Secretary · appointed 1999 · resigned 2023
  • Gilbert, Anthony, Dr Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2008
  • Orton, Richard Henry Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2000
  • Blake, David Leonard, Professor Former Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 2024
  • Paynter, John Frederick, Professor Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997
  • Colleran, William Martin Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2008
  • Hartup, John Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997
  • Engleman, Craig Arthur Former Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997

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