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South Asian Arts-UK

Cultural education

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 39

  1. Ramesh Chauhan 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Joel Jason Boddie 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Flora Yang 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Professor Jasjit Singh 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Rosena Christine Stevens 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Elizabeth Rose 2020-2023 Director View profile
  7. Joanna Mary Nockels 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Dr Sahil Khan Warsi 2018-2023 Director View profile
  9. Paul John Abbott 2018-2022 Director View profile
  10. Wesley Zepherin 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Pritpal Singh Pooni 2012-2016 Director View profile
  12. Noake, Richard James, Canon 2012-2017 Director View profile
  13. Mandeep Kaur Panesar 2011-2016 Director View profile
  14. Smita Sanyal 2010-2012 Director View profile
  15. Jasdeep Kaur Lall 2010-2013 Director View profile
  16. Dr Jatinder Singh Mehmi 2009-2022 Director View profile
  17. Prof Philip Douglas Meaden 2008-2010 Director View profile
  18. Dr Katherine Ruth Brown 2007-2010 Director View profile
  19. Ananya Jahanara Kabir 2006-2008 Director View profile
  20. Narinder Singh 2006-2006 Director View profile
  21. Jacqueline Dawn Cameron 2006-2009 Director View profile
  22. Arthur Selman 2005-2011 Director View profile
  23. Michael Robert Stephens 2001-2003 Director View profile
  24. Alison Ann Owen Morley 2001-2010 Director View profile
  25. David Hoult 2001-2008 Director View profile
  26. Dr Ranjit Kaur Arora 2000-2006 Director View profile
  27. Halim Ahmed Chishtie 2000-2008 Director View profile
  28. Philip Andrew Spellacy 2000-2006 Director View profile
  29. Surinder Chana 2000-2006 Director View profile
  30. Rajinder Singh Rehal 1999-2000 Director View profile
  31. Zafar Ali Khan 1998-2004 Director View profile
  32. Trevor Frederick Platt 1997-2003 Director View profile
  33. Shepherd, Frances Ann, Doctor 1997-2005 Director View profile
  34. Jenny Marie Atkinson 2018-2021 Secretary View profile
  35. Darren Tiffney 2010-2018 Secretary View profile
  36. Surmeet Singh Dhadyalla 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  37. Edwin Charles Redshaw Preston 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  38. Shahaa Kakar 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  39. Neil Vincent Taylor 1997-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Cultural education; Performing arts; Artistic creation
Incorporated
25/06/1997
Registered office
Leeds
Also a registered charity
South Asian Arts-UK

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.

Group

  1. South Asian Arts-UK is controlled by Keranjeet Kaur Virdee
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2019-01-28, ceased 2022-01-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Keranjeet Kaur Virdee.

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

7 grants · £1,943,432 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 Culture, Media & Sport · £1,368,660 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £552,990 (3 grants)
  • Leeds Community Foundation · £20,000
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,782

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £684,3302022-10-20
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £684,3302022-10-20
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £184,3302021-12-13
  • Leeds Community Foundation £20,0002021-12-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £184,3302020-04-01
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

6.1y median 2.9y
average tenure
25.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

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 1Health and social care 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
03391845
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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