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The Comedy School Limited

The Comedy School Limited is an active UK company (number 03574261), incorporated 1998, with 5 current directors including Mary Mckaskill and Professor David Ashley Clutterbuck. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Venice Monica Johnson 2001-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jennifer Louise Hollier 1998-2013 Director View profile
  3. Carolyn Clare Sands 1998-2013 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Gillard Penny 1998-2006 Secretary View profile
  5. Martin Gwillym Rawstorne 1998-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/06/1998

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. The Comedy School Limited is controlled by Venice Monica Johnson
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-05-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Venice Monica Johnson.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£68,467
Total assets
£68,583
Cash
£65,957
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

5 grants · £464,137 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

Most recent

  • Veterans Foundation £44,5872025-06-04
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £279,9302022-07-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,6202021-09-10
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002019-05-23
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £120,0002018-11-23
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.

5 directors on the board

14.3y median 12.5y
average tenure
25.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Professional 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

  • 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
03574261
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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