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Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust

Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 43

  1. Dr Rasha Rida Said Khawaja 2021–2025 Director View profile
  2. Alfiya Askar Abulkhair 2021–2023 Director View profile
  3. Bianca Jagger 2021–2023 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Wright 2019–2020 Director View profile
  5. Pehr Gustaf Gyllenhammar 2019–2021 Director View profile
  6. John Donald Read Fothergill 2018–2020 Director View profile
  7. Desmond Hugh Cecil 2017–2018 Director View profile
  8. Prof Andrew Jonathan Bate 2015–2018 Director View profile
  9. Jacob Grierson 2015–2018 Director View profile
  10. Aviad Meitar 2014–2020 Director View profile
  11. Georg Von Opel 2014–2018 Director View profile
  12. Peter Frankopan 2013–2017 Director View profile
  13. Francesca Schwarzenbach 2013–2017 Director View profile
  14. Paul Thomas Idzik 2012–2013 Director View profile
  15. David Peter John Ross 2011–2013 Director View profile
  16. Lord Peter Selwyn Chadlington 2010–2011 Director View profile
  17. Professor Sir Curtis Alexander Price 2010–2015 Director View profile
  18. Peter Foy 2010–2012 Director View profile
  19. Raymond Rene Alfred Blanc 2009–2025 Director View profile
  20. Rt Hon Sir David Wolfe Keene 2009–2016 Director View profile
  21. James Blair Sherwood 2009–2020 Director View profile
  22. Professor Michael John Earl 2008–2024 Director View profile
  23. Sir Robert Baynes Horton 2008–2011 Director View profile
  24. Peter Richard Stephen Earl 2007–2021 Director View profile
  25. Sir John William Baker 2007–2009 Director View profile
  26. Keith Clark 2007–2009 Director View profile
  27. John Percival Leighfield 2007–2010 Director View profile
  28. Dr Timothy Cook 2006–2009 Director View profile
  29. Sir Malcolm Rowland Bates 2006–2008 Director View profile
  30. Elena Ambrosiadou 2004–2021 Director View profile
  31. David Sambar 2003–2004 Director View profile
  32. Maria Livanos Cattaui 2003–2011 Director View profile
  33. Bruno Wang 2003–2017 Director View profile
  34. Ahlefeldt Laurvig, Mette Maria, Countess 2003–2010 Director View profile
  35. Richard Good Smethurst 2003–2015 Director View profile
  36. Caterina Kairis 2003–2009 Director View profile
  37. Leonie Paraskevaidou-Mavronicola 2002–2008 Director View profile
  38. Lord Anthony Tudor St. John 2002–2005 Director View profile
  39. George Alexander Tsavliris 1999–2021 Director View profile
  40. Chrisanthy Lemos 1998–2006 Director View profile
  41. Tracey Blech 1998–2003 Director View profile
  42. Philip Anthony Sapsford 1998–2002 Director View profile
  43. Philip Adrian Newman 1998–2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/08/1998
Also a registered charity
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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.

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.

15 directors on the board

5.9y median 5.4y
average tenure
15.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (10)

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 5Professional services 5Retail and trade 4Property 3Arts and leisure 2Business services 2Finance 1Manufacturing 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03608496
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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