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The Early Opera Company Limited

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

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Previous officers 17

  1. Eva De Blocq Van Kuffeler 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Anette Ollerearnshaw 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. David Cheddie 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Emily Smith 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Philip Hugh Hervey Kay 2012-2018 Director View profile
  6. Dr Jonathan Henry William Gipps 2011-2024 Director View profile
  7. Christian Mark Curnyn 2007-2023 Director View profile
  8. Howard John Shields 2004-2020 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Samuel Gordon Clark 2003-2007 Director View profile
  10. Tobias Robert Evans Smith 2003-2006 Director View profile
  11. William Kenneth Richardson 2003-2004 Director View profile
  12. Martin William Trevor Deller 2003-2004 Director View profile
  13. George Henry Derbyshire 2003-2004 Director View profile
  14. John Dowling 2002-2003 Director View profile
  15. Christian Curnyn 2001-2002 Director View profile
  16. John Allan Wilson 2003-2015 Secretary View profile
  17. Jonathan Andrew Brigden 2001-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/10/2001
Also a registered charity
The Early Opera Company Limited

Financials

Net assets
£32,950
Cash
£31,879
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-03-31Not reported£32,950
2026-03-31Not reported£32,950
2025-03-31Not reported£65,621

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

8 directors on the board

10.2y median 7.5y
average tenure
21.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Arts and leisure 3Construction 2Other services 2Property 2Professional 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04302402
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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