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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Lorraine Yasmin Burgess 2022-2024 View profile
- Thomas Cyrus Fussell 2016-2022 View profile
- Suzanne Mary Burrows 2016-2016 View profile
- Andrew Bott 2013-2016 View profile
- Philip James Vincent 2011-2013 View profile
- David John King 2002-2008 View profile
- Sir Alexander Rupert Gavin 2002-2004 View profile
- Sarah Felicity Cooper 2002-2011 View profile
- Olswang Directors 2 Limited 2002-2002 View profile
- Olswang Directors 1 Limited 2002-2002 View profile
- Jackline Ryland 2023-2024 View profile
- Nicola Chalston 2022-2023 View profile
- Anthony Corriette 2010-2025 View profile
- Jane Earl 2009-2010 View profile
- James David Stevenson 2003-2009 View profile
- Richard John Parsons 2002-2011 View profile
- Jonathan Alfred Holder 2002-2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 21/03/2002
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.
- BBC Studios Distribution Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Beeb Rights Limited
is controlled by BBC Studios Distribution Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - BBC Studios Distribution Limited
is controlled by BBC Studios Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - BBC Studios Limited
is controlled by BBC Commercial Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - BBC Commercial Limited
is controlled by British Broadcasting Corporation
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by British Broadcasting Corporation.
103 other companies in this group
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- Mitrageous Limited
- Baby COW Productions (Hunderby) Limited
- Baby COW Productions (Bill's Included) Limited
- 13997670
- Uktv Media Limited
- BBC Studios Limited
- BBC Earth Productions (Life) Limited
- Stratford Waterfront Management Company Limited
- SID Gentle Films (SS-GB) Limited
- Moone BOY (UK) Limited
- MCI Music Publishing Limited
- BBC Global News Holdings Limited
- BBC Studios Corporate Services Limited
- Baby COW Manchester Limited
- BBC Natural History and Factual Productions Limited
- Uktv Media Holdings Limited
- Lost Child Limited
- BBC Studios Channel Investments Limited
- Baby COW Productions (Stuffed) Limited
- BBC Studios Investments Limited
- F-Beat Records Limited
- BBC News Trading Limited
- SID Gentle Films (Costello Jones) Limited
- SID Gentle Films (KE3) Limited
- Crimson Productions Limited
- SID Gentle Films (Extraordinary 2) Limited
- 13350740
- BBC Grafton House Productions Limited
- Baby COW Animation (Wussywat) Limited
- SID Gentle Films (Killing EVE) Limited
- SUB-Zero Events Limited
- SID Gentle Films (Corfu) Limited
- Belladonna Productions Limited
- BBC Comedy Productions Limited
- BBC News Holdings Limited
- BBC Studioworks Limited
- BBC World Service Investments Limited
- SID Gentle Films (Ragdoll) Limited
- Denipurna Limited
- BBC Earth MD (WWD) Limited
- Dshs Limited
- Baby COW Productions (Partridge) Limited
- Alan Partridge Limited
- Thespace C.I.C.
- UK Radioplayer Limited
- Dvds2 Limited
- BBC Studios Productions (Time) Limited
- 2 Entertain Management Limited
- BBC Earth Productions (Africa) Limited
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
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.
2 directors on the board
- Martyn Edward Freeman Director · appointed 2011
- Sharon Louise Elizabeth Pipe Director · appointed 2002
Directors past 6 years
- Martyn Edward Freeman Director · appointed 2011
- Sharon Louise Elizabeth Pipe Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Martyn Edward Freeman Director · appointed 2011
- Sharon Louise Elizabeth Pipe Director · appointed 2002
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.
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
- 04400579
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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