Company
Sunshine International Arts
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Claire Horton 2016-2021 View profile
- Gordon Miller Raymond Martin 2006-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/09/2002
- Also a registered charity
- Sunshine International Arts
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.
- Ray Allan Mahabir
appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Sunshine International Arts
is controlled by Ray Allan Mahabir
Evidence
active appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ray Allan Mahabir.
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
6 grants · £411,583 total360Giving 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £258,823 (4 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £152,760 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Deborah Bestwick Director · appointed 2002
- Ronald Junior Knights Director · appointed 2023
- Lara Samuels Director · appointed 2019
- Sidney Swann Director · appointed 2018
- Shamica Ruccock Director · appointed 2023
- Charlotte Louise O'Connor Director · appointed 2022
- Annika Brown Director · appointed 2015
- Ray Allan Mahabir Director · appointed 2002
Directors past 6 years
- Deborah Bestwick Director · appointed 2002
- Lara Samuels Director · appointed 2019
- Sidney Swann Director · appointed 2018
- Annika Brown Director · appointed 2015
- Ray Allan Mahabir Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Deborah Bestwick Director · appointed 2002
- Ronald Junior Knights Director · appointed 2023
- Sidney Swann Director · appointed 2018
- Shamica Ruccock Director · appointed 2023
- Ray Allan Mahabir Director · appointed 2002
Portfolio (3)
- Lara Samuels Director · appointed 2019
- Charlotte Louise O'Connor Director · appointed 2022
- Annika Brown Director · appointed 2015
Also govern a charity
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
- 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
- 04544572
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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