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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.
9 directors on the board
- Paul Malcolm Jenner Director · appointed 2020
- Merlin Philip David Lewis Director · appointed 2023
- Jean Mary Lang Director · appointed 2018
- Garry Peter Batt Director · appointed 2016
- Lucinda Frances Coombs Director · appointed 2025
- David Euan Barron Grant Director · appointed 2023
- Roderick Iain Macgregor Kennedy Director · appointed 2004
- Steven Dudley Norman Director · appointed 2014
- Susannah Hubert (Also Known As Selby Bennett) Director · appointed 2013
8.8y median 8.3y
average tenure
22y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Malcolm Jenner Director · appointed 2020
- Jean Mary Lang Director · appointed 2018
- Garry Peter Batt Director · appointed 2016
- Roderick Iain Macgregor Kennedy Director · appointed 2004
- Steven Dudley Norman Director · appointed 2014
- Susannah Hubert (Also Known As Selby Bennett) Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Paul Malcolm Jenner Director · appointed 2020
- Merlin Philip David Lewis Director · appointed 2023
- Jean Mary Lang Director · appointed 2018
- Lucinda Frances Coombs Director · appointed 2025
- David Euan Barron Grant Director · appointed 2023
- Roderick Iain Macgregor Kennedy Director · appointed 2004
- Steven Dudley Norman Director · appointed 2014
- Susannah Hubert (Also Known As Selby Bennett) Director · appointed 2013
Portfolio (1)
- Garry Peter Batt Director · appointed 2016
Also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Duke's 1823 LLP 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 05170704 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 05/07/2004 |
| Address | DORSET OPERA, CHESELBOURNE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7NP |
| Accounts next due | 30/06/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/09/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
85520 - Cultural education90030 - Artistic creation
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Officers (21)
- Lucinda Frances Coombs Director · appointed 2025
- Merlin Philip David Lewis Director · appointed 2023
- David Euan Barron Grant Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Malcolm Jenner Director · appointed 2020
- Jean Mary Lang Director · appointed 2018
- Garry Peter Batt Director · appointed 2016
- Steven Dudley Norman Director · appointed 2014
- Susannah Hubert (Also Known As Selby Bennett) Director · appointed 2013
- Roderick Iain Macgregor Kennedy Director · appointed 2004
Show 12 former officers
- Julian Guidera Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2024
- Stephanie Kogels Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2020
- Lynsey Docherty Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2021
- Richard Michell Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2013
- Caroline D'Cruz Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2016
- Barry Edward Glazier Secretary · appointed 2009 · resigned 2019
- Giles Covington Wingate Harvey Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2023
- Paul Graham Speakman Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2011
- Nicolas Hornby Taylor Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2008
- Alan John Frost Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2019
- Althea Geraldine Collier Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2005
- Avril Griffiths Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2010
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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