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Who leads it
- Lucinda Frances CoombsDirector · since 2025
- Merlin Philip David LewisDirector · since 2023
- David Euan Barron GrantDirector · since 2023
- Paul Malcolm JennerDirector · since 2020
- Jean Mary LangDirector · since 2018
- Garry Peter BattDirector · since 2016
- Steven Dudley NormanDirector · since 2014
- Susannah Hubert (Also Known As Selby Bennett)Director · since 2013
- Roderick Iain Macgregor KennedyDirector · since 2004
Previous officers 12
- Julian Guidera 2023-2024 View profile
- Stephanie Kogels 2018-2020 View profile
- Lynsey Docherty 2015-2021 View profile
- Richard Michell 2012-2013 View profile
- Caroline D'Cruz 2010-2016 View profile
- Giles Covington Wingate Harvey 2009-2023 View profile
- Paul Graham Speakman 2005-2011 View profile
- Alan John Frost 2004-2019 View profile
- Avril Griffiths 2004-2010 View profile
- Barry Edward Glazier 2009-2019 View profile
- Nicolas Hornby Taylor 2005-2008 View profile
- Althea Geraldine Collier 2004-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 05/07/2004
- Also a registered charity
- Dorset Opera
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.
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
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
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
- 05170704
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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