Company
Stopgap Dance Company
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Abigail ReeveDirector · since 2026
- Timothy Duncan FletcherDirector · since 2026
- Suzanne Elizabeth Marie BirchwoodDirector · since 2023
- Eve Frances MitchellDirector · since 2021
- Rita Susanne ChowdhuryDirector · since 2021
- Colette StocksDirector · since 2018
- Helen Jane HackettDirector · since 2017
- Sarah PickthallDirector · since 2012
- Victoria BalaamDirector · since 2012
Previous officers 15
- Simon Minty 2017-2023 View profile
- Sue Passmore 2013-2018 View profile
- Peter Anthony Greenyer 2011-2022 View profile
- Heather Marian Boobyer 2009-2011 View profile
- Michaela Maria Lucking 2009-2015 View profile
- Shalini Ashok Kumar Bhalla 2008-2011 View profile
- Andrew Collins 2008-2011 View profile
- Jane Madeline Hutchins 2006-2012 View profile
- Iona Eleanor Bernadette Price 2006-2012 View profile
- Helen Miranda Shute 2006-2007 View profile
- David Toole 2006-2008 View profile
- Nicholas Terrey Evans 2006-2008 View profile
- Karl Robert Newman 2006-2015 View profile
- Elaine Evans 2006-2008 View profile
- Denise Susan Woods 2006-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/04/2006
- Also a registered charity
- Stopgap Dance Company
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.
- Victoria Balaam
significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-04-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Stopgap Dance Company
is controlled by Victoria Balaam
Evidence
active significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-04-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Victoria Balaam.
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
19 grants · £1,431,432 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 Culture, Media & Sport · £985,000 (4 grants)
- Spirit of 2012 · £206,995
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £128,440 (5 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £60,000
- BBC Children in Need · £33,497 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for 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.
9 directors on the board
- Victoria Balaam Director · appointed 2012
- Helen Jane Hackett Director · appointed 2017
- Timothy Duncan Fletcher Director · appointed 2026
- Colette Stocks Director · appointed 2018
- Abigail Reeve Director · appointed 2026
- Suzanne Elizabeth Marie Birchwood Director · appointed 2023
- Rita Susanne Chowdhury Director · appointed 2021
- Eve Frances Mitchell Director · appointed 2021
- Sarah Pickthall Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Victoria Balaam Director · appointed 2012
- Helen Jane Hackett Director · appointed 2017
- Colette Stocks Director · appointed 2018
- Sarah Pickthall Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Timothy Duncan Fletcher Director · appointed 2026
- Abigail Reeve Director · appointed 2026
- Suzanne Elizabeth Marie Birchwood Director · appointed 2023
- Rita Susanne Chowdhury Director · appointed 2021
- Sarah Pickthall Director · appointed 2012
Portfolio (4)
- Victoria Balaam Director · appointed 2012
- Helen Jane Hackett Director · appointed 2017
- Colette Stocks Director · appointed 2018
- Eve Frances Mitchell Director · appointed 2021
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05793989
- 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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