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Acouk

Support activities to performing arts

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Veronica Sonya Leydecker 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul Theodore Orchart 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Edward Byrne 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Kathryn Marie Lette 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Janet Lee Holmes A Court 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Robert Lindsay Thomson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  7. Kenneth John Smith 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. Brendan Michael Anthony Hopkins 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Jessica Isabel Block 2016-2017 Director View profile
  10. Adam Martin Johnson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  11. Patricia Eileen Thomas 2008-2019 Director View profile
  12. David Angus Stone 2008-2015 Director View profile
  13. Edward Powell 2008-2008 Director View profile
  14. Veronica Sonya Leydecker 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  15. John Gilbert Taberner 2008-2022 Secretary View profile
  16. Claire Margaret Clarke 2008-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Support activities to performing arts
Incorporated
21/04/2008
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
Acouk

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Group

  1. Acouk is controlled by John Gilbert Taberner
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2018-06-12, ceased 2018-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Gilbert Taberner.

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.

7 directors on the board

4.9y median 7.7y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

2
left in the last 12 months

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.

Education 3Tech and media 3Finance 2Other services 2Business services 1

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
06571691
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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