Company · Kendal
Amabile Choirs
Technical and vocational secondary education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Catherine Buchanan 2022-2026 View profile
- Rebecca Emily Louise Holliday 2022-2023 View profile
- Natalia Charlotte Burtt-Jones 2018-2023 View profile
- Philippa Jane Wilson 2017-2023 View profile
- Frances Chiasson 2011-2012 View profile
- Alyson Joanne Larkin 2008-2017 View profile
- Sheila Aspden 2008-2018 View profile
- Neil Stuart Highet 2008-2018 View profile
- Judith Gardner Jones 2022-2025 View profile
- Jeremy Aspden 2008-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Technical and vocational secondary education
- Incorporated
- 23/07/2008
- Registered office
- Kendal
- Also a registered charity
- Amabile Choirs
Ownership
Owned by (6) 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.
- Catherine Buchanan
significant influence · notified 2023-08-09 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Sheila Aspden ceased 2018-01-09
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Neil Stuart Highet ceased 2018-01-31
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Alyson Joanne Larkin ceased 2017-08-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Philippa Jane Wilson ceased 2023-08-09
significant influence · notified 2017-10-01 - Natalia Charlotte Burtt-Jones ceased 2023-08-09
significant influence · notified 2019-07-23
Group
- Amabile Choirs
is controlled by Catherine Buchanan
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2023-08-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Catherine Buchanan.
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
1 grant · £500 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
- Cumbria Community Foundation · £500
Most recent
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
- Sally Jane Davies Director · appointed 2022
- Rebecca Preston Director · appointed 2026
- Charlotte Otway Director · appointed 2008
- Adam Stackhouse Director · appointed 2022
- Anne Buchanan Director · appointed 2023
- Kathryn Lehm Director · appointed 2023
- Kate Thomas Director · appointed 2022
- Rachel Little Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Charlotte Otway Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Sally Jane Davies Director · appointed 2022
- Rebecca Preston Director · appointed 2026
- Charlotte Otway Director · appointed 2008
- Adam Stackhouse Director · appointed 2022
- Anne Buchanan Director · appointed 2023
- Kathryn Lehm Director · appointed 2023
- Kate Thomas Director · appointed 2022
- Rachel Little Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- Catherine Buchanan Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
Gaps to watch
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 06653625
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/05/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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