Company · Southampton
Soco Music Project
Cultural education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Abigail Busenze BalagaddeDirector · since 2025
- Laura Ann WhibicksDirector · since 2024
- Dr Lesley Jane BlackDirector · since 2022
- Ralph David WhiteDirector · since 2022
- Kate MapleDirector · since 2022
- Robert John Spencer KurnDirector · since 2020
- Sukanta AcharjeeDirector · since 2019
- Matthew James SalvageSecretary · since 2009
Previous officers 7
- Fiona Strathern Lapraik 2022-2024 View profile
- David James Macmillan Ince 2020-2025 View profile
- Stuart David Elbrow 2020-2025 View profile
- Christina Bush 2020-2021 View profile
- Lucy Elizabeth Tomlinson 2019-2020 View profile
- Jonathan Anthony Haughton 2009-2019 View profile
- Tracey Williams 2010-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Cultural education; Artistic creation
- Incorporated
- 26/03/2009
- Registered office
- Southampton
- Also a registered charity
- Soco Music Project
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.
- Jonathan Anthony Haughton ceased 2019-12-31
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01
Group
- Soco Music Project
is controlled by Jonathan Anthony Haughton
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2019-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Jonathan Anthony Haughton.
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
7 grants · £154,817 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £88,057 (5 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £61,760
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Dr Lesley Jane Black Director · appointed 2022
- Laura Ann Whibicks Director · appointed 2024
- Ralph David White Director · appointed 2022
- Abigail Busenze Balagadde Director · appointed 2025
- Kate Maple Director · appointed 2022
- Sukanta Acharjee Director · appointed 2019
- Robert John Spencer Kurn Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Sukanta Acharjee Director · appointed 2019
- Robert John Spencer Kurn Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Dr Lesley Jane Black Director · appointed 2022
- Laura Ann Whibicks Director · appointed 2024
- Ralph David White Director · appointed 2022
- Abigail Busenze Balagadde Director · appointed 2025
- Kate Maple Director · appointed 2022
- Sukanta Acharjee Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Robert John Spencer Kurn Director · appointed 2020
Left in the last 12 months
- Stuart David Elbrow Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- 06859322
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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