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Thespace C.I.C.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 34

  1. Graham Neil Callister 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Alice Edwards 2025-2026 Director View profile
  3. Ri Chakraborty 2025-2026 Director View profile
  4. Zoe Rowena Partington-Beck 2024-2025 Director View profile
  5. John William Alexander Burns 2024-2025 Director View profile
  6. Nicola Katherine Louise Osborne 2022-2025 Director View profile
  7. Emma Jean Cooper 2022-2025 Director View profile
  8. David William Ikechi Chikwe 2022-2024 Director View profile
  9. Abdul Shayek 2022-2023 Director View profile
  10. Katherine Emma Hudson 2022-2025 Director View profile
  11. Joanne Wheeler 2019-2019 Director View profile
  12. Jo Verrent 2019-2024 Director View profile
  13. Sarah Louise Ellis 2019-2025 Director View profile
  14. Manisha Ann Ferdinand 2016-2020 Director View profile
  15. Mcardle, Claire, Doctor 2016-2019 Director View profile
  16. Edward Stuart Humphrey 2016-2022 Director View profile
  17. Timothy Robert John Plyming 2016-2020 Director View profile
  18. Martin Keith Green 2016-2019 Director View profile
  19. Edward Jonathan Turpie 2016-2021 Director View profile
  20. Andrew James Miller 2016-2019 Director View profile
  21. Elizabeth Harriet Rosenthal 2016-2023 Director View profile
  22. Fiona Jean Sutcliffe Allan 2015-2020 Director View profile
  23. Lisa Moreen Opie 2015-2016 Director View profile
  24. Margaret Mary Patten 2015-2016 Director View profile
  25. Gillian Mary Johnson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  26. Alexander Graham 2014-2015 Director View profile
  27. Jonathan Sidney Claypole-Smith 2013-2016 Director View profile
  28. Gautam Matthew George Rangarajan 2013-2014 Director View profile
  29. Alan Yentob 2013-2015 Director View profile
  30. Simon Mellor 2013-2014 Director View profile
  31. Jane Mccloskey 2013-2014 Director View profile
  32. Sarah Anne Bailey 2012-2013 Director View profile
  33. Alan Davey 2012-2014 Director View profile
  34. Geraldine Faye Wall 2014-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/10/2012

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. Thespace C.I.C. is controlled by British Broadcasting Corporation
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by British Broadcasting Corporation.

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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

5 grants · £501,418 total

360Giving 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £256,418 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £245,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £245,0002025-08-20
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £3,9002023-01-25
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £28,7702022-06-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £43,7482020-11-18
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £180,0002020-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

1.5y median 1.1y
average tenure
2.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Other services 2Property 2Tech and media 2Professional 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
08241091
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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