Company · Manchester
Eqty in Music LTD
Support activities to performing arts
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Anna Corbett 2018-2021 View profile
- Jane Caldwell 2017-2018 View profile
- Federico Guido Bolza 2016-2026 View profile
- Laura Samantha Vakil 2012-2015 View profile
- Florence Joyce Butler 2012-2017 View profile
- Laura Jeanne Palmer 2012-2018 View profile
- Jennifer Margaret Cashman Wilson 2012-2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Support activities to performing arts
- Incorporated
- 30/11/2012
- Registered office
- Manchester
- Also a registered charity
- Eqty in Music
- Previous names
- The Abram Wilson Foundation for Creative Arts (until 01/04/2026)
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Sharan Jaswal
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Federico Guido Bolza
significant influence · notified 2016-06-06 - Florence Joyce Butler ceased 2017-05-31
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Anna Corbett ceased 2021-04-22
significant influence · notified 2018-12-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Eqty in Music LTD
is controlled by Sharan Jaswal
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Sharan Jaswal.
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £19,109
- Total assets
- £19,109
- Cash
- £23,504
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
12 grants · £164,679 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 Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £81,734 (2 grants)
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £46,925 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £18,520 (2 grants)
- The Childhood Trust · £17,500 (6 grants)
Most recent
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
- 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.
5 directors on the board
- Simon James Marlow Director · appointed 2024
- Collette Jamie Philip Director · appointed 2021
- James Nicholas Dillon-Emtage Director · appointed 2022
- Sharan Jaswal Director · appointed 2015
- Nana-Efua Lawson Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Sharan Jaswal Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Simon James Marlow Director · appointed 2024
- Sharan Jaswal Director · appointed 2015
Portfolio (3)
- Collette Jamie Philip Director · appointed 2021
- James Nicholas Dillon-Emtage Director · appointed 2022
- Nana-Efua Lawson Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Federico Guido Bolza Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
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
- 08313916
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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