Playful Entertainment Limited
Company 08952140 Active
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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.
2 directors on the board
- Niove Rachel Janis Director · appointed 2014
- Matthew James Byam Shaw Director · appointed 2014
12.3y median 12.3y
average tenure
12.3y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Niove Rachel Janis Director · appointed 2014
- Matthew James Byam Shaw Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Niove Rachel Janis Director · appointed 2014
- Matthew James Byam Shaw Director · appointed 2014
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Nicholas Salmon Director · appointed 2014 · 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.
Arts and leisure 18Business services 2
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Playful GM Limited 2 shared directors
- Playful US Limited 2 shared directors
- Pierrepoint Productions Limited 2 shared directors
- Playful Group Limited 2 shared directors
- Bucket Productions LTD 2 shared directors
- Birnam Wood Productions Limited 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 08952140 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 21/03/2014 |
| Address | 39-41 CHARING CROSS ROAD, LONDON, WC2H 0AR |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
90020 - Support activities to performing arts
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.
- Matthew James Byam Shaw ceased 2021-03-16
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Niove Rachel Janis ceased 2021-03-16
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Nicholas Salmon ceased 2021-03-16
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Playful Group Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2021-03-16
Owns 14 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- BM Theatre Limited
25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2017-02-07 - Bucket Productions LTD
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-01-21 - TIL Denver Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-07-07 - 14443222
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-26 - Lispenard Street Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2022-11-08 - Breathe Productions 2023 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-02-02 - NTN Productions Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-10-20 - Nancy Productions Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-11-28 - Birnam Wood Productions Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-02-16 - Paper CUP West END LTD
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-01-07 - DOG & Duck 2025 Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-02-14 - Materfamilias Productions Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-07-30 - Invisible Hand Productions Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-05-28 - MJ Productions Limited ceased 2023-05-02
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-06-15
Officers (5)
- Kate Barraball Secretary · appointed 2021
- Niove Rachel Janis Director · appointed 2014
- Matthew James Byam Shaw Director · appointed 2014
Show 2 former officers
- Elizabeth Gentry Secretary · appointed 2014 · resigned 2024
- Nicholas Salmon Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2025
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