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Sound Roots

Other business support service activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Katherine Rose Bennett 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Angharad SiâN Jenkins 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Mark Gerard Mcgreevy 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Kathryn Derran Tickell 2018-2018 Director View profile
  5. Melanie Scheys 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Estelle Elizabeth Rowe 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Philip Richardson 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Keith Harris 2018-2024 Director View profile
  9. Teresa O'Brien 2015-2022 Director View profile
  10. Besford, Thomas Philip, Councillor 2015-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
24/12/2015
Registered office
Littleborough
Also a registered charity
Sound Roots
Previous names
Sound Roots Limited (until 17/08/2023)
English Folk Expo (until 26/07/2023)
English Folk Expo Limited (until 29/11/2019)

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.

  • Teresa O'Brien ceased 2022-04-22
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Sound Roots is controlled by Teresa O'Brien
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-04-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Teresa O'Brien.

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

10 grants · £692,075 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 · £418,098 (5 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £193,496 (2 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £77,981 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,500

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £48,0172023-04-28
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £29,9642023-03-30
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £96,7482022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £96,7482022-10-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £2,5002022-04-08
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.

12 directors on the board

5.1y median 5.4y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (5)

0
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.

Arts and leisure 2Hospitality 2Other services 2Tech and media 2Dormant 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
09929705
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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