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National Youth Choir of Northern Ireland

Performing arts

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

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Previous officers 45

  1. Gareth Stitt 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Daniel Patrick O'Neill 2024-2024 Director View profile
  3. Anne Frances Harper 2024-2024 Director View profile
  4. Emma Quinn 2024-2025 Director View profile
  5. Siobhan Savage 2024-2025 Director View profile
  6. Laura Pauline Salt 2024-2026 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Alexandra Minford 2024-2024 Director View profile
  8. Amy Catherine Bennington 2018-2024 Director View profile
  9. Darren James Canmore 2018-2022 Director View profile
  10. Gillian Sarah May Greenfield 2017-2023 Director View profile
  11. Dr EibhlíS MairéAd Farrell 2017-2024 Director View profile
  12. Paul Francis Mulholland 2017-2025 Director View profile
  13. Catherine Jane Dalzell 2016-2025 Director View profile
  14. Heather Noreen Graham 2015-2022 Director View profile
  15. Ethel Louisa Ruddock 2015-2022 Director View profile
  16. Graeme Gavin Stewart 2014-2023 Director View profile
  17. John Conrad Colgan 2013-2017 Director View profile
  18. Eithne Benson 2012-2019 Director View profile
  19. Rachael Claire Mcadorey 2012-2015 Director View profile
  20. Terence Blain 2012-2014 Director View profile
  21. Eleanor May Lee 2012-2017 Director View profile
  22. Margaret Crossey 2010-2015 Director View profile
  23. Ciara Olivia Dooris 2008-2011 Director View profile
  24. Dr Joseph Mckee 2007-2010 Director View profile
  25. Richard James Gregg Yarr 2007-2014 Director View profile
  26. Raymond Fullerton 2003-2020 Director View profile
  27. Rowena Mary Elizabeth Eames 2001-2007 Director View profile
  28. Peter Baird Donaldson 2001-2005 Director View profile
  29. Noreen White 2001-2007 Director View profile
  30. Nuala Anthony 2001-2005 Director View profile
  31. Grainne Kirke 2000-2001 Director View profile
  32. Robin Jones Hewitt 1999-2002 Director View profile
  33. Ruth Mccartney 1999-1999 Director View profile
  34. Brian Clifford Agus 1999-2004 Director View profile
  35. Dr Martin Edward Barrett 1999-2002 Director View profile
  36. Patricia Taylor 1999-2006 Director View profile
  37. Andrew Napier Fairbairn 1999-2001 Director View profile
  38. Edison Wilson Graham 1999-2015 Director View profile
  39. John Brian Garrett 1999-2001 Director View profile
  40. Donal Gerard Doherty 1999-2011 Director View profile
  41. Eric William Boyd 1999-2009 Director View profile
  42. Martin Edward Barrett 1999-1999 Director View profile
  43. Shane Burke Farren 2013-2022 Secretary View profile
  44. Ciaran Scullion 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  45. David Byers 1999-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Performing arts
Incorporated
12/01/1999
Registered office
Belfast
Previous names
Ulster Youth Choir (until 21/11/2019)

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.

  • Ethel Louisa Ruddock ceased 2022-12-12
    appoints directors (trust) · notified 2017-01-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. National Youth Choir of Northern Ireland is controlled by Ethel Louisa Ruddock
    Evidence
    ceased appoints directors (trust) · notified 2017-01-11, ceased 2022-12-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ethel Louisa Ruddock.

1 other company in this group

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.

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

0.9y median 0.9y
average tenure
0.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 2Business 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

  • 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
NI035447
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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