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Bright Umbrella Drama Company Limited

Performing arts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Gareth Spratt 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Lynn Gordon 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Heather Anne Chesney 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Rev John Herron 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Mark Gavin 2020-2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Performing arts
Incorporated
28/05/2020
Registered office
Belfast

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Roger Stephen Dane
    25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-05-28
  • Trevor Alexander Gill
    25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-05-28
  • Mark Gavin ceased 2022-07-04
    25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-05-28 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Bright Umbrella Drama Company Limited is controlled by Roger Stephen Dane
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-05-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Roger Stephen Dane.

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

1 grant · £17,110 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £17,110

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £17,1102025-10-09
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

3.3y median 2.5y
average tenure
6.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Other 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
NI669814
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
28/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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