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Community interest company · No. SC674975 · Paisley

Brick Lane Music Academy CIC

iSource and licenceOfficial record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 8 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Overview

Brick Lane Music Academy CIC's network

6 people3 organisationsExplore in 3Di4 listed on the board plus 2 company secretaries. 3 organisations share a board member with this company.The large node is Brick Lane Music Academy CIC. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

4 listed + 2 company secretariesiDirectors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Aidan ConnellDirector2025
1y 5m
Kirsty WardDirector2025
1y 5m
Alan Robert McEwanDirector2020
6y 1m
Diane Ruth MitchellDirector2020
6y 1m
Kirsty WardCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Diane Ruth MitchellCompany secretary2020
6y 1m
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Recent news and events

From the public record

  • 20 September 2026Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
  • 28 February 2026Janine Neil left as directorCompanies House officer data
  • 16 June 2025Robin Johnstone Hyland left as directorCompanies House officer data
  • 27 May 2025Aidan Connell appointed directorCompanies House officer data
  • 26 May 2025Kirsty Ward appointed directorCompanies House officer data

Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Board

Current officers

4 + 1 company secretaryiOccupation and nationality are held for only some companies and are not held for this one. Other boards counts directorships that are current in the Companies House officer data; it does not say whether the people are the same without a matching date of birth, and is not proof of any link between the companies.
NameRoleAppointedOther boards
Alan Robert McEwanDirector21 September 2020
2 other current boards
Diane Ruth MitchellDirector21 September 2020
2 other current boards
Kirsty WardDirector26 May 2025No other current boards on our record
Aidan ConnellDirector27 May 2025No other current boards on our record
Kirsty WardCompany secretary24 May 2023No other current boards on our record

Source: Companies House officer data (appointments and resignations). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Former officers

5 listed, latest first
NameRoleAppointedLeft
Janine NeilDirector4 March 202328 February 2026
Robin Johnstone HylandDirector4 April 202316 June 2025
David Taylor SmithDirector21 September 202027 March 2023
Scott McWattCompany secretary27 January 202327 March 2023
Janis White McDonaldDirector21 September 20205 March 2023

When board seats may change

iTime on the board since appointment. Many boards cap service at 6 to 9 years, so long-serving seats are the ones most likely to change.
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Who is on the board

iCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
3.7y
median 3.7y
Longest tenure
6.1y
since 2020
also govern a charity
0
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 4 on the board

4 directors on the board

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Janine Neil Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026

Where else this board sits

The 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 1Property 1Tech and media 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.

Network

Network

iThe large node is Brick Lane Music Academy CIC. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

Most connected

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Finances

Financial history

No figures in the accounts data we hold.

Companies House shows accounts made up to 31 March 2025 (total exemption full). They are not in the machine-readable bulk accounts files we read: they may have been filed on paper or as a PDF, or the company is large and files in another format. Nothing is shown rather than a guess.

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Key dates and compliance

Accounts category
Total exemption fullSmall company accounts; the company is exempt from audit.
Accounts last made up to
31 March 2025
Next accounts due
31 December 2026 Due in 49 days
Confirmation statement last made up to
20 September 2026
Next confirmation statement due
4 October 2027 Not yet due
Charges (secured loans)
None registered

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Grants

Funding received

3 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 14 August 2025 to 12 May 2026.
Total from published grants
£87k
£86,990
Grants
3
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
May 2026
12 May 2026

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

1 funder
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Community Fund3£86,9902025 to 2026

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
12 May 2026The National Lottery Community FundContinuation Funding for a Music Development Coordinator and Admin Assistant£40,928
16 December 2025The National Lottery Community FundEmploy a Community Strategy Coordinator£27,112
14 August 2025The National Lottery Community FundCreate an accessible toilet and kitchen area for those with disabilities£18,950

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Company number
SC674975
Company type
Community interest company
Status
Active
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Incorporated
21 September 2020
Registered office
Forrester House Weir Street, 7-9 Weir Street, Paisley, PA3 4DW
Nature of business (SIC)
  • 85520 Cultural education
Latest accounts
31 March 2025 (total exemption full)

Source: Companies House company file of 1 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Key dates and compliance

Accounts category
Total exemption fullSmall company accounts; the company is exempt from audit.
Accounts last made up to
31 March 2025
Next accounts due
31 December 2026 Due in 49 days
Confirmation statement last made up to
20 September 2026
Next confirmation statement due
4 October 2027 Not yet due
Charges (secured loans)
None registered

Filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Companies House company file (1 October 2026) and, for new companies, the Companies Act timetable. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Same sector and place

3iA sample. Matched on the main business code and postcode district, from the company file of 1 October 2026. Same sector and district is not evidence of any connection.

3 other active companies have the same main business code (85520 Cultural education) and a registered office in the PA3 postcode district.

Recent news and events

From the public record

  • 20 September 2026Confirmation statement made up to this dateCompanies House company file
  • 28 February 2026Janine Neil left as directorCompanies House officer data
  • 16 June 2025Robin Johnstone Hyland left as directorCompanies House officer data
  • 27 May 2025Aidan Connell appointed directorCompanies House officer data
  • 26 May 2025Kirsty Ward appointed directorCompanies House officer data
  • 31 March 2025Accounts made up to this dateCompanies House company file

Appointments, resignations and filings held in the Companies House data, and insolvency notices from The Gazette (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Ownership

Group structure

This company is not part of a larger ownership group in our records: no holder of a majority of it is on the active Companies House record, and it holds no majority of another UK company.

People with significant control

iNo people or companies with significant control are listed. Companies House holds a statement about this (dated 21 September 2020), usually that the company has not identified any or has none to report.

Source: Companies House people with significant control data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Companies it controls

iNo other company in our records lists this company as a person with significant control.

From the people with significant control data of the companies in the Companies House company file.