Welsh National Opera Limited

Active00454297 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
19 May 1948 (78 years)
Industry
Performing arts (90010)
Directors
Sarah Hemsley-Cole
Accounts type
Group
Region
Wales
Address
Wales Millennium Centre
Bute Place Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF10 5AL

Filing status

Accounts due
31 May 2027
Last accounts
31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due
20 November 2026
Last conf. stmt
6 November 2025

Charges

Total
8
Outstanding
4
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
4

Officers 13 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Hemsley-Cole, Sarah
Director · Appointed 20 October 2025
British
Born October 1971 (55)
Director · Appointed 20 October 2025
Also at International Music and Performing Arts Charitable Trust Scotland, Henry Wood Hall Limited · more companies
British
Born August 1956 (70)
Feilding, Harriet
Secretary · Appointed 30 September 2024
Director · Appointed 18 December 2023
British
Born December 1948 (77)
Feilding, Harriet
Director · Appointed 31 October 2023
British
Born December 1959 (66)
Director · Appointed 30 October 2023
British
Born June 1956 (70)
Director · Appointed 30 October 2023
Also at Potter Rees Dolan Trust Corporation Limited, Cardiff Theatrical Services Limited
Welsh
Born November 1969
Director · Appointed 30 October 2023
British
Born February 1982 (44)
Director · Appointed 29 July 2022
Also at Niwdem Associates Ltd, Wno Productions Limited
Welsh
Born May 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 29 July 2022
Also at Street Child United · more companies
British
Born April 1964 (62)
Pillman, Annabel Clare
Director · Appointed 29 July 2022
British
Born February 1965 (61)
Edwards Ahir, Manon Luned
Director · Appointed 22 October 2019
British
Born May 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 15 February 2019
British
Born May 1965 (61)
Officer history (80 former)
20 October 2025
Appointed Mitchell, Louise Catherine as Director
20 October 2025
Appointed Hemsley-Cole, Sarah as Director
20 October 2025
Resigned Richards, Aileen Verity as Director
20 October 2025
Resigned Amery, Nicola Clare as Director
7 October 2025
Resigned Vaughan Jones, Yvette Anne as Director
30 September 2024
Resigned Bradley, Stephanie Myra as Secretary
30 September 2024
Appointed Feilding, Harriet as Secretary
26 February 2024
Resigned Ryan, Martyn as Director
18 December 2023
Appointed Maxwell, Donald as Director
31 October 2023
Appointed Feilding, Harriet as Director
30 October 2023
Appointed Man, Kenon as Director
30 October 2023
Appointed Jones, Gerallt Pritchard as Director
30 October 2023
Appointed Hughes, Paul Michael as Director
24 October 2023
Resigned Jones, Samuel Barnaby as Director
23 October 2023
Resigned Berry, Lynne as Director
21 October 2023
Resigned Bharucha, Chitra, Dr as Director
14 December 2022
Resigned Davies, Gwyn Huw as Secretary
14 December 2022
Appointed Bradley, Stephanie Myra as Secretary
29 July 2022
Appointed Pillman, Annabel Clare as Director
29 July 2022
Appointed Midha, Arun Daniel, Dr as Director
29 July 2022
Appointed Hughes, Medwin, Professor as Director
13 January 2022
Resigned Ap Robert, Elen as Director
13 January 2022
Resigned Miller, Andrew James as Director
13 January 2022
Resigned Dada, Matthew Olatokunbo as Director
22 July 2021
Resigned Evans, Daniel Gwyn as Director
24 October 2019
Appointed Berry, Lynne as Director
22 October 2019
Appointed Richards, Aileen Verity as Director
22 October 2019
Appointed Amery, Nicola Clare as Director
22 October 2019
Appointed Bharucha, Chitra, Dr as Director
22 October 2019
Appointed Edwards Ahir, Manon Luned as Director
9 October 2019
Appointed Vaughan Jones, Yvette Anne as Director
7 October 2019
Resigned Jones, Awen Fflur as Director
11 April 2019
Resigned Wyatt, Alan Will as Director
15 February 2019
Appointed Little, Henry Brian as Director
15 February 2019
Appointed Jones, Samuel Barnaby as Director
15 February 2019
Appointed Miller, Andrew James as Director
31 January 2019
Resigned Hales, Antony John as Director
22 January 2019
Resigned Molyneux, Mark Thomas John as Director
10 July 2018
Resigned Richards, Elizabeth Menna as Director
14 July 2017
Resigned Thomas, Stephen Charles as Director
25 April 2017
Resigned Boulding, Hilary as Director
25 April 2017
Resigned Bunker, Anthony George as Director
27 February 2017
Resigned Watts, Gregory Alexander as Director
27 February 2017
Appointed Ryan, Martyn as Director
27 February 2017
Appointed Dada, Matthew Olatokunbo as Director
13 February 2017
Appointed Davies, Gwyn Huw as Secretary
16 September 2016
Resigned Wynne, James Robert as Secretary
1 July 2016
Resigned Davies, Geraint Talfan as Director
17 March 2016
Appointed Molyneux, Mark Thomas John as Director
17 December 2015
Resigned Davis, Peter John, Sir as Director
1 September 2015
Appointed Wynne, James Robert as Secretary
31 August 2015
Resigned Bellingham, Peter Gordon as Secretary
28 May 2015
Resigned Osman, Sally as Director
11 December 2014
Appointed Evans, Daniel Gwyn as Director
11 December 2014
Appointed Ap Robert, Elen as Director
20 March 2014
Resigned Prichard, Mathew Caradoc Thomas as Director
20 March 2014
Appointed Osman, Sally as Director
30 June 2013
Appointed Davis, Peter John, Sir as Director
30 June 2013
Appointed Wyatt, Alan Will as Director
21 March 2013
Resigned Devlin, Graham Thomas as Director
21 March 2013
Resigned Findlay, Paul Hudson Douglas as Director
22 March 2012
Resigned Lorimer, John Howard as Director
22 March 2012
Resigned Poulton, Mary Emily Denise as Director
24 March 2011
Resigned Lewis, Christine Elizabeth as Director
7 October 2010
Appointed Thomas, Stephen Charles as Director
7 October 2010
Appointed Richards, Elizabeth Menna as Director
7 October 2010
Appointed Hales, Antony John as Director
7 October 2010
Appointed Devlin, Graham Thomas as Director
25 March 2010
Resigned O'Neill, Dennis as Director
25 March 2010
Resigned Phillips, Peter Sean as Director
25 March 2010
Resigned Thomas, Roger Geraint as Director
7 January 2010
Appointed Jones, Awen Fflur as Director
26 March 2009
Appointed Lorimer, John Howard as Director
31 August 2008
Resigned Husselby, William Eric as Director
27 March 2008
Appointed Boulding, Hilary as Director
21 March 2008
Appointed Bellingham, Peter Gordon as Secretary
21 March 2008
Resigned Gambrell, Andrew as Secretary
13 December 2007
29 March 2007
Appointed Bunker, Anthony George as Director
28 September 2006
Resigned Davies, David, Lord as Director
27 September 2006
Resigned Peterson, Alan Edward as Director
7 September 2006
Appointed Davies, Geraint Talfan as Director
25 May 2006
Resigned Lewis, Anthony Robert as Director
24 November 2005
Appointed Findlay, Paul Hudson Douglas as Director
14 November 2005
Appointed Watts, Gregory Alexander as Director
19 September 2005
Appointed Peterson, Alan Edward as Director
19 September 2005
Resigned Webster, James Colin Eden as Director
29 July 2004
Resigned Bellingham, Peter Gordon as Secretary
29 July 2004
Appointed Gambrell, Andrew as Secretary
30 June 2004
Resigned Turton, Richard Charles as Director
29 January 2004
12 January 2004
Resigned Moreland, Margaret Elizabeth as Director
28 November 2003
Appointed Poulton, Mary Emily Denise as Director
25 September 2003
Resigned Davies, Geraint Talfan as Director
25 September 2003
Appointed Prichard, Mathew Caradoc Thomas as Director
1 August 2003
Appointed Bellingham, Peter Gordon as Secretary
31 July 2003
Resigned Rowe, Geoffrey Thomas as Secretary
27 March 2003
Appointed Lewis, Anthony Robert as Director
27 March 2003
27 March 2003
Appointed O'Neill, Dennis as Director
25 February 2003
Resigned Major, Norma, Dame as Director
22 November 2001
Resigned Williams, David Lincoln as Director
22 November 2001
Resigned Johnson, Richard Trevor as Director
22 November 2001
Resigned Mcmaster, Brian John, Sir as Director
23 October 2000
23 October 2000
Resigned Tooley, John, Sir as Director
23 October 2000
Appointed Mcmaster, Brian John, Sir as Director
23 October 2000
Resigned Young, Lita Marianne, Lady Young Of Graffham as Director
23 October 2000
Appointed Thomas, Roger Geraint as Director
23 October 2000
Resigned Seligman, David Joseph as Director
23 October 2000
Resigned Walters, Donald, Sir as Director
17 April 2000
17 March 2000
Resigned Mcdonald, Donald Benjamin as Director
21 February 2000
Appointed Davies, Geraint Talfan as Director
25 October 1999
Appointed Major, Norma, Dame as Director
19 October 1998
19 October 1998
Resigned Minford, Anthony Patrick Leslie as Director
27 October 1997
Appointed Mcdonald, Donald Benjamin as Director
8 July 1996
Appointed Webster, James Colin Eden as Director
17 May 1996
Resigned Crickhowell, Ankaret, Lady as Director
23 March 1995
Resigned Inkin, Geoffrey David as Director
10 October 1994
Resigned Hammond, John Richmond Paul as Director
10 October 1994
Resigned Morgan, Howard John as Director
10 October 1994
Resigned Wigley, Elinor Bennett, Lady as Director
10 October 1994
Resigned Robinson, Ann, Dr as Director
10 October 1994
Appointed Phillips, Peter Sean as Director
10 October 1994
Resigned Jones, Robert Hefin, Doctor as Director
10 October 1994
Resigned Jones, Geraint Stanley, Dr as Director
10 October 1994
Resigned Jones, Gareth Cyril, Dr as Director
10 October 1994
Resigned Foster, Joanna Katharine as Director
12 June 1994
Resigned Sandbach, David as Director
4 May 1994
Appointed Williams, David Lincoln as Director
17 March 1994
Resigned Mathias, Peter Robert Geoffrey as Director
3 February 1994
Resigned Jones, Thomas James, Councillor as Director
30 October 1993
Appointed Young, Lita Marianne, Lady Young Of Graffham as Director
26 October 1993
Appointed Hammond, John Richmond Paul as Director
19 October 1993
Appointed Husselby, William Eric as Director
4 October 1993
Appointed Turton, Richard Charles as Director
4 October 1993
Appointed Johnson, Richard Trevor as Director
4 October 1993
Appointed Minford, Anthony Patrick Leslie as Director
4 October 1993
Appointed Inkin, Geoffrey David as Director
4 October 1993
Appointed Wigley, Elinor Bennett, Lady as Director
4 October 1993
Resigned Evans, John Wynford as Director
4 October 1993
Resigned Griffiths, John Henry, Councillor as Director
4 October 1993
Resigned Perkins, Peter George as Director
4 October 1993
Resigned Phillips, Peter Sean as Director
13 September 1993
Resigned Davidson, Jane Elizabeth as Director
10 April 1993
Resigned Braithwaite, Helena as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 2

Companies where Welsh National Opera Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Former controllers (6)
2 January 2025
Ceased Jan Michaelis — Has significant influence or control
1 January 2025
Ceased Adele Thomas — Has significant influence or control
1 January 2025
Ceased Sarah Elizabeth Anne Crabtree — Has significant influence or control
27 September 2024
Ceased Christopher Barron — Has significant influence or control
31 December 2023
Ceased Aidan Lang — Has significant influence or control
31 August 2019
Ceased Leonora Thomson — Has significant influence or control

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
4 February 2026Group of companies' accounts31 August 2025
6 November 2025Confirmation statement with no updates6 November 2025
21 October 2025Termination of appointment of a director
21 October 2025Termination of appointment of a director
21 October 2025Appointment of a director
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