West Midlands Growth Company Limited

Active01631329 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
26 April 1982 (44 years)
Previously known as
Marketing Birmingham Limited (until 27 April 2017)
Birmingham Marketing Partnership (until 9 May 2002)
Birmingham Convention and Visitor Bureau Limited (until 21 May 1993)
Industry
Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990)
Accounts type
Full
Region
West Midlands
Address
11th Floor The Colmore Building
Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6AT

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
1 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
18 December 2025

Officers 14 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 26 March 2026
British
Born February 1980 (46)
Blackwell, Samantha
Secretary · Appointed 19 March 2026
Director · Appointed 20 June 2025
British
Born September 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 20 June 2025
Irish
Born July 1971 (55)
Director · Appointed 19 June 2025
British
Born March 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 1 December 2023
British
Born December 1968 (57)
Director · Appointed 20 September 2023
British
Born August 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 7 June 2022
Also at West Midlands Arts Trust(the) (proposed for strike-off) · more companies
British
Born April 1966 (60)
Whitlock, Jane
Director · Appointed 13 September 2021
British
Born January 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 30 June 2020
British
Born August 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 7 June 2018
British
Born July 1966 (60)
Hammond, David Matthew
Director · Appointed 23 May 2018
British
Born March 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 13 June 2017
British
Born May 1952 (74)
Director · Appointed 20 October 2010
British
Born July 1967 (59)
Officer history (178 former)
26 March 2026
Appointed Reeve, Paul as Director
19 March 2026
Resigned Abercromby, Philippa Mary as Secretary
19 March 2026
Appointed Blackwell, Samantha as Secretary
1 December 2025
Resigned Smith, Melanie Jane as Director
20 June 2025
Appointed Cox, Edward Rawson as Director
20 June 2025
Appointed Nugent, Julie Marie as Director
19 June 2025
Appointed Johnson, Paul Andrew as Director
13 June 2025
Resigned Shoaf, Laura Manning as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Williams, Andrew Paul as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Lal, Shokat Ali as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Harley, Patrick Edward as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Andrew, Adrian John Austin, Councillor as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Cotton, John Leslie Barton as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Thandi, Paul (Pavandeep) as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Sleigh, Robert Keith, Councillor as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Fogarty, Monica Irmela as Director
29 January 2025
Resigned Valentine, Robert David as Director
26 November 2024
Appointed Sleigh, Robert Keith, Councillor as Director
7 November 2024
Resigned Tickell, Adam Thomas, Professor as Director
19 September 2024
Resigned Courts, Ian as Director
21 March 2024
Appointed Smith, Melanie Jane as Director
13 December 2023
Appointed Fogarty, Monica Irmela as Director
1 December 2023
Appointed Mba, David Uzochukwesi, Professor as Director
1 December 2023
Resigned Plowden, Philip Edward Hartley Standish, Professor as Director
20 September 2023
Appointed Lal, Shokat Ali as Director
20 September 2023
Appointed Barton, Nicholas as Director
31 July 2023
Appointed Andrew, Adrian John Austin, Councillor as Director
2 July 2023
27 June 2023
Resigned Horobin, Charlotte Louise as Director
27 June 2023
Resigned Storer, Daniel Francis as Director
22 May 2023
Resigned Ward, Ian Antony, Councillor as Director
21 May 2023
Appointed Cotton, John Leslie Barton as Director
16 May 2023
Appointed Courts, Ian as Director
16 May 2023
Resigned Morrissey, Mary Bernadette as Director
15 May 2023
Resigned Jefferson, Anthony as Director
3 February 2023
Appointed Williams, Andrew Paul as Director
17 January 2023
Resigned Reeves, Martin Robert as Director
7 June 2022
Appointed Lovett, Andrew Ian as Director
29 March 2022
Appointed Tickell, Adam Thomas, Professor as Director
29 March 2022
Appointed Plowden, Philip Edward Hartley Standish, Professor as Director
13 December 2021
Resigned Layer, Geoffrey Mark as Director
13 December 2021
Resigned Eastwood, David Stephen, Sir as Director
13 December 2021
Appointed Horobin, Charlotte Louise as Director
31 October 2021
Resigned Mendonca, Roger Charles, Dr as Director
13 September 2021
Appointed Whitlock, Jane as Director
13 September 2021
Resigned Edge, Karl Peter as Director
13 September 2021
Resigned Allan, Fiona Jean Sutcliffe as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Shoaf, Laura Manning as Director
31 July 2021
Resigned Cadman, Deborah Ann as Director
30 June 2021
Resigned Mckenzie, Elizabeth Louise as Director
23 March 2021
Resigned Alcott, Gordon as Director
23 March 2021
Appointed Jefferson, Anthony as Director
14 January 2021
Appointed Morrissey, Mary Bernadette as Director
14 January 2021
Resigned Knight, Alison, Dr as Director
1 December 2020
Appointed Storer, Daniel Francis as Director
30 June 2020
Appointed Eastwood, David Stephen, Sir as Director
30 June 2020
Resigned Blofeld, Nicholas James as Director
30 June 2020
Appointed Valentine, Robert David as Director
30 June 2020
Resigned Eastwood, Nick as Director
30 June 2020
Resigned Loughran, Chris Thomas as Director
30 June 2020
Resigned Johal, Ninder as Director
30 June 2020
Resigned Croft, Stuart John as Director
30 June 2020
Resigned Latham, John as Director
30 June 2020
Appointed Scott, Sally Heather as Director
30 June 2020
Appointed Layer, Geoffrey Mark as Director
5 December 2019
Resigned Courts, Ian as Director
5 December 2019
Resigned Bird, Michael Arthur as Director
5 December 2019
Resigned Vickers, David Ian Anthony as Director
5 December 2019
Resigned Davies, Yvonne as Director
5 December 2019
Appointed Harley, Patrick Edward as Director
5 December 2019
Resigned Lissner, Robert as Director
5 December 2019
5 December 2019
Appointed Reeves, Martin Robert as Director
5 December 2019
Resigned Duggins, George Arthur, Cllr as Director
8 July 2019
Appointed Courts, Ian as Director
8 July 2019
8 July 2019
Appointed Davies, Yvonne as Director
8 July 2019
Appointed Vickers, David Ian Anthony as Director
8 July 2019
Resigned Eling, Steve Charles, Councillor as Director
8 July 2019
Appointed Abercromby, Philippa Mary as Secretary
31 January 2019
Resigned Espley, Louise Ann as Secretary
10 October 2018
Resigned Clark, Steven Masters as Director
15 August 2018
15 August 2018
Appointed Bird, Michael Arthur as Director
11 July 2018
Appointed Espley, Louise Ann as Secretary
4 July 2018
Resigned Smith, Mark Lyndon as Director
14 June 2018
Appointed Mckenzie, Elizabeth Louise as Director
7 June 2018
Appointed Clark, Steven Masters as Director
7 June 2018
Resigned Ireland, Keith Leslie as Director
7 June 2018
Appointed Johnson, Timothy David as Director
24 May 2018
Resigned Kehoe, Paul as Director
23 May 2018
Appointed Knight, Alison, Dr as Director
23 May 2018
Appointed Hammond, David Matthew as Director
10 May 2018
Appointed Edge, Karl Peter as Director
4 May 2018
Resigned Theobald, Simon David James as Secretary
3 May 2018
Resigned Sparks, David Hunter as Director
23 February 2018
Resigned Mclintock, Helen as Director
1 February 2018
Appointed Mendonca, Roger Charles, Dr as Director
22 November 2017
Resigned Sheehan, Paul John as Director
22 November 2017
Appointed Eling, Steve Charles, Councillor as Director
22 November 2017
Appointed Ward, Ian Antony, Councillor as Director
22 November 2017
Appointed Cadman, Deborah Ann as Director
22 November 2017
Resigned Hutchins, Richard, Dr as Director
22 November 2017
4 September 2017
10 July 2017
Appointed Allan, Fiona Jean Sutcliffe as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Latham, John as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Johal, Ninder as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Duggins, George Arthur, Cllr as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Lissner, Robert as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Alcott, Gordon as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Sheehan, Paul John as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Ireland, Keith Leslie as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Eastwood, Nick as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Sleigh, Robert Keith, Councillor as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Westley, Thomas Philip as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Blofeld, Nicholas James as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Sparks, David Hunter as Director
13 June 2017
Appointed Mclintock, Helen as Director
31 May 2017
Resigned Manson, Timothy John Alexander as Secretary
31 May 2017
Appointed Theobald, Simon David James as Secretary
26 April 2017
Resigned Manson, Timothy John Alexander as Director
26 April 2017
Resigned Cooke, Ruth Margaret as Director
26 April 2017
Resigned Maddock, Stephen David as Director
26 April 2017
Resigned Hewitt, Nicola Louise as Director
26 April 2017
Resigned Taylor, Gary John as Director
26 April 2017
Resigned Cameron, Alec, Professor as Director
26 April 2017
Resigned Huxtable, Timothy Luke as Director
26 April 2017
Resigned Harrison, Andrew as Director
3 January 2017
Appointed Cameron, Alec, Professor as Director
3 January 2017
Appointed Croft, Stuart John as Director
14 October 2016
Resigned Allan, Cliff Charles, Professor as Director
14 September 2016
14 September 2016
Resigned Mason, Michael Jonathan as Director
13 April 2016
Appointed Hewitt, Nicola Louise as Director
13 April 2016
Appointed Hutchins, Richard, Dr as Director
13 April 2016
Appointed Clancy, John Michael, Councillor as Director
15 January 2016
Resigned Bore, Albert, Sir as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Schuitemaker, Wouter as Director
27 January 2015
24 November 2014
16 October 2014
Resigned Johnson, Debra Kate as Director
25 September 2014
Resigned Taylor, Ian as Director
15 July 2014
Appointed Huxtable, Timothy Luke as Director
30 April 2014
Appointed Harrison, Andrew as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Whitby, Michael John, Lord as Director
30 April 2014
Appointed Cooke, Ruth Margaret as Director
6 November 2013
Appointed Allan, Cliff Charles, Professor as Director
4 June 2013
Appointed Johnson, Debra Kate as Director
30 May 2013
Resigned Moore, Julie, Dame as Director
22 May 2013
Resigned Braddock, Christine, Dr as Director
1 December 2012
Appointed Schuitemaker, Wouter as Director
28 November 2012
Resigned Tidmarsh, David Harry as Director
5 October 2011
4 April 2011
Appointed Moore, Julie, Dame as Director
31 March 2011
25 November 2010
Appointed Loughran, Chris Thomas as Director
25 November 2010
Appointed Smith, Mark Lyndon as Director
25 November 2010
Resigned Edwards, Richard Douglas as Director
20 October 2010
Appointed Taylor, Ian as Director
20 October 2010
Appointed Manson, Timothy John Alexander as Director
20 October 2010
Appointed Rami, Neil Mahendra as Director
13 August 2010
Resigned Kavanaugh, Rachel as Director
22 April 2010
Resigned Rix, Crawford as Director
22 October 2009
Resigned Lancaster, Andrew John as Secretary
22 October 2009
Appointed Manson, Timothy John Alexander as Secretary
18 May 2009
Resigned Squires, Charles Ian as Director
18 May 2009
Resigned Foster, Trevor as Director
27 April 2009
Appointed Edwards, Richard Douglas as Director
27 April 2009
27 April 2009
Appointed Kehoe, Paul as Director
9 July 2008
Resigned Waller, David John as Director
14 May 2008
Resigned Edwards, John as Director
23 January 2008
Resigned Bills, John as Director
25 July 2007
Appointed Tidmarsh, David Harry as Director
25 July 2007
Appointed Kavanaugh, Rachel as Director
9 July 2007
Appointed Laverty, Michael Francis Patrick as Director
25 April 2007
Appointed Rix, Crawford as Director
18 April 2007
Resigned Ling, John William as Director
24 January 2007
15 November 2006
Appointed Thandi, Paul (Pavandeep) as Director
28 September 2006
Resigned Morris, Andrew Bernard as Director
15 September 2006
Resigned Latif, Ishtiaq as Director
24 May 2006
Appointed Foster, Trevor as Director
24 May 2006
Appointed Braddock, Christine, Dr as Director
27 April 2005
Appointed Ling, John William as Director
27 April 2005
Resigned Field, Martin John as Director
27 April 2005
Appointed Bills, John as Director
27 April 2005
Resigned Clarke, David Edwin as Director
27 April 2005
Resigned Summers, Brian as Director
27 April 2005
Resigned Grauers, Clifford Eric as Director
27 April 2005
Resigned Topman, Simon Manville as Director
27 April 2005
Appointed Morris, Andrew Bernard as Director
27 April 2005
Appointed Cobham, Penelope Ann, Viscountess as Director
27 April 2005
Appointed Taylor, Gary John as Director
27 April 2005
Appointed Maddock, Stephen David as Director
27 April 2005
Resigned Chatham, Alan as Director
27 April 2005
Resigned Snow, Lynne Rosemary as Director
27 April 2005
Resigned Stone, Paul Clive as Director
27 April 2005
Resigned White, Michael James as Director
27 April 2005
Resigned De Barr, Robert Henry as Director
27 April 2005
Appointed Waller, David John as Director
27 April 2005
Appointed Mason, Michael Jonathan as Director
27 April 2005
Appointed Latif, Ishtiaq as Director
26 April 2005
Resigned Homer, Linda Margaret as Director
25 November 2004
Resigned Clifford, Elizabeth as Director
1 October 2004
Resigned Cleverdon, Barry Stanley as Director
30 September 2004
Resigned Ansell, Mark John as Director
16 July 2004
Resigned Ward, Ian Antony, Councillor as Director
28 April 2004
Resigned Gilbert, Robert Michael as Director
9 March 2004
Resigned Knight, Peter Clayton, Dr as Director
28 January 2004
Appointed Ansell, Mark John as Director
28 January 2004
Appointed Topman, Simon Manville as Director
28 January 2004
Resigned Battle, Susan as Director
20 October 2003
Resigned Mason, Daniel Cavner as Director
3 October 2003
Resigned Heeley, John Ian, Dr as Director
4 August 2003
Resigned Spooner, Paul Richard as Director
30 July 2003
21 May 2003
Appointed Homer, Linda Margaret as Director
29 January 2003
Appointed Snow, Lynne Rosemary as Director
29 January 2003
Appointed White, Michael James as Director
10 December 2002
Resigned Shooter, Adrian as Director
27 November 2002
Appointed Ward, Ian Antony, Councillor as Director
27 November 2002
Appointed Clifford, Elizabeth as Director
27 November 2002
Appointed Lancaster, Andrew John as Secretary
27 November 2002
Resigned Collins, Anthony Ralph as Secretary
24 April 2002
Appointed De Barr, Robert Henry as Director
24 April 2002
Appointed Field, Martin John as Director
24 April 2002
Appointed Shooter, Adrian as Director
24 April 2002
Resigned Harpley, Mary as Director
24 April 2002
Appointed Mason, Daniel Cavner as Director
24 April 2002
Appointed Spooner, Paul Richard as Director
24 April 2002
Appointed Knight, Peter Clayton, Dr as Director
24 April 2002
Appointed Chatham, Alan as Director
24 April 2002
Resigned Dutton, Christopher as Director
24 April 2002
Resigned Roy, David Colin, Councillor as Director
24 April 2002
Appointed Edwards, John as Director
27 February 2002
Appointed Dutton, Christopher as Director
27 February 2002
Appointed Harpley, Mary as Director
27 February 2002
Appointed Whitby, Michael John, Lord as Director
27 February 2002
Resigned Nee, Alistair as Director
27 February 2002
Resigned Bagley, David Laurence as Director
5 November 2001
Resigned Evans, David Richard as Director
31 October 2001
Resigned Flight, Frank Geoffrey as Director
19 September 2001
Resigned Lyons, Michael Thomas, Sir as Director
19 September 2001
Appointed Heeley, John Ian, Dr as Director
25 July 2001
Resigned Hsu, Frederik Louis Tsun Meng as Director
24 January 2001
Appointed Nee, Alistair as Director
24 January 2001
Appointed Clarke, David Edwin as Director
1 January 2001
Resigned James, John Anthony as Director
31 October 2000
Resigned Thorley, Michael Richard as Director
20 September 2000
Resigned Grant, David Malcolm as Director
20 September 2000
Appointed Grauers, Clifford Eric as Director
18 September 2000
Resigned Haysom, Mark Derrick as Director
24 May 2000
Appointed Flight, Frank Geoffrey as Director
24 May 2000
Resigned Webb, Michael John as Director
22 March 2000
Resigned Lower, Mark Glen as Director
26 January 2000
Appointed Haysom, Mark Derrick as Director
26 January 2000
Resigned Price, Stephen Edward as Director
26 January 2000
Appointed Grant, David Malcolm as Director
20 October 1999
Resigned Aitken, Geraldine as Director
15 September 1999
Appointed Squires, Charles Ian as Director
21 July 1999
Appointed Aitken, Geraldine as Director
21 July 1999
Appointed Bore, Albert, Sir as Director
21 July 1999
Resigned Bird, Bryan Frederick as Director
21 July 1999
Resigned Richards, Paul Henry as Director
21 July 1999
Appointed Lower, Mark Glen as Director
20 May 1999
Resigned Chappell, Roger Christopher as Director
20 May 1999
Resigned Darkin, John William as Director
20 May 1999
Appointed Price, Stephen Edward as Director
4 May 1999
Resigned Welch, David Jeremy as Director
27 January 1999
Appointed Battle, Susan as Director
27 January 1999
Resigned Moore, Robert Graham as Director
16 December 1998
Appointed Collins, Anthony Ralph as Secretary
16 December 1998
Resigned Lavery, James Lynd as Secretary
16 September 1998
Appointed Darkin, John William as Director
20 May 1998
Resigned Luscombe, David Holden as Director
20 May 1998
Appointed Roy, David Colin, Councillor as Director
18 March 1998
Appointed Chappell, Roger Christopher as Director
18 March 1998
Appointed Hsu, Frederik Louis Tsun Meng as Director
3 February 1998
Resigned Oakley, Christopher John as Director
12 November 1997
Appointed James, John Anthony as Director
12 November 1997
Appointed Evans, David Richard as Director
12 November 1997
Resigned Maxwell, David as Director
17 September 1997
Resigned Russell, Mark Julian as Director
17 September 1997
Resigned Gateley, Terence Michael as Director
17 September 1997
Appointed Moore, Robert Graham as Director
16 July 1997
Appointed Bird, Bryan Frederick as Director
31 March 1997
Resigned Stewart, Theresa as Director
12 March 1997
Resigned Moore, Robert Graham as Director
26 January 1997
Resigned Simpson, Paulette Dawn as Director
15 January 1997
Appointed Welch, David Jeremy as Director
15 January 1997
Appointed Gateley, Terence Michael as Director
22 May 1996
Appointed Luscombe, David Holden as Director
22 May 1996
Appointed Lavery, James Lynd as Secretary
22 May 1996
Resigned Ryan, David Patrick as Secretary
22 May 1996
Resigned Peters, Dorothea Anne as Director
14 February 1996
Appointed Russell, Mark Julian as Director
14 February 1996
Resigned Kennedy, Francis, Sir as Director
14 June 1995
Appointed Peters, Dorothea Anne as Director
14 June 1995
Appointed Bagley, David Laurence as Director
6 June 1995
Resigned Zissman, Bernard Philip, Sir as Director
10 May 1995
Appointed Webb, Michael John as Director
31 March 1995
Resigned Golding, Terence Edward as Director
8 March 1995
Appointed Maxwell, David as Director
11 January 1995
Appointed Moore, Robert Graham as Director
10 January 1995
Resigned Carter, William George Key as Director
7 December 1994
Appointed Simpson, Paulette Dawn as Director
3 August 1994
Appointed Lyons, Michael Thomas, Sir as Director
7 July 1994
Appointed Oakley, Christopher John as Director
14 June 1994
Resigned Taylor, Roger Miles Whitworth as Director
8 June 1994
Appointed Ryan, David Patrick as Secretary
8 June 1994
Resigned Gilbert, Robert Michael as Secretary
8 June 1994
Resigned Gilbert, Robert Michael as Director
29 March 1994
Appointed Kennedy, Francis, Sir as Director
2 February 1994
Appointed Summers, Brian as Director
8 December 1993
Resigned Taylor, Robert Richard as Director
8 December 1993
Appointed Stewart, Theresa as Director
8 December 1993
4 October 1993
Appointed Thorley, Michael Richard as Director
10 August 1993
Appointed Cleverdon, Barry Stanley as Director
21 July 1993
Appointed Gilbert, Robert Michael as Secretary
26 May 1993
Appointed Gilbert, Robert Michael as Director
26 May 1993
Appointed Taylor, Roger Miles Whitworth as Director
26 May 1993
Appointed Taylor, Robert Richard as Director
26 May 1993
Appointed Richards, Paul Henry as Director
26 May 1993
Appointed Gilbert, Robert Michael as Director
26 May 1993
Appointed Carter, William George Key as Director
26 May 1993
26 May 1993
Resigned Bamford, Louis Neville Jules as Director
26 May 1993
Resigned Tricklebank, Gordon Albert as Secretary
24 May 1993
Resigned Flight, Frank Kenneth as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Webb, Michael John as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Hone, Martin William as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Livingstone, Simon Philip as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Price, Stephen Edward as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Smith, Edward as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Tanner, Bruce Winton as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Hales, Reginald John as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Goldstein, Stephen Alexander as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Golby, Graham Noel as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Cryer, Thomas George as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Barwell, Peter James Philip as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Barton, Kenneth Benjamin as Director
4 May 1993
Resigned Ashmore, Graham as Director
31 March 1993
Resigned George, Malcolm Alan as Director
11 January 1993
Resigned Clarke, Rodney Michael, Captain as Director

Ownership 0 active

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Holdings 1

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Owns 75–100% of shares
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Filings 509

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
26 March 2026Appointment of a director
19 March 2026Termination of appointment of a secretary
19 March 2026Appointment of a secretary
26 February 2026Confirmation statement with no updates18 December 2025
2 January 2026Full accounts31 March 2025
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