Big Difference Company Limited

In liquidation03121538 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
2 November 1995 (31 years)
Previously known as
Leicester Comedy Festival Limited (until 30 March 2009)
Industry
Operation of arts facilities (90040)
Directors
Ravi Kotecha
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
East Midlands
Address
Frp Advisory Trading Limited
Ashcroft House
Ervington Court
Ervington Court Meridian Business Park
Leicester
LE19 1WL

Filing status

Accounts due
29 March 2027
Last accounts
29 June 2025
Conf. stmt due
9 November 2026
Last conf. stmt
26 October 2025

Officers

This list may be incomplete. See all officers on Companies House

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Kotecha, Ravi
Director · Appointed 1 July 2023
British
Born February 1991 (35)
Director · Appointed 22 June 2022
British
Born September 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 22 June 2022
British
Born June 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 31 July 2020
British
Born August 1982 (44)
Director · Appointed 24 November 2014
Also at Leicester Charity Organisation Society · more companies
British
Born December 1965 (60)
Schurer, Kevin, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 April 2012
British
Born June 1957 (69)
Officer history (36 former)
8 July 2026
Resigned Brown, Simon as Director
25 June 2026
Resigned Kerry, Jonathan William as Director
17 June 2026
Resigned Sutton, Jonathan as Director
27 June 2025
Resigned Southworth, Jessica as Director
1 July 2023
Appointed Kotecha, Ravi as Director
23 May 2023
Appointed Sutton, Jonathan as Director
23 May 2023
Appointed Brown, Simon as Director
23 May 2023
Appointed Southworth, Jessica as Director
14 December 2022
Resigned Allison, Martyn Howard as Director
14 December 2022
Resigned Pirbhai, Asgarali Anverali as Director
22 June 2022
Appointed Traill, Christine Douglas as Director
22 June 2022
Appointed Kerr, Robbie as Director
23 March 2022
Resigned Brown, Andrew Jonathan as Director
23 March 2022
Resigned Haywood, Julian as Director
27 July 2021
Resigned Osborn, Stephanie Alison as Director
31 July 2020
Appointed Hailstone, Laura as Director
20 July 2020
Appointed Haywood, Julian as Director
29 January 2020
Resigned Boydon, David as Director
9 May 2019
Resigned Mills, Lauren as Director
19 September 2018
Appointed Kerry, Jonathan William as Director
13 March 2018
Appointed Mills, Lauren as Director
8 August 2016
Resigned Buckby, Hilary as Director
11 January 2016
Resigned Jennings, Karen as Director
23 November 2015
Appointed Jennings, Karen as Director
23 November 2015
Resigned Pearce, Jenny Susan as Director
24 November 2014
Appointed Anderson, Emma Mary as Director
24 November 2014
Resigned Hudson, Clare Louise as Director
14 July 2014
Appointed Boydon, David as Director
14 July 2014
Appointed Brown, Andrew Jonathan as Director
14 July 2014
Appointed Osborn, Stephanie Alison as Director
9 July 2014
Resigned Stobart, John as Director
31 March 2014
Resigned Maughan, Christopher Connolly as Director
2 February 2014
Resigned Taverner, Helen as Director
19 November 2012
Appointed Allison, Martyn Howard as Director
1 April 2012
Resigned East, Phillip as Director
1 April 2012
Appointed Schurer, Kevin, Professor as Director
1 April 2012
Resigned East, Phillip as Secretary
13 October 2011
Appointed Stobart, John as Director
18 March 2008
Appointed Hudson, Clare Louise as Director
18 March 2008
Resigned Evans, Hugh as Director
14 January 2008
Resigned Cowley, Jane as Director
4 September 2007
Appointed Pirbhai, Asgarali Anverali as Director
8 May 2007
Resigned Rae, Jeanne Jenner as Director
1 April 2007
Appointed Buckby, Hilary as Director
16 October 2006
Appointed Evans, Hugh as Director
16 October 2006
Appointed Cowley, Jane as Director
16 October 2006
Appointed Pearce, Jenny Susan as Director
1 June 2006
Resigned Ridgway, George as Director
24 May 2006
Appointed East, Phillip as Secretary
24 May 2006
Resigned Pirbhai, Asgarali Anverali as Director
24 May 2006
Resigned Pirbhai, Asgarali Anverali as Secretary
23 May 2005
Appointed Taverner, Helen as Director
17 January 2005
Appointed Ridgway, George as Director
25 August 2004
Resigned Platts, Alison Mary as Director
25 August 2004
Resigned Palmer, Abigail Trasna as Director
25 August 2004
Appointed Rae, Jeanne Jenner as Director
25 August 2004
Appointed East, Phillip as Director
25 August 2004
Resigned Stonestreet, Antony John as Director
25 August 2004
Appointed Pirbhai, Asgarali Anverali as Director
25 August 2004
Appointed Pirbhai, Asgarali Anverali as Secretary
25 August 2004
Resigned Palmer, Abigail Trasna as Secretary
16 August 2001
Resigned Rowe, Geoffrey Mark as Director
1 November 2000
Resigned Haswell, Richard Hugh as Director
14 March 2000
Resigned Wolfsohn, Kate as Director
14 March 2000
Appointed Stonestreet, Antony John as Director
16 September 1999
Appointed Platts, Alison Mary as Director
23 March 1999
Resigned Ward, Nicola Jane as Director
28 October 1998
Appointed Wolfsohn, Kate as Director
21 September 1998
Resigned Green, Wendy as Director
23 April 1997
Appointed Haswell, Richard Hugh as Director
23 April 1997
Appointed Maughan, Christopher Connolly as Director
23 April 1997
Appointed Palmer, Abigail Trasna as Director
23 April 1997
Appointed Ward, Nicola Jane as Director
23 April 1997
Appointed Green, Wendy as Director
2 November 1995
Appointed Alpha Secretarial Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
2 November 1995
Resigned Alpha Secretarial Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
2 November 1995
Appointed Rowe, Geoffrey Mark as Director
2 November 1995
Appointed Palmer, Abigail Trasna as Secretary

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 1

Companies where Big Difference Company Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
In liquidation

Financials

Balance sheet as at 29 June 2025 · total exemption full accounts

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Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
17 September 2026Appointment of a voluntary liquidator
17 September 2026Statement of affairs
17 September 2026Resolutions
16 September 2026Registered office address changed
20 August 2026Director's details changed
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