THE MONTEVERDI CHOIR AND ORCHESTRAS LIMITED

Company summary

Insolvency history recorded

Company number: 01277513
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 16 September 197650 years
Registered office: Level 12 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Confirmation statement due: 12 July 2027
Active officers: 7
Outstanding charges: 0
Insolvency cases: 1
Current insolvency status: None recorded

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 29 September 2026 at 14:11 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

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Company type
Private limited by guarantee without share capital
Address
Level 12 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
Nature of business
Performing arts
Artistic creation
Previous company names
MONTEVERDI CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA LIMITED(THE)
MONTEVERDI ORCHESTRA LIMITED (THE)

Insolvency

Cases: 1

Current Companies House status: No current status recorded

The cases below are historical or concluded; they are not labelled as a current insolvency.

Company voluntary arrangement
Case 1
Voluntary arrangement ended
19 January 2007
Voluntary arrangement started
25 November 2002
Practitioners
- Roderick John Weston
  Insolvency practitioner
- Nicholas Guy Edwards
  Insolvency practitioner

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
ELDRED, Nicholas John ACTIVE	Director	10 Apr 2025		England	April 1963	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
GOMERSALL, Stephen John, Sir ACTIVE	Director	06 Mar 2019		England	January 1948	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
HOUGHTON, Diana Jane ACTIVE	Director	10 Apr 2025		England	October 1963	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
KNIGHT, Caroline Fiona Louise ACTIVE	Director	01 Jan 2025		England	February 1965	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
LITTLE, Barra ACTIVE	Director	05 Nov 2025		United States	January 1976	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, London, E14 4AD, United Kingdom
NORTON, Francis Edmund ACTIVE	Director	04 Jun 2020		England	March 1947	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
ROCHAT, Christian Pierre ACTIVE	Director	28 Mar 2023		England	June 1960	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
CLARKSON, Julian RESIGNED	Secretary	31 May 2002	01 Mar 2013			12 Cricklade Avenue, London, SW2 3HG
ELLINGTON, Richard Thomas Padfield RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Mar 2013	05 Sep 2014			Level 9, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QA
FITCHETT, Keith Edward RESIGNED	Secretary		06 May 1998			61 Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 1PH
ISHERWOOD, Geraldine Mary RESIGNED	Secretary	06 May 1998	30 Apr 2002			196 Elsenham Street, London, SW18 5NR
ZISMAN, Sybella Jane RESIGNED	Secretary	10 Sep 2008	02 Nov 2009			55, Danbury Street, London, N1 8LE
BEENHAM, Christopher Gordon RESIGNED	Director	09 May 2000	27 Mar 2002		May 1942	Ford End House Ford End, Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4PU
BEST, David Edward Michael RESIGNED	Director	18 Jan 2017	05 Nov 2025	United Kingdom	November 1968	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
BEVERLEY, Michael RESIGNED	Director	26 Sep 2013	28 Nov 2019	England	June 1947	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
BRIERWOOD, David Campbell RESIGNED	Director	03 Apr 2014	28 Nov 2019	England	November 1960	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
BRIERWOOD, David Campbell RESIGNED	Director	16 Jul 2012	17 Sep 2012	England	November 1960	Msci Ltd / 10, Bishops Square, London, E1 6EG, United Kingdom
CHAPPELL, Julia Clavering RESIGNED	Director		06 May 1998		July 1937	22 Frognal Lane, London, NW3 7DT
CLARK, Keith RESIGNED	Director	21 Jun 2012	02 Apr 2013	England	October 1944	Apartment 2009, 26 Hertsmere Road, London, E14 4EF, United Kingdom
CLARKSON, Julian RESIGNED	Director		21 Aug 2002	United Kingdom	October 1954	12 Cricklade Avenue, London, SW2 3HG
DAVISON, Ian Frederic Hay RESIGNED	Director	01 Mar 2013	13 Jan 2015	England	June 1931	Level 9, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QA
DEBEN, Penelope Jane, Lady RESIGNED	Director	04 Jun 2018	01 Oct 2025	England	December 1946	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
DEFILIPPO, Mandy Jennifer, Ms. RESIGNED	Director	12 Jul 2018	12 Oct 2021	England	December 1975	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
ELLISTON, Richard Paul RESIGNED	Director	06 May 1998	27 Oct 2009	United Kingdom	May 1947	Wrens Gardens, Wrens Hill, Oxshott, Surrey, KT22 0HN
FITCHETT, Keith Edward RESIGNED	Director		15 Nov 1998	England	February 1946	61 Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 1PH
FOUR, Tom RESIGNED	Director	29 Nov 1995	31 Jan 2001		September 1942	28 Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 0JU
FRASER, Virginia Mary RESIGNED	Director	09 Sep 2015	09 Jul 2025	England	October 1950	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
GARDINER, Isabella, Lady RESIGNED	Director	15 Nov 2009	25 Oct 2017	England	September 1959	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
GARDINER, John Eliot, Sir RESIGNED	Director		15 Apr 2020	United Kingdom	April 1943	Gore Farm, Ashmore, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 5AR
GRAHAM, Tom Kerney RESIGNED	Director	15 Nov 2009	26 Sep 2013	United Kingdom	September 1944	Level 9, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QA
GREEN, Alexander Sonny RESIGNED	Director	06 May 1998	11 Apr 2001		March 1954	67a, Portobello Road, London, W11 2QB
GREEN, Christopher Hewlett RESIGNED	Director		09 Oct 1998		July 1937	4 Talbot Road, London, N6 4QR
HILL, Elizabeth Jenifer Jane RESIGNED	Director		06 May 1998		February 1940	11 South View, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3DR
KAEMPF, Andreas RESIGNED	Director	04 Jul 2000	24 May 2004		March 1964	42a Prince Of Wales Mansions, Prince Of Wales Drive, London, SW11 4BH
KIDEL, Andrey RESIGNED	Director	06 Mar 2019	09 Jul 2025	England	November 1943	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
LAVERY, Kevin Bernard RESIGNED	Director	29 Jun 1994	01 Aug 2000	England	December 1939	7 High Cedar Drive, Wimbledon, London, SW20 0NU
MEREDITH, Richard Evan RESIGNED	Director	01 May 2013	10 May 2017	England	January 1961	16, Lincolns Inn Fields, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3ED, England
MERRY, Joanne Elizabeth RESIGNED	Director	26 Sep 2013	01 Oct 2019	England	May 1958	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
PEATTIE, Antony Michael John RESIGNED	Director	21 Jun 2012	21 Jun 2018	United Kingdom	September 1953	32, Coptic Street, London, WC1A 1NP, United Kingdom
PILAVACHI, Constantine George RESIGNED	Director	06 May 1998	18 Oct 2000		May 1951	Johannes Verhulstraat 35b, Amsterdam, 1071mr, The Netherlands
POLLARD, Christopher Charles RESIGNED	Director	30 Jan 2001	03 Jul 2002	United Kingdom	April 1957	Beechcroft Hotley Bottom Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9PL
RAMSDEN, Nicola Frances Elizabeth RESIGNED	Director	03 Apr 2014	03 Apr 2020	England	September 1957	23a, Park Avenue South, Harpenden, AL5 2DZ, Great Britain
ROBINSON, Patrick William RESIGNED	Director	03 Feb 2010	01 Mar 2013	United Kingdom	January 1943	Level 9, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QA
SALWAY, Keith RESIGNED	Director		06 May 1998	England	May 1946	Lime Tree House, Burford Street, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, GL7 3AR
SMYTH, John Fletcher, Emeritus Professor RESIGNED	Director	09 Jun 2014	09 Jun 2020	Scotland	October 1945	1 George Square, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, Scotland
SNOWMAN, Michael Nicholas RESIGNED	Director	21 Jun 2012	21 Jun 2018	England	March 1944	14, Grafton Street, London, W1S 4DE, United Kingdom
SPEER, Christine Jennifer RESIGNED	Director	01 Mar 2013	16 Jul 2013	England	August 1951	83a, Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1AH, England
SWIFT, Stephen Christopher RESIGNED	Director	26 Jan 2005	03 Feb 2010	England	March 1962	7 Prideaux Place, London, WC1X 9PP
THOMSON, Robert Hugh RESIGNED	Director		20 Apr 1994		June 1947	1 Luttrell Avenue, London, SW15 6PA
TURBETT, Philip Gerard RESIGNED	Director	01 Mar 2001	20 Aug 2002	United Kingdom	June 1961	Redwings, Linden Chase, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1EE
TUSA, Andrew George Philip RESIGNED	Director	06 Jun 2001	03 Feb 2010	United Kingdom	January 1966	Lower Farm, Main Street Shudy Camps, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 6RA
WALKER, David Alan, Sir RESIGNED	Director	28 Nov 2019	01 Oct 2025	England	December 1939	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
WOODMAN, Clare Eleanor RESIGNED	Director	28 Mar 2023	30 Aug 2023	England	January 1967	Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England
ZISMAN, Sybella Jane RESIGNED	Director	10 Sep 2008	01 Dec 2009	England	August 1961	55, Danbury Street, London, N1 8LE

ELDRED, Nicholas John ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Apr 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1963
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

GOMERSALL, Stephen John, Sir ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Mar 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1948
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

HOUGHTON, Diana Jane ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Apr 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1963
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

KNIGHT, Caroline Fiona Louise ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1965
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

LITTLE, Barra ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 05 Nov 2025
Country of Residence: United States
Date of birth: January 1976
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, London, E14 4AD, United Kingdom

NORTON, Francis Edmund ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Jun 2020
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1947
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

ROCHAT, Christian Pierre ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 28 Mar 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1960
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

CLARKSON, Julian RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 31 May 2002
Resigned on: 01 Mar 2013
Address: 12 Cricklade Avenue, London, SW2 3HG

ELLINGTON, Richard Thomas Padfield RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Mar 2013
Resigned on: 05 Sep 2014
Address: Level 9, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QA

FITCHETT, Keith Edward RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 06 May 1998
Address: 61 Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 1PH

ISHERWOOD, Geraldine Mary RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 06 May 1998
Resigned on: 30 Apr 2002
Address: 196 Elsenham Street, London, SW18 5NR

ZISMAN, Sybella Jane RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 10 Sep 2008
Resigned on: 02 Nov 2009
Address: 55, Danbury Street, London, N1 8LE

BEENHAM, Christopher Gordon RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 May 2000
Resigned on: 27 Mar 2002
Date of birth: May 1942
Address: Ford End House Ford End, Clavering, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4PU

BEST, David Edward Michael RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 18 Jan 2017
Resigned on: 05 Nov 2025
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: November 1968
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

BEVERLEY, Michael RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Sep 2013
Resigned on: 28 Nov 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1947
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

BRIERWOOD, David Campbell RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Apr 2014
Resigned on: 28 Nov 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1960
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

BRIERWOOD, David Campbell RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 16 Jul 2012
Resigned on: 17 Sep 2012
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1960
Address: Msci Ltd / 10, Bishops Square, London, E1 6EG, United Kingdom

CHAPPELL, Julia Clavering RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 06 May 1998
Date of birth: July 1937
Address: 22 Frognal Lane, London, NW3 7DT

CLARK, Keith RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Jun 2012
Resigned on: 02 Apr 2013
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1944
Address: Apartment 2009, 26 Hertsmere Road, London, E14 4EF, United Kingdom

CLARKSON, Julian RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 21 Aug 2002
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1954
Address: 12 Cricklade Avenue, London, SW2 3HG

DAVISON, Ian Frederic Hay RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Mar 2013
Resigned on: 13 Jan 2015
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1931
Address: Level 9, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QA

DEBEN, Penelope Jane, Lady RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Jun 2018
Resigned on: 01 Oct 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1946
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

DEFILIPPO, Mandy Jennifer, Ms. RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Jul 2018
Resigned on: 12 Oct 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1975
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

ELLISTON, Richard Paul RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 May 1998
Resigned on: 27 Oct 2009
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1947
Address: Wrens Gardens, Wrens Hill, Oxshott, Surrey, KT22 0HN

FITCHETT, Keith Edward RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 15 Nov 1998
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1946
Address: 61 Brixton Water Lane, London, SW2 1PH

FOUR, Tom RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Nov 1995
Resigned on: 31 Jan 2001
Date of birth: September 1942
Address: 28 Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 0JU

FRASER, Virginia Mary RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Sep 2015
Resigned on: 09 Jul 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1950
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

GARDINER, Isabella, Lady RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 15 Nov 2009
Resigned on: 25 Oct 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1959
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

GARDINER, John Eliot, Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 15 Apr 2020
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1943
Address: Gore Farm, Ashmore, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 5AR

GRAHAM, Tom Kerney RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 15 Nov 2009
Resigned on: 26 Sep 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1944
Address: Level 9, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QA

GREEN, Alexander Sonny RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 May 1998
Resigned on: 11 Apr 2001
Date of birth: March 1954
Address: 67a, Portobello Road, London, W11 2QB

GREEN, Christopher Hewlett RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 09 Oct 1998
Date of birth: July 1937
Address: 4 Talbot Road, London, N6 4QR

HILL, Elizabeth Jenifer Jane RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 06 May 1998
Date of birth: February 1940
Address: 11 South View, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3DR

KAEMPF, Andreas RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Jul 2000
Resigned on: 24 May 2004
Date of birth: March 1964
Address: 42a Prince Of Wales Mansions, Prince Of Wales Drive, London, SW11 4BH

KIDEL, Andrey RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Mar 2019
Resigned on: 09 Jul 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1943
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

LAVERY, Kevin Bernard RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Jun 1994
Resigned on: 01 Aug 2000
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1939
Address: 7 High Cedar Drive, Wimbledon, London, SW20 0NU

MEREDITH, Richard Evan RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 May 2013
Resigned on: 10 May 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1961
Address: 16, Lincolns Inn Fields, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3ED, England

MERRY, Joanne Elizabeth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Sep 2013
Resigned on: 01 Oct 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1958
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England

PEATTIE, Antony Michael John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Jun 2012
Resigned on: 21 Jun 2018
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1953
Address: 32, Coptic Street, London, WC1A 1NP, United Kingdom

PILAVACHI, Constantine George RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 May 1998
Resigned on: 18 Oct 2000
Date of birth: May 1951
Address: Johannes Verhulstraat 35b, Amsterdam, 1071mr, The Netherlands

POLLARD, Christopher Charles RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Jan 2001
Resigned on: 03 Jul 2002
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1957
Address: Beechcroft Hotley Bottom Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9PL

RAMSDEN, Nicola Frances Elizabeth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Apr 2014
Resigned on: 03 Apr 2020
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1957
Address: 23a, Park Avenue South, Harpenden, AL5 2DZ, Great Britain

ROBINSON, Patrick William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Feb 2010
Resigned on: 01 Mar 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: January 1943
Address: Level 9, 25 Cabot Square, London, E14 4QA

SALWAY, Keith RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 06 May 1998
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1946
Address: Lime Tree House, Burford Street, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, GL7 3AR

SMYTH, John Fletcher, Emeritus Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Jun 2014
Resigned on: 09 Jun 2020
Country of Residence: Scotland
Date of birth: October 1945
Address: 1 George Square, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JZ, Scotland

SNOWMAN, Michael Nicholas RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Jun 2012
Resigned on: 21 Jun 2018
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1944
Address: 14, Grafton Street, London, W1S 4DE, United Kingdom

SPEER, Christine Jennifer RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Mar 2013
Resigned on: 16 Jul 2013
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1951
Address: 83a, Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1AH, England

SWIFT, Stephen Christopher RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jan 2005
Resigned on: 03 Feb 2010
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1962
Address: 7 Prideaux Place, London, WC1X 9PP

THOMSON, Robert Hugh RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 20 Apr 1994
Date of birth: June 1947
Address: 1 Luttrell Avenue, London, SW15 6PA

TURBETT, Philip Gerard RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Mar 2001
Resigned on: 20 Aug 2002
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1961
Address: Redwings, Linden Chase, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1EE

TUSA, Andrew George Philip RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Jun 2001
Resigned on: 03 Feb 2010
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: January 1966
Address: Lower Farm, Main Street Shudy Camps, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 6RA

WALKER, David Alan, Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 28 Nov 2019
Resigned on: 01 Oct 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1939
Address: Level 12, 20 Bank Street, London, E14 4AD, England