Registered charity · Leiston
The A S Neill Summerhill Trust
The A S Neill Summerhill Trust is a registered charity (number 1089804) based in Leiston, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £64k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
The objects of the Trust are to advance the education of the public in the educational philosophy, ideas, life and writings of Alexander Sutherland Neill (1883-1973) (A.S. Neill) and Zoë Neill Readhead, especially in the aims of educating children...
- 7 trustees
- Income £64k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.summerhillschool.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2001
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£64k£18k
- 2024£11k£17k
- 2023£18k£34k
Earlier years
- 2022£29k£37k
- 2021£37k£18k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The objects of the Trust are to advance the education of the public in the educational philosophy, ideas, life and writings of Alexander Sutherland Neill (1883-1973) (A.S. Neill) and Zoë Neill Readhead, especially in the aims of educating children to be happy, sincere, balanced and sociable.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Anthony Linwood Readhead
- Grant Vernon since 2023
- Henry Linwood Readhead since 2018
- Montserrat Mejia Ortiz since 2025
- Nathalie Gensac
- Stephen Southgate since 2013
- ZOE Sutherland Readhead
Trustees past 6 years
- Henry Linwood Readhead since 2018
- Stephen Southgate since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Anthony Linwood Readhead
- Grant Vernon since 2023
- Henry Linwood Readhead since 2018
- Montserrat Mejia Ortiz since 2025
- Nathalie Gensac
- Stephen Southgate since 2013
- ZOE Sutherland Readhead
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1089804
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST MADE 23RD APRIL 2001 as amended on 26 Mar 2023 as amended on 29 Nov 2022
- Contact on the register
- 01728 830540 · trust@summerhillschool.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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