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Duchy College Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 71

  1. Dr Hayley Kemp 2023–2025 Director View profile
  2. Louise Ann Gray 2021–2021 Director View profile
  3. Justin Charles Garnett 2019–2022 Director View profile
  4. Nicola Loudon 2018–2022 Director View profile
  5. Susan Elizabeth Clark 2017–2024 Director View profile
  6. Mark Piers Kingsley Gardiner 2017–2022 Director View profile
  7. Barry George Huggett 2017–2018 Director View profile
  8. Julia Mary Roe 2015–2024 Director View profile
  9. Jessica Marjorie Crossley 2015–2020 Director View profile
  10. Shirley Hooper 2015–2022 Director View profile
  11. Susan Jane Hundleby 2014–2018 Director View profile
  12. Rebecca Helen Bletcher 2011–2015 Director View profile
  13. Caroline Emma Peasgood 2011–2019 Director View profile
  14. Robert James Court 2011–2017 Director View profile
  15. Lesley Patricia Byrne 2011–2019 Director View profile
  16. Patricia Ann Jones 2010–2019 Director View profile
  17. Professor Alan Melvyn Thompson 2010–2012 Director View profile
  18. John Tranmer 2009–2010 Director View profile
  19. Nicole Adrienne Smyth 2008–2008 Director View profile
  20. Rachel Shirley Tunnicliffe 2007–2018 Director View profile
  21. Simon Herbert Brown 2007–2010 Director View profile
  22. Christopher Allan Davies 2007–2015 Director View profile
  23. Dr Angela Mary Fahy 2007–2018 Director View profile
  24. Sarah Elizabeth Pullan 2007–2015 Director View profile
  25. Alan Jeremy Taylor 2007–2012 Director View profile
  26. Valerie Kathleen Marjorie Davies 2007–2016 Director View profile
  27. Sandra Wiggins 2007–2007 Director View profile
  28. Dr Ruth Astrid Bradby 2006–2014 Director View profile
  29. James Poskitt 2006–2016 Director View profile
  30. Susan Elizabeth Hollingworth 2005–2008 Director View profile
  31. Susan Jeanette Gosling 2005–2016 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Booth 2005–2007 Director View profile
  33. Ann Dorothy Gradwell 2004–2005 Director View profile
  34. Michael Brendan Foody 2004–2007 Director View profile
  35. Alan Francis Skidmore 2003–2010 Director View profile
  36. Reverend Mark Simon Austin Tanner 2003–2006 Director View profile
  37. David Hugh Simpson 2000–2007 Director View profile
  38. John Patrick Spens 2000–2006 Director View profile
  39. Gwyneth Mary Dance 1998–2001 Director View profile
  40. Constance Elizabeth Tennant 1998–2008 Director View profile
  41. Rodney Michael Tennant 1998–2005 Director View profile
  42. Janet Hepworth 1998–2005 Director View profile
  43. Sarah Jane Baron 1997–2006 Director View profile
  44. Valerie Henniker-Major 1996–1999 Director View profile
  45. Eric Robinson 1996–2003 Director View profile
  46. Anthony John Armitage 1995–2005 Director View profile
  47. Rt Hon Sir Paul Joseph Morrow Kennedy 1995–1999 Director View profile
  48. Patricia Jane Marlow 1995–2000 Director View profile
  49. Ronald Scott Murray Hannah 1994–1998 Director View profile
  50. Guy Nicholas Faber 1994–2000 Director View profile
  51. Joyce Elizabeth Wheatcroft 1993–1997 Director View profile
  52. Leech, Gerald Austin, Colonel 1995 Director View profile
  53. Irene Hindmarsh 1995 Director View profile
  54. Jenny Adams 1995 Director View profile
  55. Paul Duncan Taylor 2005 Director View profile
  56. Josephine Anne Bankes 1998 Director View profile
  57. Jennifer Ruth Reffitt 1993 Director View profile
  58. Rev Peter John Charles Marshall 1997 Director View profile
  59. Mary Elizabeth Walker 1995 Director View profile
  60. Lady Diana Ingilby 1995 Director View profile
  61. Dr David Gregory Gregory Smith 1998 Director View profile
  62. Sara Paterson-Brown 1995 Director View profile
  63. Peter Morrell 1995 Director View profile
  64. Michael Beauchamp Mansel Porter 2011–2024 Secretary View profile
  65. David Lloyd Thomas 2010–2011 Secretary View profile
  66. Alan John Blowers 2007–2010 Secretary View profile
  67. John William Leicester 2004–2007 Secretary View profile
  68. Yvonne Kathleen Thomas 1998–2004 Secretary View profile
  69. David Little 1996–1998 Secretary View profile
  70. Lascelles, Patricia Elizabeth, the Countess of Harewood 1993–1992 Secretary View profile
  71. Nicholas Grey Holmes 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/05/1924
Also a registered charity
Harrogate Ladies' College Limited

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Duchy College Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis for researchers

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

11 directors on the board

7.8y median 7.8y
average tenure
14.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Education 3Other services 3Finance 1Hospitality 1Professional services 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00197987
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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