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Wells Cathedral School, Limited

Wells Cathedral School, Limited is an active UK company (number 00564883), incorporated 1956, with 10 current directors including Simon Bernal-Palmer and Very Reverend Toby Christopher Wright. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.

Pre-primary education

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Previous officers 45

  1. Julia Baker 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jeffrey Neil Sharkey 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Harry Thomas Musselwhite 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Professor Derek Aviss 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. James, Robert, Revd Canon Dr 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. Martin Gordon Cooke 2019-2026 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Colin Campbell Orde 2017-2024 Director View profile
  8. Very Revd Dr John Harverd Davies 2017-2023 Director View profile
  9. Sarah Elisabeth Flannigan 2016-2019 Director View profile
  10. David Alfred John Brown OBE 2014-2025 Director View profile
  11. Professor Jonathan Andrew Vaughan 2013-2018 Director View profile
  12. Jepson-Biddle, Nicholas Lawrence, Canon 2013-2023 Director View profile
  13. Derek William Methven Pretty 2012-2017 Director View profile
  14. Barbara Christine Bates 2009-2025 Director View profile
  15. Patrick Donald Cook 2008-2014 Director View profile
  16. Martin John Smout 2008-2017 Director View profile
  17. Joanne Mary Ballan-Whitfield 2007-2013 Director View profile
  18. Featherstone, Andrew, Revd Canon 2005-2018 Director View profile
  19. VAN DER ZEE, Elsa, Prebendary 2005-2013 Director View profile
  20. Very Reverend John Martin Clarke 2004-2015 Director View profile
  21. Ball OBE, Helen Mary, Prebendary 2003-2021 Director View profile
  22. Robert Sommers 2003-2017 Director View profile
  23. Rodney Charles Bethell Drew 2003-2006 Director View profile
  24. Woodhouse, Patrick Henry Forbes, Reverend Canon 2000-2012 Director View profile
  25. Matthews, Melvyn William, Revd Canon 1997-2005 Director View profile
  26. Thomas Stuart Peryer 1997-2003 Director View profile
  27. Peter Mcilwraith 1996-2014 Director View profile
  28. Rosemary Muriel Inge 1995-2004 Director View profile
  29. Walker, Philip Geoffrey, Reverend Canon 1994-1997 Director View profile
  30. Acworth, Richard Foote, the Venerable 1993-2003 Director View profile
  31. Martin Frederick Williams Willey 1992-2007 Director View profile
  32. Sir Roger William Young 1992-1996 Director View profile
  33. Farran, George Orman, Canon 1997 Director View profile
  34. Very Reverend Richard Lewis 2003 Director View profile
  35. Thomas, Charles Edward, the Venerable 1993 Director View profile
  36. Rosalind Janet Bufton 1995 Director View profile
  37. David Cuthbert Tudway Quilter 2004 Director View profile
  38. Dr Stella Rosemary Clarke 2008 Director View profile
  39. Reverend Samuel Robert Cutt 1993 Director View profile
  40. Lucas, Paul De Neufville, the Reverend Canon 1999 Director View profile
  41. Dr David Valentine Atterton 2002 Director View profile
  42. Peter James Knell 2013-2022 Secretary View profile
  43. Steven John Anthony Maltravers Webber 2003-2013 Secretary View profile
  44. Stuart John Drabble 1997-2003 Secretary View profile
  45. Hick, Malcolm Richard, Group Captain 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Pre-primary education; Primary education; General secondary education; Cultural education
Incorporated
18/04/1956
Registered office
Wells
Also a registered charity
Wells Cathedral School Limited
Board analysis

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.

10 directors on the board

5.6y median 5.2y
average tenure
11.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Dormant 2Education 2Retail and trade 2Health and social care 1Other services 1Professional services 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00564883
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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