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Henley Acorns Education Limited

Henley Acorns Education Limited is an active UK company (number 00569365), incorporated 1956, with 6 current directors including Hermione Lake and Nicholas Fairfax Potter. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.

Educational support services

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Previous officers 48

  1. Catriona Hassall 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Michael Gerald Howat 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Hugh St. John Wilding 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Alison Fiona Ashby 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Beverley Cecilia Mckenzie 2016-2022 Director View profile
  6. Vanessa Moira Pilgerstorfer 2015-2019 Director View profile
  7. Edward Hellings 2014-2018 Director View profile
  8. Kathryn Amanda Macaulay 2014-2016 Director View profile
  9. Mark Andrew Antingham 2013-2016 Director View profile
  10. James John Hamilton-Smith 2012-2018 Director View profile
  11. Neil Michael Boddington 2012-2019 Director View profile
  12. Rosanne Mary Murison 2009-2019 Director View profile
  13. Mark Richards 2009-2013 Director View profile
  14. Dr Michelle Louise Martin 2008-2024 Director View profile
  15. Elizabeth Anne Collinson 2008-2018 Director View profile
  16. Simon Boddie 2007-2016 Director View profile
  17. Andrew Gregory Simon Davies 2005-2015 Director View profile
  18. Clair Grace Valerie Overend 2005-2013 Director View profile
  19. Michael Bruce Denehy 2005-2015 Director View profile
  20. Alison Balfour Gray 2003-2009 Director View profile
  21. Whiteman, Keith Raymond, Lieutenant Colonel 2003-2013 Director View profile
  22. Caroline Mary Barker 2001-2013 Director View profile
  23. James Anthony Thornton 2000-2012 Director View profile
  24. Paul Richard Kenyon Stott 1999-2012 Director View profile
  25. Susan Mary Buys 1999-2008 Director View profile
  26. Jonathan Danvers Crossman 1995-2008 Director View profile
  27. Nicholas Vaughan Bevan 1995-2005 Director View profile
  28. Collett, Elizabeth, Doctor 1994-2005 Director View profile
  29. Virginia Joan Van Zwanenberg 1994-2006 Director View profile
  30. William Ian David Lazarus 1993-2003 Director View profile
  31. Rosemary Anne Ayles 1993-2001 Director View profile
  32. Alan Pyburn 1993-1995 Director View profile
  33. Helen Woods-Ballard 1991 Director View profile
  34. Stanley Frederick Stride 2000 Director View profile
  35. Jeremy John Maynes 1996 Director View profile
  36. Michael Robert Macfadyen 1995 Director View profile
  37. Christopher Charles Bell 1994 Director View profile
  38. Vivyenne Louie Rubinstein 1996 Director View profile
  39. Laura Nanette Bunty Mary Wortley 1999 Director View profile
  40. Dr Peter Anthony Ashby 1994 Director View profile
  41. Sir Martyn Arbib 1993 Director View profile
  42. Jill Margaret Playford 2003 Director View profile
  43. Honourable Frances Valerie Brett 1991 Director View profile
  44. Wendy Sarah Louise Emslie 2023-2024 Secretary View profile
  45. Kim Rawlingson 2012-2022 Secretary View profile
  46. Helen Louise Mackman 2005-2012 Secretary View profile
  47. Patricia Margaret Josebury 1996-2005 Secretary View profile
  48. Joy Farley 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Educational support services
Incorporated
24/07/1956
Registered office
Reading
Also a registered charity
Henley Acorns Education
Previous names
Rupert House School (until 25/04/2024)
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.

6 directors on the board

8.3y median 9.1y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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 2Health and social care 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
  • 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
00569365
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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