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The Peterborough School Limited
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Who leads it
- Rachael Clayton-FishDirector · since 2025
- John Glenn RoachDirector · since 2024
- Gavin Patrick HynesDirector · since 2022
- Kanchan ChakrabortyDirector · since 2022
- Ruth Ellen Rutherford GiffordDirector · since 2021
- Sarah Ann DixonDirector · since 2020
- Kenneth Peter CraigDirector · since 2018
- Helen Louise Milligan-SmithDirector · since 2015
- Paul Thomas SimmonsDirector · since 2014
- Kate Caroline HartDirector · since 2010
- Lynne AyresDirector · since 1997
- Nicola Rose RandallSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 66
- Alban Jones, Timothy Morris, Canon 2022-2026 View profile
- Dr Nainika Suresh Menon 2022-2026 View profile
- Colin William Spinley 2019-2022 View profile
- Black, Ian Christopher, Reverend Canon 2018-2021 View profile
- Philip Anthony Hayes 2014-2024 View profile
- Jacqueline Susan Thompson 2013-2024 View profile
- Alana Tamsin Arculus 2012-2017 View profile
- Pamela Jane Dalgliesh 2010-2020 View profile
- Suresh Gopinathan Menon 2009-2015 View profile
- Janet Mary Mark 2008-2013 View profile
- Richard Paul Stainton Sandbach 2008-2018 View profile
- Dr David Larry Chinn 2008-2010 View profile
- Peter Henry William Southern 2007-2022 View profile
- Donna Jacqueline Dunseath 2007-2011 View profile
- Clover, Brendan David, the Reverend Canon 2006-2013 View profile
- Elizabeth Payne 2006-2023 View profile
- Reverend Raymond Hemingray 2006-2016 View profile
- Ruddock, Reginald Bruce, Reverand Canon 2006-2017 View profile
- Christopher John Beard 2003-2009 View profile
- Revd Steven Charles Harvey 2003-2006 View profile
- Wilson, Martin Clive Gatenby, Air Commodore 2001-2013 View profile
- William Malcolm Bussey 2001-2004 View profile
- John George Hatcher 2000-2003 View profile
- Margaret Watt Brant 1999-2004 View profile
- Stone, Patrick Phillip Dennant, Major General 1999-2004 View profile
- Lydia Margaret Frisby 1997-2019 View profile
- Samuel Robert Howell 1997-2003 View profile
- Dr David Wynne James 1997-2004 View profile
- Revd Philip Arthur Spence 1996-2001 View profile
- Jacqueline Diana Dyson 1996-2004 View profile
- Reverend Glyn Austen 1996-2001 View profile
- John Eagle Higginbotham 1996-2004 View profile
- Revd Malcolm Charles King 1996-1999 View profile
- Barry Arnold Payton 1996-2000 View profile
- Reverend John Simmons 1995-2000 View profile
- Reverend Michael William Covington 1995-2004 View profile
- Rodney Brooks Yates 1995-2004 View profile
- Professor Christopher Jonathan Howe 1994-2023 View profile
- Frank George Vivian 1993-2002 View profile
- Norma Halford 1993-1999 View profile
- Jane Caroline Susan Riddington 1993-2001 View profile
- Fawcett, Ann Isabel, Doctor 1993-1996 View profile
- Nicholas Lawrence Talbot 1992-2004 View profile
- Pamela Ann Lord 2001 View profile
- Thomas Richard Christie 2005 View profile
- Reverend Derek John Pryor 1993 View profile
- Birkbeck, William, Major 1992 View profile
- Alasdair Malcolm Darroch 1996 View profile
- Gordon Walkerley Smith 2004 View profile
- Scott, David, the Venerable 1994 View profile
- Maurice Ainsworth 1993 View profile
- Elizabeth Shires Bull 1996 View profile
- Michael Rodney Ricketts 1994 View profile
- Kenneth Jackson Orrell 1999 View profile
- Moore, Peter Clement, the Very Reverend the Dean of St Albans 1994 View profile
- Frederick William Ratcliffe 1997 View profile
- William Ralph Riddington 2001 View profile
- Reverend Michael Oram Hunter 1996 View profile
- John Gilbert Adams 2004 View profile
- Patricia Swain 1999 View profile
- Stephen John Dharamraj 2019-2025 View profile
- Paul Thomas Simmons 2018-2019 View profile
- Nigel Alan Johnson 2016-2018 View profile
- Christopher Robin Alistair Macgaw Charlton 2007-2016 View profile
- David Trevor Bills 2004-2007 View profile
- Stanley John Russell 2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other education n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 02/09/1974
- Registered office
- Peterborough
- Also a registered charity
- The Peterborough School Limited
- Previous names
- Peterborough High School Limited (until 19/03/2010)
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- The Woodard Corporation
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Peterborough School Limited
is controlled by The Woodard Corporation
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by The Woodard Corporation.
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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
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
- Rachael Clayton-Fish Director · appointed 2025
- Kenneth Peter Craig Director · appointed 2018
- Helen Louise Milligan-Smith Director · appointed 2015
- Ruth Ellen Rutherford Gifford Director · appointed 2021
- John Glenn Roach Director · appointed 2024
- Kanchan Chakraborty Director · appointed 2022
- Paul Thomas Simmons Director · appointed 2014
- Gavin Patrick Hynes Director · appointed 2022
- Lynne Ayres Director · appointed 1997
- Sarah Ann Dixon Director · appointed 2020
- Kate Caroline Hart Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Kenneth Peter Craig Director · appointed 2018
- Helen Louise Milligan-Smith Director · appointed 2015
- Paul Thomas Simmons Director · appointed 2014
- Lynne Ayres Director · appointed 1997
- Kate Caroline Hart Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Rachael Clayton-Fish Director · appointed 2025
- Ruth Ellen Rutherford Gifford Director · appointed 2021
- Kanchan Chakraborty Director · appointed 2022
- Paul Thomas Simmons Director · appointed 2014
- Sarah Ann Dixon Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (6)
- Kenneth Peter Craig Director · appointed 2018
- Helen Louise Milligan-Smith Director · appointed 2015
- John Glenn Roach Director · appointed 2024
- Gavin Patrick Hynes Director · appointed 2022
- Lynne Ayres Director · appointed 1997
- Kate Caroline Hart Director · appointed 2010
Left in the last 12 months
- Alban Jones, Timothy Morris, Canon Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Dr Nainika Suresh Menon Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01182629
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/05/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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