Company
Mander Portman Woodward Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 26
- Spencer Howard Coles 2017-2026 View profile
- Josh Kaufman 2014-2016 View profile
- Martin Andrew Mcinroy 2014-2022 View profile
- Stuart Robinson 2013-2014 View profile
- William John Etchell 2011-2012 View profile
- Professor Carl Raymond Lygo 2009-2012 View profile
- Roger William John Siddle 2009-2009 View profile
- Christopher Michael David Ross-Roberts 2005-2011 View profile
- Charles Campbell Leathes Prior 2001-2007 View profile
- Steven Daniel Boyes 2000-2016 View profile
- James Robert Burnett 2000-2005 View profile
- Keith John Munnings 1998-1999 View profile
- Daphne Anne Bigmore 1994-1996 View profile
- Fiona Anne Eldridge 1993-1998 View profile
- Fiona Catherine Dowding 1993-1997 View profile
- Joy Winnington 1994 View profile
- Richard Ralph Price 2001 View profile
- Joseph Henry Ruston 1998 View profile
- Katherine Anne Buckley 1993 View profile
- Nigel Paul Addison 1994 View profile
- Nigel William Ker Stout 2020 View profile
- Michael Richard Daykin 2006-2009 View profile
- Nicola Joanne Hotchin 2005-2006 View profile
- Rachel Offler 2003-2005 View profile
- Sarah Louise Habgood 1999-2003 View profile
- Lynn Angharad Chandler 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/10/1976
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.
- Kaplan International Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2018-10-18
Group
- Mander Portman Woodward Limited
is controlled by Kaplan International Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2018-10-18 · source: Companies House PSC register - Kaplan International Holdings Limited
is controlled by Kaplan U.K. Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Kaplan U.K. Limited.
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- 07192701
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- 10468001
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- 05192946
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- 07104330
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- 05594953
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- Kaplan Higher Education UK Limited
- Kaplan SQE Limited
- Kaplan Brighton Limited
- Kaplan International College London Limited
- Kaplan International Holdings Limited
- Kaplan Essex Limited
- Kaplan U.K. Limited
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.
3 directors on the board
- David Jones Director · appointed 2016
- Andrew Vincent Alexander Thick Director · appointed 2016
- Samuel Francis Feenan Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- David Jones Director · appointed 2016
- Andrew Vincent Alexander Thick Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- David Jones Director · appointed 2016
- Andrew Vincent Alexander Thick Director · appointed 2016
- Samuel Francis Feenan Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- Spencer Howard Coles Director · appointed 2017 · 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.
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
- 01280778
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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