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The Open School Trust

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 38

  1. Rachel Alexandra Marshall 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dr Nick David Barratt 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Sanjay Mistry 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Esther Jane Noelle Chesterman 2021-2021 Director View profile
  5. Jane Jones 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Professor Mary Cecilia Kellett 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Richard Edward Moore 2015-2021 Director View profile
  8. Dr Richard Christopher Dorrance 2013-2025 Director View profile
  9. Corrinne Norma Callaway 2013-2022 Director View profile
  10. Shiela Eadie Carlton 2012-2016 Director View profile
  11. Peter Lavender 2012-2016 Director View profile
  12. Greville William Sumpter Vosper Rumble 2012-2017 Director View profile
  13. John Antony Dodds 2010-2018 Director View profile
  14. David Bridges 2003-2010 Director View profile
  15. Hilary David Perraton 2003-2011 Director View profile
  16. Rosemary Polack 2003-2010 Director View profile
  17. Malcolm Horsman 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Brian James Jones 1997-2003 Director View profile
  19. Martha Heywood 1997-2003 Director View profile
  20. Henry Guy Eastman 1996-2000 Director View profile
  21. Inder Gera 1996-1998 Director View profile
  22. James Arthur Knight 1995-2003 Director View profile
  23. Douglas George Close 1994-1997 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Lucien Hope 1994-2000 Director View profile
  25. Derek George Esp 1994-1997 Director View profile
  26. Ivor Robert Stolliday 1994-1995 Director View profile
  27. Avrille Anne Close 1993-1997 Director View profile
  28. Rosemary Lynette Gribble 1993-1998 Director View profile
  29. Donald Michael Ellison Foster 1993-1998 Director View profile
  30. Anthony Thomas Hawksley 1991-1996 Director View profile
  31. Lord Michael Dunlop Young of Dartington 1990-2000 Director View profile
  32. Jorgen Clausen 2008-2013 Secretary View profile
  33. Alison West 2003-2008 Secretary View profile
  34. Bryn Stuart Evans 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  35. Susan Kathleen Froud 1997-2003 Secretary View profile
  36. Pauline Griffin 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  37. Margaret Kirsteen Tait 1997 Secretary View profile
  38. William Gideon Peter Howell Davies 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/11/1989
Also a registered charity
The Open School Trust

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Vanessa Pittard
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-04-04
  • John Antony Dodds ceased 2017-05-04
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Open School Trust is controlled by Vanessa Pittard
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-04-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Vanessa Pittard.

2 other companies 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

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.

7 directors on the board

5.5y median 2.6y
average tenure
15.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

1
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 4Other services 3Professional services 3Business services 2Dormant 1Finance 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02438525
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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