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The English College Foundation
Educational support services
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Milan BednarDirector · since 2026
- Sophie Vacikar BessissoDirector · since 2024
- Denis Edward Peter Paul KeefeDirector · since 2020
- Janet Frederica GunnDirector · since 2017
- Elizabeth Sybil Ussher CookeDirector · since 2009
- Martyn Arthur BondDirector · since 1992
- Ann Walford LewisDirector · since 1992
- Barbora SimkovaSecretary · since 2017
Previous officers 27
- Bohdan Svach 2023-2026 View profile
- Jakub Kohout 2016-2023 View profile
- David Ronald Rankin 2014-2018 View profile
- Eva Dvorak 2013-2024 View profile
- Martin Vlk 2013-2017 View profile
- Petr Fiman 2012-2018 View profile
- Baroness Patricia Elizabeth Rawlings 2008-2017 View profile
- Radka Kucerova 2008-2010 View profile
- Thomas Richard Cookson 2007-2009 View profile
- Zuzana Zdenka Feachem 2004-2012 View profile
- Dr David John Whitehead 2001-2002 View profile
- Nicholas Guy Usher Morris 1998-2014 View profile
- Susie Symes 1997-2011 View profile
- Valerie Cox Polaskova 1996-1997 View profile
- Dr Barbara Day 1994-2009 View profile
- Andrew Christopher Stuart 1994-1995 View profile
- Timothy Willatt Slack 1993-1994 View profile
- James Conrad Douglas Rainbow 1992-1995 View profile
- Elizabeth Jean Smith 1992-1996 View profile
- Rt Hon Lord Richard Gordon Holme 1992-2008 View profile
- Dr Roger Vernon Scruton 1992-1994 View profile
- Martin John Wyndham Rogers 1992-2012 View profile
- Dr John Charles Blackwell 1992-1994 View profile
- Dr Zdeneck Marcel Werner 1992-1997 View profile
- Dr Paul Kingsley Dakin 2012-2022 View profile
- Alan John Cleary 1994-1996 View profile
- George Anderson Heron Kiloh 1992-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Educational support services
- Incorporated
- 09/01/1992
- Registered office
- London
- Also a registered charity
- The English College Foundation
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
- Denis Edward Peter Paul Keefe Director · appointed 2020
- Sophie Vacikar Bessisso Director · appointed 2024
- Martyn Arthur Bond Director · appointed 1992
- Janet Frederica Gunn Director · appointed 2017
- Elizabeth Sybil Ussher Cooke Director · appointed 2009
- Milan Bednar Director · appointed 2026
- Ann Walford Lewis Director · appointed 1992
Directors past 6 years
- Denis Edward Peter Paul Keefe Director · appointed 2020
- Martyn Arthur Bond Director · appointed 1992
- Janet Frederica Gunn Director · appointed 2017
- Elizabeth Sybil Ussher Cooke Director · appointed 2009
- Ann Walford Lewis Director · appointed 1992
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Sophie Vacikar Bessisso Director · appointed 2024
- Janet Frederica Gunn Director · appointed 2017
- Milan Bednar Director · appointed 2026
- Ann Walford Lewis Director · appointed 1992
Portfolio (3)
- Denis Edward Peter Paul Keefe Director · appointed 2020
- Martyn Arthur Bond Director · appointed 1992
- Elizabeth Sybil Ussher Cooke Director · appointed 2009
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Bohdan Svach Director · appointed 2023 · 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
- 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
- 02677741
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- 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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