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W.I.S. (Education) Limited

Company 02737083 Active

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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.

2
directors on the board
11.3y median 11.3y
average tenure
15.8y
longest tenure
2
directors past 6 years
0 vs 1 portfolio
first-time directors
0
also govern a charity
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.

Property 5Professional services 2

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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number02737083
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated04/08/1992
AddressGOVERNORS' OFFICE GREEN HOUSE, 158 NORTHGATE, WAKEFIELD, YORKSHIRE, WF1 3UF
Accounts next due31/05/2027
Accounts last made up31/08/2025

Industry (SIC)

85600 - Educational support services

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)

  • Wakefield Grammar School Foundation
    ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors significant influence or control

Officers (13)

  • Cocker, Jennifer Secretary · appointed 2022
  • Chamberlain, Simon Mark Director · appointed 2019
  • Young, David Andrew Director · appointed 2010
  • Golightly, Malcolm Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2019
  • Lawton, Claire Louise Former Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2018
  • Perry, Laurence Former Secretary · appointed 2007 · resigned 2022
  • Neary, Geoffrey Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2009
  • Turner, Robert Malcolm Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2010
  • Hemsley, Richard Colwyn Former Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2007
  • Bousfield, Martin Richard Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2006
  • Long, John Rodney Former Secretary · appointed 1996 · resigned 1999
  • Swaine, Gordon Trevor Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 1998
  • Cliff, Guy Hamilton Former Secretary · appointed 1992 · resigned 1996

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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