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The Common Purpose Charitable Trust

Other education n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 51

  1. Lynna Chandra 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Lauren Le Franc 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Shuvo Saha 2017-2025 Director View profile
  4. David Robinson OBE 2017-2024 Director View profile
  5. Graham Prentice 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Vandana Saxena Poria 2015-2024 Director View profile
  7. Gail Mentier Lumsden 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Riaz Ali Sha 2014-2018 Director View profile
  9. Robert Alan Wilmot 2014-2017 Director View profile
  10. Lisa Jane Stone 2014-2016 Director View profile
  11. Dr Robert Frank Care 2013-2020 Director View profile
  12. Yavuz Akin Ongor 2011-2012 Director View profile
  13. Guy Winearls Stobart 2010-2016 Director View profile
  14. Caroline Jean Stuart 2010-2013 Director View profile
  15. Prince Albert Tucker 2010-2023 Director View profile
  16. Rodolfo Bogni 2009-2014 Director View profile
  17. Christopher Anthony Mathias 2009-2013 Director View profile
  18. Sir Andrew Cubie 2009-2011 Director View profile
  19. Peter Andras Kulloi 2009-2025 Director View profile
  20. Miriam Therese Mulcahy 2009-2013 Director View profile
  21. Right Reverend Dr John Geoffrey Inge 2007-2011 Director View profile
  22. Philip Duncan Wright 2007-2018 Director View profile
  23. George Polk 2007-2009 Director View profile
  24. Diana Clare Parker 2006-2011 Director View profile
  25. Kuben Naidoo 2006-2011 Director View profile
  26. Deborah Joan Findlay 2000-2005 Director View profile
  27. Richard Denis Paul Charkin 1998-2020 Director View profile
  28. Julia Mary Middleton 1998-2006 Director View profile
  29. Vincent Hugh Mcginlay 1998-1998 Director View profile
  30. John Arthur Lee 1997-1998 Director View profile
  31. Christopher Martin Grant 1997-1998 Director View profile
  32. Janet Helen Paraskeva 1997-1998 Director View profile
  33. Sir Charles Brandon Gough 1997-1997 Director View profile
  34. Jan Shawe 1997-1998 Director View profile
  35. Priscilla Jane Newell 1995-2000 Director View profile
  36. Judith Pamela Kelly 1995-2010 Director View profile
  37. Peter George Cole 1994-1997 Director View profile
  38. Judith Anne Hunt 1994-1998 Director View profile
  39. Sir David Charles Maurice Bell 1994-2015 Director View profile
  40. Patricia Mitchell E 1993-1994 Director View profile
  41. Peter Mckinlay CBE 1993-1997 Director View profile
  42. Richard Taylor Worsley 1993-1994 Director View profile
  43. Field, Richard David, Doctor 1993-1994 Director View profile
  44. Sir Gerrard Jude Robinson 1993-1997 Director View profile
  45. Lloyd William Fleming 2015-2025 Secretary View profile
  46. Anila Hussain 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  47. Common Purpose Charitable Trust 2009-2011 Corporate-secretary View profile
  48. Fraser Wyman Searle 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  49. Alexandra Clare Geldart 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  50. Annette Ward 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  51. Amelia Sussman 1993-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.
Incorporated
29/06/1993
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
The Common Purpose Charitable 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.

  • Julia Mary Middleton ceased 2018-12-31
    significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Adirupa Sengupta ceased 2025-08-11
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2019-07-15
  • 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 Common Purpose Charitable Trust is controlled by Julia Mary Middleton
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Julia Mary Middleton.

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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.

Grants received

13 grants · £665,551 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

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.

6 directors on the board

9.5y median 8.6y
average tenure
17.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

3
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 6Health and social care 2Other services 1Professional services 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.

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
02832875
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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