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Leith's School of Food and Wine Limited

Other education n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Michael Calum Cropp 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Rajesh Parmar 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Jennifer Frances Stringer 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Lady Jennifer Mary Bland 2016-2021 Director View profile
  5. Lady Georgia Byng 2014-2020 Director View profile
  6. Camilla Schneideman 2008-2024 Director View profile
  7. Lady Caroline Linda Margaret Waldegrave 1994-2024 Director View profile
  8. Sir Francis Christopher Buchan Bland 1994-2017 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other education n.e.c.; Other service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
25/04/1994

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.

Group

  1. Leith's School of Food and Wine Limited is controlled by James Franklin Archibald Bland
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2025-04-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Franklin Archibald Bland.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£3,256,057
Total assets
£3,256,057
Cash
£347,717
Employees
52
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

4.3y median 4.2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Hospitality 6Arts and leisure 2Finance 2Tech and media 2Education 1Health and social care 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
02922474
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
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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