Company · Middlesex
Merchant Taylors' School
Merchant Taylors' School is an active UK company (number 03411540), incorporated 1997, with 14 current directors including Hatul Bharat Kumar Shah and Paul Burgess. Source: Companies House, updated 18th October 2026.
General secondary education
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Who leads it
- Hatul Bharat Kumar ShahDirector · since 2025
- Paul BurgessDirector · since 2025
- Simon James EggsDirector · since 2024
- Christopher John WilliamsDirector · since 2023
- Michael BondDirector · since 2023
- Penelope BarefootDirector · since 2022
- Jason Christian OramDirector · since 2021
- Richard Hugh Eaton NewallDirector · since 2021
- Varun PaulDirector · since 2021
- Lucinda Emily OrrDirector · since 2020
- Cree, Andrew Martin, CommodoreDirector · since 2020
- James Douglas Robert TwiningDirector · since 2018
- Guy Beetham Maurice Henry Du Parc BrahamDirector · since 2017
- Jane Katherine Mary RedmanDirector · since 2015
- James David PoyntonSecretary · since 2026
Previous officers 38
- Duncan Guy Macdonald Eggar 2020-2024 View profile
- Georgina Jayne Gardiner 2019-2019 View profile
- Simon Warwick Bass 2017-2017 View profile
- Martin Pedler 2015-2016 View profile
- Alan Roy Eastwood 2015-2024 View profile
- Peter Godfrey Magill 2015-2016 View profile
- Graham David Robeson Barrett 2015-2018 View profile
- Sir Michael John Tomlinson 2014-2022 View profile
- Dr John Henry Sylvester Sichel 2013-2018 View profile
- Sarah Angharad Morgan 2013-2025 View profile
- Andrew Graham Moss 2012-2022 View profile
- Dr Jonathan Mark Cox 2012-2024 View profile
- Deepak Haria 2012-2026 View profile
- Christopher Peter Hare 2011-2020 View profile
- Dipesh Jayantilal Shah 2009-2021 View profile
- Robert John Temmink 2009-2020 View profile
- Catherine Spalton 2009-2013 View profile
- Lynn Barbara Gadd 2009-2019 View profile
- Hugh William James Stubbs 2008-2011 View profile
- Hugh Richard Oliver-Bellasis 2007-2008 View profile
- John Aidan Joseph Price 2007-2013 View profile
- Baroness Ann Elizabeth Butler Sloss 2005-2013 View profile
- Roland Charles Graeme Gillott 2005-2017 View profile
- Richard John Brooman 2005-2024 View profile
- Peter Howard Watkins 2004-2014 View profile
- Sir Geoffrey Holland 2001-2011 View profile
- Margaret Florence Rudland 1999-2012 View profile
- Gavin Fagan Brown 1997-2011 View profile
- John Hill Pascoe 1997-1998 View profile
- Michael William George Skinner 1997-2006 View profile
- Sir Michael John Anthony Partridge 1997-2000 View profile
- John Ridland Owens 1997-2005 View profile
- Martin Courtenay Clarke 1997-2016 View profile
- David Michael Summerscale 1997-2001 View profile
- Dr Christopher Henry Nourse 1997-2002 View profile
- Ian Douglas Williams 2012-2025 View profile
- Guyon Richard Harry Ralphs 1998-2011 View profile
- Ronald Cornelius 1997-1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- General secondary education
- Incorporated
- 30/07/1997
- Registered office
- Middlesex
- Also a registered charity
- Merchant Taylors School
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.
- Merchant Taylors' Educational Trust ceased 2024-07-22
appoints directors · notified 2016-07-23
Group
- Merchant Taylors' School
is controlled by Merchant Taylors' Educational Trust
Evidence
ceased appoints directors · notified 2016-07-23, ceased 2024-07-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Merchant Taylors' Educational Trust.
3 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.
14 directors on the board
- Lucinda Emily Orr Director · appointed 2020
- Richard Hugh Eaton Newall Director · appointed 2021
- Guy Beetham Maurice Henry Du Parc Braham Director · appointed 2017
- Hatul Bharat Kumar Shah Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Bond Director · appointed 2023
- Varun Paul Director · appointed 2021
- James Douglas Robert Twining Director · appointed 2018
- Jason Christian Oram Director · appointed 2021
- Cree, Andrew Martin, Commodore Director · appointed 2020
- Christopher John Williams Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Burgess Director · appointed 2025
- Jane Katherine Mary Redman Director · appointed 2015
- Penelope Barefoot Director · appointed 2022
- Simon James Eggs Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Lucinda Emily Orr Director · appointed 2020
- Guy Beetham Maurice Henry Du Parc Braham Director · appointed 2017
- James Douglas Robert Twining Director · appointed 2018
- Cree, Andrew Martin, Commodore Director · appointed 2020
- Jane Katherine Mary Redman Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Varun Paul Director · appointed 2021
- Cree, Andrew Martin, Commodore Director · appointed 2020
- Paul Burgess Director · appointed 2025
- Jane Katherine Mary Redman Director · appointed 2015
- Penelope Barefoot Director · appointed 2022
- Simon James Eggs Director · appointed 2024
Portfolio (8)
- Lucinda Emily Orr Director · appointed 2020
- Richard Hugh Eaton Newall Director · appointed 2021
- Guy Beetham Maurice Henry Du Parc Braham Director · appointed 2017
- Hatul Bharat Kumar Shah Director · appointed 2025
- Michael Bond Director · appointed 2023
- James Douglas Robert Twining Director · appointed 2018
- Jason Christian Oram Director · appointed 2021
- Christopher John Williams Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Deepak Haria Director · appointed 2012 · 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03411540
- 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 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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