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ST Nicholas Preparatory School Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Lindsay Alexandra Smith 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Daniel Peter Ratcliffe 2018-2022 Director View profile
  3. Michael Uzielli 2017-2022 Director View profile
  4. Andrew John Moorhouse 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Stuart Stacy Rolland 2016-2022 Director View profile
  6. Henry Max Vialou-Clark 2015-2016 Director View profile
  7. Dean Vincent John Villa 2015-2015 Director View profile
  8. Paul Thornhill 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. Kevin Richard Coyne 2015-2017 Director View profile
  10. Andrew John Ling 2015-2017 Director View profile
  11. Dr Stephen David Tommis 2015-2017 Director View profile
  12. Edward James Hyslop 2014-2015 Director View profile
  13. David Gibson 2008-2016 Director View profile
  14. Timothy Charles Ottridge 2008-2011 Director View profile
  15. Rees Withers 2004-2008 Director View profile
  16. Edmund Alfred Lazarus 2004-2014 Director View profile
  17. Gary Howard Narunsky 2004-2015 Director View profile
  18. William Bennett Sketchley 2004-2015 Director View profile
  19. Philip Edwin Bujak 2004-2014 Director View profile
  20. Ian Porter Mabbutt 2004-2004 Director View profile
  21. Jean Cross 1998-2004 Director View profile
  22. John Clifford Gough 1998-2015 Director View profile
  23. Mallinson, Anne Mary, Alderman Mrs 1998-2004 Director View profile
  24. Coomaraswamy Jayadeva 1998-1998 Director View profile
  25. 25 Nominees Limited 1998-1998 Corporate-director View profile
  26. Neal Malcolm Hendrie 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  27. Ronald Arthur Ring 1999-2004 Secretary View profile
  28. Gillian Carol Martin 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  29. Peter William Aughterson 1998-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/08/1998

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. ST Nicholas Preparatory School Limited is controlled by Cognita Schools Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Cognita Schools Limited is controlled by Cognita Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Cognita Limited is controlled by Cognita UK Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Cognita UK Holdings Limited is controlled by Cognita Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Cognita Holdings Limited is controlled by Cognita Bondco Parent Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Cognita Bondco Parent Limited is controlled by Cognita Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Cognita Midco Limited is controlled by Cognita Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Cognita Topco Limited.

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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.

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.

1 directors on the board

4.4y median 4.4y
average tenure
4.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Education 4Arts and leisure 2Health and social care 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03622490
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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