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The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 82

  1. Claire Louise Peate 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Rachel Fryatt 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Dr Jo Browse 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Jessica Voke 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Colin John Midson 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Lauren Hogan 2021-2024 Director View profile
  7. Jones Nosakhale Oviawe 2021-2022 Director View profile
  8. Mark Terrance Smith 2021-2022 Director View profile
  9. Sarah Elizabeth May Hertzog 2017-2021 Director View profile
  10. Roderick Michael Hirsch 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. Sarb Remphry 2017-2019 Director View profile
  12. Michael Benjamin William Harris 2016-2019 Director View profile
  13. David James Rickett 2016-2021 Director View profile
  14. Paul Neville Mullin 2016-2019 Director View profile
  15. Andrew Mallaurin Edmonds 2015-2019 Director View profile
  16. Veronique Simone Denise Eastham 2015-2016 Director View profile
  17. Daniel David Wingfield 2015-2017 Director View profile
  18. Gillian Barbara Garratt 2015-2015 Director View profile
  19. Michelle Marie Carter-Foster 2014-2016 Director View profile
  20. Dr James Kelly 2014-2015 Director View profile
  21. Ruth Margaret Bedingham 2014-2019 Director View profile
  22. Michael Powys Carver 2014-2015 Director View profile
  23. Jane Rachel Isobelle Smith 2014-2015 Director View profile
  24. Clojo Bedingham 2014-2014 Director View profile
  25. Michael Charles West 2013-2014 Director View profile
  26. Eleanor Margaret Williams 2013-2014 Director View profile
  27. Nadmi Louise Beeley 2013-2014 Director View profile
  28. Graham Hall 2013-2014 Director View profile
  29. Paul James Britton 2013-2016 Director View profile
  30. Ciaran Michael Clarke 2013-2014 Director View profile
  31. Rebecca Anne Heane 2013-2018 Director View profile
  32. Susan Christine Morris Pester 2012-2013 Director View profile
  33. Kira Jane Penney 2012-2013 Director View profile
  34. Charles Robert Richardson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  35. Andrew James Snapes 2012-2014 Director View profile
  36. Ann Jacqueline Mccann 2012-2013 Director View profile
  37. David Bentley 2011-2013 Director View profile
  38. Simon Charles Neild 2011-2013 Director View profile
  39. John Patrick Gray 2011-2012 Director View profile
  40. Joanna Louise Thomas 2011-2011 Director View profile
  41. Andrew Maclaurin Edmonds 2011-2013 Director View profile
  42. Hendrik Wiekens 2010-2019 Director View profile
  43. Percival Ross Williams 2010-2014 Director View profile
  44. William G Scott 2010-2012 Director View profile
  45. Helen Elizabeth Jane Gilchrist 2010-2012 Director View profile
  46. Professor Michael Jenks 2010-2011 Director View profile
  47. Carey Davies 2010-2012 Director View profile
  48. Professor Victor Colin Roberts 2010-2011 Director View profile
  49. Jayne Elisabeth Howard 2010-2015 Director View profile
  50. Michael Bradley 2009-2012 Director View profile
  51. Clive Mathison 2008-2009 Director View profile
  52. Rory Macphee 2008-2011 Director View profile
  53. Gillian Wilson 2008-2010 Director View profile
  54. Geoffrey Roy Aver 2008-2010 Director View profile
  55. David Charles Lansdowne 2007-2011 Director View profile
  56. Dr Alan Stanhope 2007-2010 Director View profile
  57. Rebecca Jane Fox 2007-2008 Director View profile
  58. Timothy John Guy 2006-2010 Director View profile
  59. Marcy Leavitt Bourne 2006-2008 Director View profile
  60. Keith Douglas Hambly-Staite 2005-2010 Director View profile
  61. Brian Michael Dilks 2005-2014 Director View profile
  62. Anthony Fagin 2005-2007 Director View profile
  63. John Burn 2003-2005 Director View profile
  64. Lucy Butcher 2003-2005 Director View profile
  65. Andrew James Bruton 2003-2008 Director View profile
  66. Jill Trench Morison 2003-2008 Director View profile
  67. Elizabeth Small 2003-2005 Director View profile
  68. Phillips, Anthony Charles Julian, the Revd Canon Dr 2003-2008 Director View profile
  69. Christopher Stanley Francis Smith 2003-2005 Director View profile
  70. Jacqqueline Chapman 2001-2001 Director View profile
  71. Michael Bradley 2000-2007 Director View profile
  72. Mary Dolores Banks 2000-2003 Director View profile
  73. Hilary Iris Dormon 2000-2006 Director View profile
  74. Yolanda Mack 2000-2004 Director View profile
  75. Cranage, Richard, Doctor 2000-2007 Director View profile
  76. Robinson, Antony Edward, Captain 2000-2000 Director View profile
  77. Eileen Marie Stratton 2000-2003 Director View profile
  78. Peter Robin Mcgregor 2000-2011 Director View profile
  79. John Foster Tonkin 2000-2011 Director View profile
  80. Richard Anderson Glover 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  81. Adrian Jeremy Watts 2003-2010 Secretary View profile
  82. Shaun Kenneth Kavanagh 2000-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/01/2000
Also a registered charity
The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Limited

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Ruth Margaret Bedingham ceased 2019-05-22
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-09-28
  • Andrew Mallaurin Edmonds ceased 2019-01-18
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-28
  • Louis Mark Turner ceased 2019-01-18
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-28
  • 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 Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Limited is controlled by Ruth Margaret Bedingham
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-09-28, ceased 2019-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ruth Margaret Bedingham.

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

7 grants · £149,883 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £117,000 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,183 (3 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £9,900
  • Cornwall Community Foundation · £3,800

Most recent

  • Cornwall Community Foundation £3,8002023-02-06
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £79,0602020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £37,9402020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £9,9002017-12-06
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,4842016-10-13
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.

12 directors on the board

5.5y median 4.1y
average tenure
12.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (4)

Also govern a charity

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.

Arts and leisure 1Construction 1Education 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03909555
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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