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Wakefield Grammar School Foundation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 74

  1. Joanne Anderson 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Hitenkumar Hirabhai Patel 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Rhodes, Jayson Donal, Canon 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Emily Crowson 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Sharif Khan 2021-2025 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Michael Baxter 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. Elizabeth Claire Peckett 2019-2024 Director View profile
  8. Jane Emily Claire 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. Timothy George Welton 2018-2021 Director View profile
  10. Helen Janette Massey 2017-2024 Director View profile
  11. Caroline Mary Atkinson 2017-2020 Director View profile
  12. Helen Frances Harcus 2017-2018 Director View profile
  13. Alison Jane Tetley 2016-2023 Director View profile
  14. Reverend Leah Beverley Vasey-Saunders 2016-2021 Director View profile
  15. Gemma Falconer 2016-2018 Director View profile
  16. Diane Carole Watson 2015-2019 Director View profile
  17. David Gareth Jenkins 2015-2022 Director View profile
  18. Dr Marija Krlic 2014-2015 Director View profile
  19. Dr Deven Harshad Vani 2014-2018 Director View profile
  20. Colin Ronald Blair 2014-2016 Director View profile
  21. Rachel Louise Hannan 2012-2015 Director View profile
  22. George Holmes 2012-2016 Director View profile
  23. Simon Mark Chamberlain 2012-2024 Director View profile
  24. Marie Green 2011-2017 Director View profile
  25. Dr Martyn Austin Walker 2011-2013 Director View profile
  26. Angela Byram 2010-2016 Director View profile
  27. Diane Frances Ayre 2010-2011 Director View profile
  28. Michael David Hird 2009-2018 Director View profile
  29. Dr Penelope Caroline Simons 2009-2014 Director View profile
  30. Thomas Ian Garner 2009-2015 Director View profile
  31. Hofbauer, Andrea Martina, Canon 2009-2016 Director View profile
  32. Professor Patricia Ann Stark 2009-2009 Director View profile
  33. Susan Margaret Brown 2009-2017 Director View profile
  34. Nigel Dandy 2009-2014 Director View profile
  35. Jason Lee Brook 2008-2018 Director View profile
  36. Malcolm Golightly 2007-2019 Director View profile
  37. Dr Mahendra Gulabbhai Patel 2007-2019 Director View profile
  38. John Timothy Leach 2006-2010 Director View profile
  39. John Patrick Mcleod 2006-2018 Director View profile
  40. Lees, John, Canon 2006-2009 Director View profile
  41. David Andrew Young 2005-2017 Director View profile
  42. John Colin Sampson 2005-2008 Director View profile
  43. Dr Carol Joan Shawcross 2004-2010 Director View profile
  44. Michael Edward Harrison 2004-2009 Director View profile
  45. Irene Dalton 2004-2011 Director View profile
  46. Douglas Roland Metcalfe 2004-2014 Director View profile
  47. David Arthur Peckett 2003-2006 Director View profile
  48. Dr Jane Moody 2003-2008 Director View profile
  49. Dennis Wheatley 2003-2012 Director View profile
  50. Claire Louise Lawton 2002-2014 Director View profile
  51. Dr Timothy Stephenson 2002-2006 Director View profile
  52. Mark Domaille 2002-2007 Director View profile
  53. Dr Lorraine Betty Ellis 2001-2009 Director View profile
  54. Christine Haigh 2001-2005 Director View profile
  55. Connie Jean Cullen 2001-2003 Director View profile
  56. George Barrie Jubb 2001-2002 Director View profile
  57. Allan Charleswoth 2001-2002 Director View profile
  58. Ernest Chapman 2001-2003 Director View profile
  59. Jeffery, Denise Margaret, Councillor 2001-2002 Director View profile
  60. Megan Mary Waugh 2001-2009 Director View profile
  61. Michael Mordue 2001-2007 Director View profile
  62. Elizabeth Grace Settle 2001-2004 Director View profile
  63. Dr Ray Annable 2001-2010 Director View profile
  64. Gage, Robert Edward, Canon 2001-2005 Director View profile
  65. Professor Roger David Pollard 2001-2002 Director View profile
  66. John Stephen Platts 2001-2002 Director View profile
  67. Geoffrey Neary 2001-2003 Director View profile
  68. Martin Richard Bousfield 2001-2006 Director View profile
  69. Andrew John Padley 2001-2001 Director View profile
  70. Dr Sarah Rosamund Irvine Foot 2001-2001 Director View profile
  71. Robert Malcolm Turner 2001-2010 Director View profile
  72. Michael John Woodhead 2001-2002 Director View profile
  73. Laurence Perry 2007-2022 Secretary View profile
  74. Richard Colwyn Hemsley 2001-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/07/2001
Also a registered charity
Wakefield Grammar School Foundation

Ownership

Owned by (37) 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.

  • Penelope Jane Plumpton
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Ian Alistair Mckinlay
    significant influence · notified 2018-11-29
  • Caroline Harrison
    significant influence · notified 2018-12-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Samuel Butterworth
    significant influence · notified 2019-04-25 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Frances Galbraith
    significant influence · notified 2019-09-17
  • Kathryn Morgan
    significant influence · notified 2021-06-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jonathan Richard Lewis
    significant influence · notified 2021-06-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Martin John Shevill
    significant influence · notified 2021-10-20
  • Amarah Surraya Ali
    significant influence · notified 2025-06-18
  • David Andrew Young ceased 2017-10-12
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jason Lee Brook ceased 2018-10-18
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Simon Mark Chamberlain ceased 2024-11-27
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Susan Margaret Brown ceased 2017-07-07
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Malcolm Golightly ceased 2019-06-20
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Marie Green ceased 2017-06-07
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Michael David Hird ceased 2018-10-18
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • George Holmes ceased 2016-10-13
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Diane Carole Watson ceased 2019-01-23
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Laurence Perry ceased 2022-07-25
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Gemma Falconer ceased 2018-05-08
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Colin Ronald Blair ceased 2016-10-13
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Angela Byram ceased 2016-10-13
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • David Gareth Jenkins ceased 2022-04-13
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Louise Ann Gray ceased 2020-12-31
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Nina Gunson ceased 2018-08-31
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Leah Beverley Vasey-Saunders ceased 2021-06-26
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-13
  • Alison Jane Tetley ceased 2023-12-01
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-10-13
  • Helen Frances Harcus ceased 2018-03-23
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-03-23
  • Helen Janette Massey ceased 2024-05-17
    significant influence · notified 2017-10-12
  • Martin John Shevill ceased 2020-10-15
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-10-12
  • Timothy George Welton ceased 2021-10-14
    appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-01-17
  • Heidi-Jayne Boyes ceased 2024-12-18
    significant influence · notified 2018-09-01
  • Jane Emily Claire ceased 2022-03-03
    significant influence · notified 2018-12-11
  • Elizabeth Claire Peckett ceased 2024-06-19
    significant influence · notified 2019-01-08
  • Sharif Khan ceased 2025-02-14
    significant influence · notified 2021-03-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Emily Crowson ceased 2023-06-15
    significant influence · notified 2021-06-17
  • Joanne Anderson ceased 2024-09-27
    significant influence · notified 2024-06-24 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • 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.
  • Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Wakefield Grammar School Foundation is controlled by Penelope Jane Plumpton
    Evidence
    active appoints directors (trust), significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Penelope Jane Plumpton.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £8,300 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £8,300

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £8,3002015-06-17
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.

11 directors on the board

6.1y median 6.8y
average tenure
11.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Professional services 4Business services 3Education 2Other services 1Property 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
04258359
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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