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The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

Primary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 46

  1. Emily Claire Cocking 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Mark Wharrier 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Sonja Afzal 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Ramon Kaur 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Elizabeth Catford 2022-2025 Director View profile
  6. Valerie Todd 2022-2023 Director View profile
  7. Rukhsana Yasmin 2020-2025 Director View profile
  8. Beverley Greathead 2017-2025 Director View profile
  9. Charlie Meredith 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Ronald Woods 2017-2025 Director View profile
  11. Ebba Cecilia Weiler 2017-2025 Director View profile
  12. Catherine Rose 2016-2025 Director View profile
  13. Justin James Shinebourne 2016-2024 Director View profile
  14. Nicola Jill Southcombe Parker 2014-2022 Director View profile
  15. Jacqueline Helen Gillan 2014-2023 Director View profile
  16. Philip Taylor 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Kenneth Johnson 2013-2017 Director View profile
  18. Louise Adele Johns-Shepherd 2013-2019 Director View profile
  19. Alison Mawle 2011-2022 Director View profile
  20. Isolde Mary Paula Rutherford Dorrian 2011-2013 Director View profile
  21. Oshunbunmi Iyabo Richards 2011-2012 Director View profile
  22. Karen Fiona Willis 2011-2016 Director View profile
  23. Kirsten Lisa White 2011-2017 Director View profile
  24. Catherine Mcdonald 2010-2012 Director View profile
  25. Rebecca Brierley 2010-2011 Director View profile
  26. Robert John Stewart Skelly 2010-2010 Director View profile
  27. John Raymond Camp 2010-2014 Director View profile
  28. Rajan, Lisa Eleanor, Councillor 2008-2009 Director View profile
  29. Peter White 2006-2012 Director View profile
  30. Caroline Valerie Pidgeon 2005-2022 Director View profile
  31. Mary Josephine Groom 2004-2011 Director View profile
  32. Elaine Yvonne Mcquade 2004-2022 Director View profile
  33. Gulzar Nizarali Kanji 2004-2013 Director View profile
  34. Nicholas Christoph Haimendorf 2002-2010 Director View profile
  35. Elizabeth Alleyn Owens 2002-2006 Director View profile
  36. David Edward Gadsby 2002-2004 Director View profile
  37. Susan Anne Pidgeon 2002-2017 Director View profile
  38. Margaret Diston Spencer 2002-2004 Director View profile
  39. Henrietta Mary Dombey 2002-2006 Director View profile
  40. Rachel Doran 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  41. Maria Jennifer Deady 2013-2022 Secretary View profile
  42. Isolde Mary Paula Rutherford 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  43. Keith Mcconaghy 2010-2011 Secretary View profile
  44. Julia Eccleshare 2010-2010 Secretary View profile
  45. Angelina Giuseppina Papa 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  46. Brenda Ann Hockley 2002-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education; Educational support services
Incorporated
01/03/2002
Also a registered charity
The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

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. The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education is controlled by The National Literacy Trust
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The National Literacy Trust.

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

7 grants · £549,358 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

Most recent

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.

5 directors on the board

2.7y median 1.1y
average tenure
8.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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 5Arts and leisure 3Dormant 2Other services 2Health and social care 1Property 1Retail and trade 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04385537
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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