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Suffolk School of Samba

Suffolk School of Samba is an active UK company (number 04718782), incorporated 2003, with 5 current directors including Luke Thomas Penning and Caroline Paula Pugh. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 31

  1. Jodie Burrows 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Marcus Austin Halling 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Amberlea Moore 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Jane Woollard 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Beverley Ward 2019-2026 Director View profile
  6. Ross Copsey 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Connor Loose 2017-2020 Director View profile
  8. John Last 2013-2024 Director View profile
  9. Debbie Wright 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Gary Mark Fisk 2009-2013 Director View profile
  11. Timothy Lukehurst 2007-2009 Director View profile
  12. Marilyn Burnett 2007-2012 Director View profile
  13. Jane Elizabeth Wharton 2006-2019 Director View profile
  14. Christine Patricia Kroger 2006-2013 Director View profile
  15. Susan Jane Courteney 2006-2007 Director View profile
  16. Karl Heinz Franz Kroger 2005-2013 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Frazer Jarrold 2005-2006 Director View profile
  18. Caroline Gillian Clarke 2005-2005 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Christian Urmston 2004-2005 Director View profile
  20. Brenda Susan Clark 2004-2005 Director View profile
  21. Lucy Bolden 2004-2005 Director View profile
  22. Michael Western 2004-2004 Director View profile
  23. Geoffrey Meech 2004-2005 Director View profile
  24. David John Watts 2004-2005 Director View profile
  25. Lorna Josephine Kirkwood 2003-2004 Director View profile
  26. Hollie England 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  27. Oliver Watts 2013-2022 Secretary View profile
  28. Brenda Fisk 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  29. Carole Goddard 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  30. Yvonne Woodfield 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  31. John Richard Stenhouse 2003-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/04/2003
Also a registered charity
Suffolk School of Samba

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Sally Margaret Scrutton
    significant influence · notified 2023-12-01
  • John Last ceased 2023-12-01
    significant influence · notified 2017-04-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Suffolk School of Samba is controlled by Sally Margaret Scrutton
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2023-12-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sally Margaret Scrutton.

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.

5 directors on the board

3.4y median 3y
average tenure
9.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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
04718782
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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