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The Thatcham (OLD Bluecoat School) Charity
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Nicholas Andrew SymesDirector · since 2022
- Jeremy Richard CottamDirector · since 2019
- Keith Charles Osborne BenjaminDirector · since 2018
- Nathan Millsom GregoryDirector · since 2017
- Mark Richard ThomasDirector · since 2014
- Robert Phillip DeweyDirector · since 2008
- Colin Bernard HeslopSecretary · since 2004
Previous officers 12
- Dominic Boeck 2011-2017 View profile
- Angela Rosemary Bates 2010-2019 View profile
- Stephanie Steevenson 2008-2011 View profile
- Malcolm Alfred Langford 2007-2020 View profile
- Sandra Elizabeth Nicholls 2006-2015 View profile
- Sheila Margaret Ellison 2005-2025 View profile
- Paul Gerard Dick 2004-2008 View profile
- David Leslie Quaintance 2004-2014 View profile
- June Maureen Judge 2004-2005 View profile
- David Clive Harries Williams 2004-2020 View profile
- Christopher Dennis Turner 2004-2018 View profile
- Diana Theodora Sophia Cary Elwes 2004-2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/09/2004
- Also a registered charity
- The Thatcham (OLD Bluecoat School) Charity
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.
- Colin Bernard Heslop
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - David Clive Harries Williams ceased 2026-06-04
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Thatcham (OLD Bluecoat School) Charity
is controlled by Colin Bernard Heslop
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Colin Bernard Heslop.
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £34,903
- Total assets
- £34,903
- Cash
- £37,841
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
6 directors on the board
- Nathan Millsom Gregory Director · appointed 2017
- Robert Phillip Dewey Director · appointed 2008
- Nicholas Andrew Symes Director · appointed 2022
- Mark Richard Thomas Director · appointed 2014
- Keith Charles Osborne Benjamin Director · appointed 2018
- Jeremy Richard Cottam Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Nathan Millsom Gregory Director · appointed 2017
- Robert Phillip Dewey Director · appointed 2008
- Mark Richard Thomas Director · appointed 2014
- Keith Charles Osborne Benjamin Director · appointed 2018
- Jeremy Richard Cottam Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Nathan Millsom Gregory Director · appointed 2017
- Robert Phillip Dewey Director · appointed 2008
- Nicholas Andrew Symes Director · appointed 2022
- Keith Charles Osborne Benjamin Director · appointed 2018
- Jeremy Richard Cottam Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Mark Richard Thomas Director · appointed 2014
Left in the last 12 months
- Sheila Margaret Ellison Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05229774
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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