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The Academy of Urbanism Limited

Technical and vocational secondary education

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

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Previous officers 14

  1. Savini Rajapakse 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Victoria Ann Whenray 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Andrew William Lawrence Burrell 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Debabardhan Upadhyaya 2018-2026 Director View profile
  5. David John Rudlin 2018-2018 Director View profile
  6. Paul Anthony Reddy 2007-2009 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Miranda Chaplin 2007-2009 Director View profile
  8. Professor Brian Mark Evans 2007-2018 Director View profile
  9. Kevin Alexander Murray 2007-2018 Director View profile
  10. John Richard Thompson 2005-2018 Director View profile
  11. George Robin Paget Ferguson 2005-2011 Director View profile
  12. Trevor Osborne 2005-2011 Director View profile
  13. Malcolm John Dowden 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  14. Carrie Louise Smith 2005-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Technical and vocational secondary education
Incorporated
01/07/2005
Registered office
Cambridge

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.

  • John Richard Thompson ceased 2018-02-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Academy of Urbanism Limited is controlled by John Richard Thompson
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Richard Thompson.

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.

Financials

Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

5 directors on the board

3.9y median 4y
average tenure
4.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

0
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.

Education 5Property 5Construction 4Finance 3Arts and leisure 1Professional services 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
05496295
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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