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Debate Mate Schools Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Sherifat AlimiDirector · since 2020
- Keanna WilliamsDirector · since 2020
- Adebayo OdusolaDirector · since 2020
- Marcus Daniel TrotterDirector · since 2017
- Debra Judith Sara ThompsonDirector · since 2016
- Lady Fiona Ann Edwards-StuartDirector · since 2016
- Britt Elisabeth LintnerDirector · since 2012
- Margaret Ann MccabeSecretary · since 2007
Previous officers 19
- Mark Batten 2019-2020 View profile
- David John Haysey 2018-2020 View profile
- Alexander Tulloch Macqueen 2016-2017 View profile
- Philip Martin Cutts 2013-2014 View profile
- Mark Wentworth Foster- Brown 2011-2013 View profile
- James Daniel Dray 2011-2016 View profile
- Rushabh Ranavat 2011-2019 View profile
- Jonathan Charles Rhodes 2010-2015 View profile
- Sir Peter Lytton Bazalgette 2009-2013 View profile
- Robin Anthony Field 2009-2013 View profile
- Alistair Cormack 2008-2012 View profile
- Lady Veronica Bruce-Gardner 2008-2012 View profile
- Rachel Catherine Priddis 2008-2012 View profile
- Lewis Chisom Iwu 2007-2015 View profile
- John Joseph Studzinski 2007-2007 View profile
- Daniel Fosbroke Truell 2007-2017 View profile
- Janet Lesley Rowland 2007-2012 View profile
- David Wayne Rees 2007-2008 View profile
- Philippa Claire Barbara Fielding 2016-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/06/2007
- Also a registered charity
- Debate Mate Schools Limited
Grants received
3 grants · £366,647 total360Giving 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 Community Fund · £353,560
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £13,087 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
7 directors on the board
- Marcus Daniel Trotter Director · appointed 2017
- Debra Judith Sara Thompson Director · appointed 2016
- Lady Fiona Ann Edwards-Stuart Director · appointed 2016
- Britt Elisabeth Lintner Director · appointed 2012
- Sherifat Alimi Director · appointed 2020
- Keanna Williams Director · appointed 2020
- Adebayo Odusola Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Marcus Daniel Trotter Director · appointed 2017
- Debra Judith Sara Thompson Director · appointed 2016
- Lady Fiona Ann Edwards-Stuart Director · appointed 2016
- Britt Elisabeth Lintner Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Lady Fiona Ann Edwards-Stuart Director · appointed 2016
- Sherifat Alimi Director · appointed 2020
- Keanna Williams Director · appointed 2020
- Adebayo Odusola Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (3)
- Marcus Daniel Trotter Director · appointed 2017
- Debra Judith Sara Thompson Director · appointed 2016
- Britt Elisabeth Lintner Director · appointed 2012
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
- 06279466
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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