Company · Horsham
The Southwater Junior Academy
Primary education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Michael John LowisDirector · since 2026
- Professor Mohammad Reza SahandiDirector · since 2026
- Lee Austin HumeDirector · since 2026
- Martha LewisDirector · since 2025
- Jonathan Edward ByeDirector · since 2024
- Gemma Louise GholapDirector · since 2024
- Howard John WilderDirector · since 2024
- Ramatoulie NyangDirector · since 2024
- Marcus Ivan MedleyDirector · since 2021
- Rebecca ToogoodDirector · since 2018
Previous officers 27
- Leah Pillay 2024-2024 View profile
- Dr Andrew Edward Berry 2023-2025 View profile
- Samantha Jane Norton 2023-2024 View profile
- Stuart Philip Dean 2022-2023 View profile
- Paul Charles Bracher Davies 2021-2025 View profile
- Claire Michaelle Attaway 2020-2024 View profile
- Rosalino Waite Jones 2020-2021 View profile
- Rowan Byce Lill 2020-2024 View profile
- Nadeem Mirza 2019-2022 View profile
- Edward Hatton 2018-2022 View profile
- Alistair Alexander Elder 2018-2021 View profile
- Samantha Lanning 2018-2021 View profile
- Nick Fewings 2017-2022 View profile
- Christopher Lec Gilbert 2017-2019 View profile
- Beverley Winter 2017-2019 View profile
- Elizabeth Cockerill 2016-2026 View profile
- Kim Brown 2016-2020 View profile
- Mark Dudeney 2016-2019 View profile
- Claire Bennett 2015-2019 View profile
- Jon Bye 2015-2024 View profile
- Elizabeth Anne Ratsey 2015-2018 View profile
- Alexis Conway 2012-2015 View profile
- Judith Harding 2012-2018 View profile
- Catherine Johnson 2011-2019 View profile
- Anthony Frank Mason 2011-2018 View profile
- Simon Arthur Wood 2011-2011 View profile
- Andrew Castle 2011-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Primary education
- Incorporated
- 23/02/2011
- Registered office
- Horsham
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Claire Bennett ceased 2017-08-31
significant influence · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Anthony Frank Mason ceased 2017-08-31
significant influence · notified 2016-09-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Elizabeth Anne Ratsey ceased 2017-08-31
significant influence · notified 2016-09-01 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- The Southwater Junior Academy
is controlled by Claire Bennett
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-09-01, ceased 2017-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Claire Bennett.
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
- 0.37
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-08-31. 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.
10 directors on the board
- Jonathan Edward Bye Director · appointed 2024
- Ramatoulie Nyang Director · appointed 2024
- Marcus Ivan Medley Director · appointed 2021
- Professor Mohammad Reza Sahandi Director · appointed 2026
- Lee Austin Hume Director · appointed 2026
- Rebecca Toogood Director · appointed 2018
- Martha Lewis Director · appointed 2025
- Gemma Louise Gholap Director · appointed 2024
- Howard John Wilder Director · appointed 2024
- Michael John Lowis Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Rebecca Toogood Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- Jonathan Edward Bye Director · appointed 2024
- Ramatoulie Nyang Director · appointed 2024
- Marcus Ivan Medley Director · appointed 2021
- Professor Mohammad Reza Sahandi Director · appointed 2026
- Lee Austin Hume Director · appointed 2026
- Rebecca Toogood Director · appointed 2018
- Martha Lewis Director · appointed 2025
- Gemma Louise Gholap Director · appointed 2024
- Michael John Lowis Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Howard John Wilder Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul Charles Bracher Davies Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
- Elizabeth Cockerill Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
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
- 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
- 07540802
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/05/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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