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Who leads it
Previous officers 30
- Eleanor Waller 2023-2025 View profile
- Lana Attwood 2023-2025 View profile
- Stephanie Smith 2020-2022 View profile
- Kayleigh Gyles 2019-2021 View profile
- Portia Skyrme 2019-2020 View profile
- Kayleigh Read 2019-2021 View profile
- Tara Oldfield 2019-2020 View profile
- Wendy Evans 2018-2020 View profile
- Laura Fisher 2018-2019 View profile
- Rebecca Moore 2017-2018 View profile
- Faraley Cruz 2017-2019 View profile
- Jade Kathryn Williams 2017-2018 View profile
- Michelle Kaufman 2016-2017 View profile
- Victoria Silvester 2016-2018 View profile
- Harriet Taylor 2016-2017 View profile
- Alice Johnson 2016-2018 View profile
- James Moss 2015-2017 View profile
- Helen Louise Jones 2014-2016 View profile
- April Bosbery 2014-2016 View profile
- Amelia New 2014-2015 View profile
- Amanda Jane Arend 2011-2016 View profile
- Karen Turner 2011-2014 View profile
- Matthew Lavery 2011-2016 View profile
- Michelle Ruth Petzer 2011-2014 View profile
- Sandra Joyce Lawlor 2011-2015 View profile
- Amy Mitchell 2023-2025 View profile
- Amey Turner 2020-2021 View profile
- Charley Price 2018-2019 View profile
- Charlene Fitzwilliams 2017-2018 View profile
- Karen Ann Turner 2011-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/03/2011
- Also a registered charity
- Padnell PRE-School
Ownership
Owned by (7) 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.
- Hannah Elspeth Shepherd
significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-10-15 - James Moss ceased 2017-10-11
significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-04-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Rebecca Moore ceased 2018-10-08
significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-11-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Faraley Cruz ceased 2019-10-10
significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-10-15 - Portia Skyrme ceased 2020-10-12
significant influence (trust) · notified 2019-10-10 - Stephanie Smith ceased 2022-10-17
significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-10-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Hannah Elspeth Shepherd ceased 2026-04-21
significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-11-02
Group
- Padnell PRE-School
is controlled by Hannah Elspeth Shepherd
Evidence
active significant influence (trust) · notified 2022-10-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Hannah Elspeth Shepherd.
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.
4 directors on the board
- Hannah Elspeth Shepherd Director · appointed 2021
- Andrew Barker Director · appointed 2023
- Amanda Grayson Director · appointed 2015
- Diane Violet Kingsbury Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Amanda Grayson Director · appointed 2015
- Diane Violet Kingsbury Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Hannah Elspeth Shepherd Director · appointed 2021
- Andrew Barker Director · appointed 2023
- Amanda Grayson Director · appointed 2015
- Diane Violet Kingsbury Director · appointed 2018
Left in the last 12 months
- Eleanor Waller Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
- Lana Attwood Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
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
- 07556426
- 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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