Company
Westbourne Academy Trust
Westbourne Academy Trust is an active UK company (number 07626526), incorporated 2011, with 8 current directors including Evelyn Navaratnam and Kinga Paulina Taranek. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Evelyn NavaratnamDirector · since 2026
- Kinga Paulina TaranekDirector · since 2026
- Amit GuptaDirector · since 2024
- Jonathan Peter Radford CookDirector · since 2020
- Jane WayDirector · since 2020
- Daniele MiracapilloDirector · since 2018
- Edward Gwyn ProtheroDirector · since 2011
- Bernie Francis HigginsDirector · since 2011
- Diane SlackSecretary · since 2011
Previous officers 22
- Vyara Dimitrova Stoycheva 2024-2026 View profile
- Justine Elizabeth Lennon 2022-2026 View profile
- Shui Wang 2022-2026 View profile
- Julie Ann Craig 2020-2021 View profile
- Rita Patel 2020-2022 View profile
- Lorenzo Anton Carlo Peri 2020-2024 View profile
- Mandy Gillian Hanford 2018-2020 View profile
- Mehnaz Fatima Khan 2018-2021 View profile
- Xing Wang 2018-2022 View profile
- Louise Natalie Smith 2016-2023 View profile
- Keith George Rogers 2015-2017 View profile
- Imran Uddin 2012-2014 View profile
- Sandra Jane Wilson 2011-2014 View profile
- Rukhsana Bogle 2011-2014 View profile
- Kirsty-Jane Ritchie 2011-2018 View profile
- Colin Mcdonald 2011-2013 View profile
- Jennifer Anne Withers 2011-2014 View profile
- Matthew James Hiley 2011-2012 View profile
- Nigel Povey 2011-2020 View profile
- Joanna Elizabeth Bolton 2011-2021 View profile
- Ian Martin Cobbold 2011-2020 View profile
- Louise Hankin 2011-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/05/2011
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Ian Martin Cobbold ceased 2022-09-01
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Bernie Francis Higgins ceased 2022-09-01
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Nigel Povey ceased 2021-05-21
25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Keith Stephen Haddington Lugton ceased 2022-09-01
25-50% voting · notified 2021-05-21
Group
- Westbourne Academy Trust
is controlled by Ian Martin Cobbold
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ian Martin Cobbold.
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.
8 directors on the board
- Evelyn Navaratnam Director · appointed 2026
- Kinga Paulina Taranek Director · appointed 2026
- Edward Gwyn Prothero Director · appointed 2011
- Amit Gupta Director · appointed 2024
- Jane Way Director · appointed 2020
- Jonathan Peter Radford Cook Director · appointed 2020
- Bernie Francis Higgins Director · appointed 2011
- Daniele Miracapillo Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Edward Gwyn Prothero Director · appointed 2011
- Jane Way Director · appointed 2020
- Bernie Francis Higgins Director · appointed 2011
- Daniele Miracapillo Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Kinga Paulina Taranek Director · appointed 2026
- Edward Gwyn Prothero Director · appointed 2011
- Amit Gupta Director · appointed 2024
- Jane Way Director · appointed 2020
- Jonathan Peter Radford Cook Director · appointed 2020
- Daniele Miracapillo Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (2)
- Evelyn Navaratnam Director · appointed 2026
- Bernie Francis Higgins Director · appointed 2011
Left in the last 12 months
- Justine Elizabeth Lennon Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Shui Wang Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Vyara Dimitrova Stoycheva Director · appointed 2024 · 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
- 07626526
- 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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