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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 43

  1. Sally-Ann Townsley 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Laura White 2024-2024 Director View profile
  3. Zachary Ros Glaser 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Amardeep Sharma 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. William Thomas Myhill 2021-2022 Director View profile
  6. David Cowen 2021-2024 Director View profile
  7. Karen Jane Evans 2021-2021 Director View profile
  8. Lindsey Stafford-Scott 2021-2022 Director View profile
  9. Jan Atkinson 2021-2021 Director View profile
  10. Karen Tucker 2020-2023 Director View profile
  11. Trudy Nash 2020-2021 Director View profile
  12. William Edward Haynes 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. Christopher Robert Holme 2017-2023 Director View profile
  14. Stuart Palmer 2017-2021 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Dominic Mcgarel 2015-2020 Director View profile
  16. Simon London 2014-2016 Director View profile
  17. Kanta Wild-Smith 2014-2022 Director View profile
  18. Gale Collette Issitt 2013-2014 Director View profile
  19. Karen Taylor 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. John Duffy 2013-2020 Director View profile
  21. John Peacock 2013-2014 Director View profile
  22. Sally Anne Macpherson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  23. Nicola Catherine Scott 2012-2014 Director View profile
  24. Roger Timothy Grimes 2012-2014 Director View profile
  25. Sue Cox 2012-2013 Director View profile
  26. Gerald Charles De Grey Anderson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  27. Stephanie Redman 2012-2014 Director View profile
  28. Suzanne Newman 2012-2014 Director View profile
  29. Alex Yip 2012-2013 Director View profile
  30. Peter Cole 2012-2014 Director View profile
  31. Gaynor Emma Sproul 2012-2017 Director View profile
  32. Paul Hawkins 2012-2014 Director View profile
  33. Michael John O'Sullivan 2012-2020 Director View profile
  34. Ronald David Lennard 2012-2014 Director View profile
  35. Mandy Louisa Glynis Carr 2012-2016 Director View profile
  36. Bronwen Callow 2012-2013 Director View profile
  37. David Charles Walton 2012-2014 Director View profile
  38. Michael Jackson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  39. Anita Astrid Pratten 2011-2019 Director View profile
  40. Geoffrey Morgan 2011-2013 Director View profile
  41. Christopher Roy Plume 2011-2018 Director View profile
  42. Ann Pessell 2012-2021 Secretary View profile
  43. Patricia Harris 2011-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/05/2011

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Anita Astrid Pratten ceased 2020-01-29
    25-50% voting · notified 2017-05-19
  • Kanta Wild-Smith ceased 2024-02-12
    appoints directors, appoints directors (trust), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2023-12-14
  • Possible match - 327 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 327 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Discovery Educational Trust is controlled by Anita Astrid Pratten
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2017-05-19, ceased 2020-01-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Anita Astrid Pratten.

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.

Contracts awarded

2 contracts · £10,904,690 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

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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.

9 directors on the board

4.4y median 3.2y
average tenure
13.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Property 3Professional services 2

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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
07638800
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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