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Character Education Trust

Character Education Trust is an active UK company (number 07662701), incorporated 2011, with 7 current directors including Jonathan James Murphy and Daniel Stone. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 32

  1. Luke Peter Chapman 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Andrea Clarke 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. David John Anthony Day 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Tarsam Singh Juty 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Regina Metzler 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Linda Blumsum 2021-2025 Director View profile
  7. Derek Cuff 2020-2021 Director View profile
  8. Nigel Newman 2020-2020 Director View profile
  9. Linda Dineen 2020-2020 Director View profile
  10. Denis Neville Turner 2019-2023 Director View profile
  11. Rebecca Jane Parker 2019-2019 Director View profile
  12. Clare Frances Gilhooly 2017-2020 Director View profile
  13. James Smith 2017-2020 Director View profile
  14. Paul Gareth Bridgman 2017-2020 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Miller-Hanna 2017-2020 Director View profile
  16. Mark Ian Pitchford 2017-2019 Director View profile
  17. Helen Elizabeth Brassington 2016-2020 Director View profile
  18. Janet Sylvia Finney 2013-2017 Director View profile
  19. Perry Cole 2013-2015 Director View profile
  20. Keir Benjamin Williams 2013-2017 Director View profile
  21. Sheila Smith 2013-2026 Director View profile
  22. Suzanne Clare Irvine 2013-2014 Director View profile
  23. Dr Roger Edward Mather 2013-2016 Director View profile
  24. Fay Holmes 2013-2013 Director View profile
  25. David Gerard Price 2013-2017 Director View profile
  26. Sean Gerard Toher 2013-2016 Director View profile
  27. Kim Erica Skinner 2013-2016 Director View profile
  28. Eric Karl Moe 2013-2017 Director View profile
  29. Matthew Wright 2013-2025 Director View profile
  30. David Anderson Law 2011-2014 Director View profile
  31. Derek John Lewis 2011-2016 Director View profile
  32. Philip Bogdan Broszek 2011-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/06/2011

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.

  • Matthew Wright ceased 2020-09-17
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Sheila Smith ceased 2026-03-18
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Mark Charles Reeve ceased 2022-12-06
    appoints directors · notified 2016-04-16
  • 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

  1. Character Education Trust is controlled by Matthew Wright
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-09-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Matthew Wright.

3 other companies in this group

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.

7 directors on the board

4.7y median 1.2y
average tenure
15.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Arts and leisure 1

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
07662701
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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