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Penrose Learning Trust

Primary education

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 58

  1. Inno Gerard Van Den Berg 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Clare Barnett 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Gary Dutch 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Julie Mulcahy 2020-2021 Director View profile
  5. Prema Dorai 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan Roy Waters 2018-2023 Director View profile
  7. Diana Lois Porter 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Rosanne Faye Wijnberg 2018-2021 Director View profile
  9. Bryony Godfrey 2018-2020 Director View profile
  10. Robert Douglas Dool 2018-2019 Director View profile
  11. Neil Robert Watts 2017-2017 Director View profile
  12. Martin Ronald Redbond 2017-2017 Director View profile
  13. David Fox 2017-2019 Director View profile
  14. Michelle Dawn Kirk 2017-2017 Director View profile
  15. Olga Christina Lancaster 2017-2017 Director View profile
  16. Stephen James Carr 2017-2020 Director View profile
  17. Nick Wilding 2017-2018 Director View profile
  18. Linda Esther Bamford 2017-2021 Director View profile
  19. Paul Vincent Mcgrath 2016-2017 Director View profile
  20. Jasmine Clare Kennell 2016-2017 Director View profile
  21. Sara Parry 2015-2017 Director View profile
  22. Louise Elizabeth Bury 2015-2017 Director View profile
  23. Robert Clive Bowyer 2015-2017 Director View profile
  24. Gareth Richard John Spinner 2014-2020 Director View profile
  25. Alison Huard 2014-2017 Director View profile
  26. Justine Davies 2014-2016 Director View profile
  27. VAN DER Toorn, Stephne, Rev Canon 2013-2017 Director View profile
  28. Christopher John Smith 2013-2018 Director View profile
  29. Ian Lyon Evans 2013-2017 Director View profile
  30. Antonio Mario Carrino 2013-2017 Director View profile
  31. Martha Lorna Andretta Taylor 2013-2015 Director View profile
  32. Diane Owen 2013-2016 Director View profile
  33. Naomi Kate Holland 2012-2013 Director View profile
  34. Judith Pearl Lock 2012-2017 Director View profile
  35. Diane Olivia Knights 2011-2016 Director View profile
  36. Anna Palmer 2011-2013 Director View profile
  37. Mark Scott 2011-2016 Director View profile
  38. Susannah Cocks 2011-2014 Director View profile
  39. Jannette Beckett 2011-2015 Director View profile
  40. Brian Edward Marr 2011-2012 Director View profile
  41. Ralph Robert Tyldesley 2011-2017 Director View profile
  42. Jason Charles Burman 2011-2013 Director View profile
  43. Dr Ian Stephenson 2011-2014 Director View profile
  44. Tina Michele Burrell 2011-2014 Director View profile
  45. Vivienne Lesley Scurrell 2011-2013 Director View profile
  46. James Peter Nunn 2011-2013 Director View profile
  47. Michael Charle Huard 2011-2017 Director View profile
  48. Professor Ian Colbeck 2011-2016 Director View profile
  49. Dr Kay Stephenson 2011-2012 Director View profile
  50. Veronica K/A Ronnie Morris 2011-2013 Director View profile
  51. Michael Francis Howlett 2011-2015 Director View profile
  52. Colin John Turner 2011-2017 Director View profile
  53. Peter Owen Espley 2011-2017 Director View profile
  54. Nicola Clare Foxwell 2019-2022 Secretary View profile
  55. Robert Anthony Barnes 2017-2020 Secretary View profile
  56. Kylie Jane Sayer 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  57. Belle Anne Hope Klein 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  58. Penelope Anne Way 2011-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Primary education; General secondary education
Incorporated
27/06/2011
Registered office
Colchester
Previous names
South Suffolk Learning Trust (until 23/08/2023)
East Bergholt High School (until 11/05/2017)

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.

Group

  1. Penrose Learning Trust is controlled by Martin Ronald Redbond
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2022-06-13, ceased 2022-10-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin Ronald Redbond.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

3 grants · £948,353 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £948,353 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £6,1912020-04-01
  • Department for Education £917,1622020-04-01
  • Department for Education £25,0002019-04-01

Contracts awarded

2 contracts · £2,588,580 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

  • Unknown supplier · £2,588,580
  • PGSD Ltd · £0

Most recent

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

4.1y median 4.3y
average tenure
9.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Education 2Property 1Retail and trade 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

  • 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
07682993
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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