Company
The Honeycomb Education Trust
The Honeycomb Education Trust is an active UK company (number 07737398), incorporated 2011, with 5 current directors including Mark Duncan Kynaston and Paul Charles Bason. 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
- Robert John Humphrey-Taylor 2025-2026 View profile
- Carol Jeanette Turnbull 2023-2025 View profile
- Richard John Winterbottom 2023-2025 View profile
- Dr Paul Wilfred Armstrong 2021-2025 View profile
- Leanne Ashton 2020-2024 View profile
- Katherine Ann Scott 2020-2024 View profile
- John Myles Longworth 2020-2025 View profile
- Beverley Ansty 2020-2021 View profile
- Susan Amanda Pollard 2020-2025 View profile
- Thomas David Howling 2020-2025 View profile
- Patrick Mcadams 2019-2019 View profile
- Matthew Haydon Sharp 2019-2020 View profile
- Elizabeth Hadfield 2018-2021 View profile
- Christopher Milton Robertson 2018-2020 View profile
- Rev Alex Sanders 2018-2019 View profile
- Claire Smith 2014-2020 View profile
- Paul Redford 2013-2018 View profile
- Prof Stuart Alfred Moore 2011-2019 View profile
- Caroline Boardman 2011-2018 View profile
- Lynda Susan Gwyther 2011-2023 View profile
- David Edward Myers 2011-2013 View profile
- Sara Lewis Mayer 2011-2013 View profile
- Tim Reginald Lowe 2011-2020 View profile
- Simon Jan Bielecki 2011-2017 View profile
- Kit Aldred 2011-2023 View profile
- Stephen Keith Picot 2011-2019 View profile
- Michael Roy Barley 2011-2025 View profile
- Lyndon John Samuel 2011-2018 View profile
- Stephen Howard Goodfellow 2011-2012 View profile
- James Emmerson Nicholson 2011-2025 View profile
- Andrew Sokill 2011-2020 View profile
- Anita Joy Bowker 2011-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 11/08/2011
Ownership
Owned by (10) 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.
- Lynda Susan Gwyther
significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-04-18 - Michael Roy Barley
significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-04-18 - Thomas David Howling
appoints directors (trust) · notified 2020-03-10 - John Myles Longworth
appoints directors · notified 2020-06-25 - Susan Amanda Pollard
appoints directors · notified 2020-06-25 - James Emmerson Nicholson
significant influence · notified 2025-09-01 - Andrew Sokill ceased 2020-02-12
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - James Emmerson Nicholson ceased 2018-04-18
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Anita Joy Bowker ceased 2018-04-18
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - David Hoult ceased 2020-06-25
appoints directors · notified 2019-07-25
Group
- The Honeycomb Education Trust
is controlled by Lynda Susan Gwyther
Evidence
active significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-04-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Lynda Susan Gwyther.
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
2 grants · £7,663 total360Giving 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 Work and Pensions · £7,663 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Department for Work and Pensions
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.
5 directors on the board
- Paul Charles Bason Director · appointed 2023
- Mark Duncan Kynaston Director · appointed 2025
- Helen Catherine Greatorex Director · appointed 2020
- David Owen Johnson Director · appointed 2020
- David Hoult Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Helen Catherine Greatorex Director · appointed 2020
- David Owen Johnson Director · appointed 2020
- David Hoult Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Paul Charles Bason Director · appointed 2023
- Mark Duncan Kynaston Director · appointed 2025
- Helen Catherine Greatorex Director · appointed 2020
- David Owen Johnson Director · appointed 2020
- David Hoult Director · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- Robert John Humphrey-Taylor Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Richard John Winterbottom 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
- 07737398
- 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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