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The Literacy Pirates Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. Paul Osinachi Mundy-Castle 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Valentina Mercy Oluebubechukwu Okolo 2022-2022 Director View profile
  3. Emma Michelle King 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Aisha Ajoke Miller-Dyer 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Alon Avner 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Prof Jason Atta Kwei Arday 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Katherine Helen Elizabeth Fennell 2019-2024 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas Anthony Canning 2019-2026 Director View profile
  9. Nicola Arscott 2018-2020 Director View profile
  10. James Patrick Westhead 2018-2024 Director View profile
  11. Erin Elizabeth Northey 2017-2023 Director View profile
  12. Martin John Halford 2017-2022 Director View profile
  13. Rebecca Patricia Yogera Bageya 2017-2020 Director View profile
  14. Jennifer Ann Wilkins 2015-2019 Director View profile
  15. Sophie Holdforth 2015-2018 Director View profile
  16. Rachel Laura Parkin 2015-2021 Director View profile
  17. Allan Blair Beattie 2014-2017 Director View profile
  18. William Rhys Davies 2012-2016 Director View profile
  19. Emma Jayne Cleave 2011-2017 Director View profile
  20. Katherine Elizabeth Penny 2011-2014 Director View profile
  21. Samuel David Aldenton 2011-2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/09/2011
Also a registered charity
The Literacy Pirates Limited

Ownership

Owned by (12) 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. The Literacy Pirates Limited is controlled by Rachel Laura Parkin
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-09-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Rachel Laura Parkin.

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

5 grants · £360,314 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £330,314 (3 grants)
  • Hackney Council · £30,000
  • Nesta ·

Most recent

  • Hackney Council £30,0002021-03-24
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002021-03-05
  • Nesta Amount not published2018-09-21
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £311,6642015-07-15
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,6502012-11-29
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

2.4y median 1.6y
average tenure
4.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (5)

2
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.

Education 1Health and social care 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
07790039
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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