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The Cowplain School

General secondary education

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 30

  1. Victoria Smith 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Claudiu Dacin 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Shane Osborne 2021-2021 Director View profile
  4. Dr Mir Ebrahim Hosseini-Ashrafi 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Rachel Claire Hammond 2019-2025 Director View profile
  6. David Carter Middleton 2019-2020 Director View profile
  7. Christopher William Scott 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Michael John Holding 2018-2020 Director View profile
  9. Tracie Catherine London 2018-2018 Director View profile
  10. Jodi Lynne Salsbury 2017-2018 Director View profile
  11. Susan Cornell 2014-2017 Director View profile
  12. Alison Margaret Keemar 2013-2014 Director View profile
  13. Alan Christopher Skinner 2013-2018 Director View profile
  14. Terence James Cullen 2013-2018 Director View profile
  15. Richard Graham Teal 2013-2017 Director View profile
  16. Alan Robert Turner 2013-2018 Director View profile
  17. Geoffrey Arthur Lawton 2012-2015 Director View profile
  18. Roger Lawrence Lowe Facer 2012-2013 Director View profile
  19. Lee Berrecloth 2012-2021 Director View profile
  20. Malcolm James Simmons 2012-2016 Director View profile
  21. Andrew Howard Tudor 2012-2016 Director View profile
  22. Dean Cox 2012-2019 Director View profile
  23. Ian Peter Newman 2012-2014 Director View profile
  24. Lorraine Vanessa Harbour 2012-2022 Director View profile
  25. Susan Jane Calton 2012-2015 Director View profile
  26. Richard John Sherwell 2012-2013 Director View profile
  27. David Rendell Rowlinson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  28. Narinder Kaur Bains 2012-2016 Director View profile
  29. David Robert Lander 2012-2017 Director View profile
  30. Deborah Pidgeon 2012-2025 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
General secondary education
Incorporated
17/02/2012
Registered office
Waterlooville
Previous names
Cowplain Community School (until 26/06/2016)

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.

Group

  1. The Cowplain School is controlled by Stephen Robert Head
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-12-05, ceased 2018-02-27 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Robert Head.

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.

11 directors on the board

6.8y median 5y
average tenure
14.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

1
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.

Manufacturing 1Professional services 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
07954363
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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