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

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Previous officers 35

  1. Fiona Benoist 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. David Angrave 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Joanne Nicola Millward 2018-2025 Director View profile
  4. James Paul Hope-Gill 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Peter Chew 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Nicola Ellen Wileman 2015-2017 Director View profile
  7. Heather Louise Partington 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Sarah Charlotte Geraldine Pearson 2015-2025 Director View profile
  9. Edward Alan Wydenbach 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Patricia Smith 2014-2014 Director View profile
  11. Christopher Allan Stewart 2014-2015 Director View profile
  12. Martin Farmer 2014-2015 Director View profile
  13. David Mark Lawrance 2013-2014 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Martin Hillier 2013-2017 Director View profile
  15. Andrea Ward 2013-2014 Director View profile
  16. Paul Michael Archer 2013-2014 Director View profile
  17. James Rose 2012-2014 Director View profile
  18. Henry James Powell 2012-2014 Director View profile
  19. Jillian Jones 2012-2014 Director View profile
  20. John Robert Whitton 2012-2013 Director View profile
  21. Ian James Hewson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  22. Robert William Chaffey Moore 2012-2014 Director View profile
  23. Philip David Smith 2012-2024 Director View profile
  24. Andrew Ian Campbell 2012-2014 Director View profile
  25. Michael Francis Downing 2012-2014 Director View profile
  26. Jethron Pease Fox 2012-2013 Director View profile
  27. Martin Richard Smith 2012-2014 Director View profile
  28. Alan Peter Brock 2012-2014 Director View profile
  29. Prof Christopher Mark Howard Newman 2012-2016 Director View profile
  30. Ian Jurgen William Morton-Hall 2012-2014 Director View profile
  31. Graham Ernest Webb 2012-2014 Director View profile
  32. Afseer Ahmed Shaheen 2012-2014 Director View profile
  33. John Francis Deal 2012-2021 Director View profile
  34. Rebecca Isla Mccairns 2012-2012 Director View profile
  35. Lesley Anne Bowes 2012-2017 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/06/2012

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Philip David Smith ceased 2024-09-23
    25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2024-06-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Mercia Learning Trust is controlled by Philip David Smith
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2024-06-06, ceased 2024-09-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Philip David Smith.

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 · £541,284 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 · £524,534 (2 grants)
  • Sport England · £16,750

Most recent

  • Department for Education £39,9552020-04-01
  • Department for Education £484,5792020-04-01
  • Sport England £16,7502019-12-16
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

2.7y median 1.7y
average tenure
9.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

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 2Other 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

  • 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
08119703
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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